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Fleece development and wool growth on the Romney lamb

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

A. E. Henderson
A. E. Henderson
Affiliation:
Wye College, University of London, and Canterbury Agricultural College, University of New Zealand
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The extent to which early environment affects wool production of Romney sheep was studied by means of measurement of skin growth, and of fibre numbers and dimensions, of lambs reared to 52 weeks on contrasting planes of nutrition.

Measurement of skin growth revealed a series of gradients which generally conformed with growth and development principles. A great degree of individuality among animals in skin growth on various regions was expressed, and it was not possible to prove that plane of nutrition caused differential skin growth among regions.

An initial low plane of nutrition had a retarding effect on fleece development and fibre growth, but it could not be decided whether there was a permanent effect on fibre numbers. It seems that this is of little practical importance, since a low plane of nutrition during the major part of the follicle development phase does not appear to impair subsequent unit area production, providing immediate nutrition is good.

Examination of fibre attributes, and quantitative fibre growth characteristics on various regions of the body, showed a series of orderly gradients. Large differences existed between the body regions for quantitative production per unit area and this suggests a widely differing nutrient supply of various skin regions.

The importance of immediate nutrition is emphasized. It appears that permanent effects of early environment on future productivity take the form of a lesser area on which wool is produced. The efficiency of the processes, apparently, is not affected.

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 43 , Issue 1 , January 1953 , pp. 12 - 53
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1953

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