australian merino wool

australian merino wool
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  • Merino — This article is about the breed of sheep. For other uses, see Merino, Victoria and merindad. Full wool Merino sheep. The Merino is an economically influential breed of sheep prized for its wool. Merinos are regarded as having some of the finest… …   Wikipedia

  • Wool — is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells, called follicles, [Australian Wool Corporation, Australian Wool Classing, Raw Wool Services, 1990] of animals in the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of… …   Wikipedia

  • merino — /məˈrinoʊ / (say muh reenoh) noun (plural merinos) 1. (upper case) one of a variety of sheep, originating in Spain, valued for its fine wool. 2. wool from such sheep. 3. a knitted fabric made of wool or wool and cotton. 4. a variety of potato.… …  

  • Wool measurement — An ultra fine, 14.6 micron Merino fleece. A micron (micrometre) is the measurement used to express the diameter of a wool fibre. The lower microns are the finer fibres. Fibre diameter is the most important characteristic of wool in determining… …   Wikipedia

  • Wool classing — Classing redirects here. For other uses, see Classification (disambiguation). Parts of a Merino fleece …   Wikipedia

  • Peppin Merino (sheep) — The Peppin Merino is a breed of Merino Sheep raised for its wool, mostly in Australia. So important is the Peppin Merino that sheep men throughout Australia often classify their sheep simply as being either Peppin, or non Peppin. [cite web title …   Wikipedia

  • Poll Merino — The Poll Merino is a subtype of the Australian Merino breed of domestic sheep without horns. A single gene with three possible alleles control horn inheritance. [cite journal last = Dolling first = C.H.S title = Hornedness and polledness in sheep …   Wikipedia

  • Macarthur, Australian Capital Territory — Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb name = Macarthur state = Australian Capital Territory city = Canberra caption = lga = Tuggeranong postcode = 2904 est = 1983 propval = AU$375,000 (2005) [http://allhomes.com.au/c/ah?a=uisu i=469] pop =… …   Wikipedia

  • John Macarthur (wool pioneer) — John Macarthur (1766 – 11 April 1834 [ [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020133b.htm Macarthur, John (1767 1834)] Australian Dictionary of Biography] ) was a soldier, entrepreneur, politician and pioneer of the Australian wool industry.… …   Wikipedia

  • South African Meat Merino — The South African Meat Merino or SAMM is a wool and meat sheep originating in South Africa, but now found throughout the world.The SAMM is derived from Deutsche Fleisch Merino animals imported into South Africa from Europe in 1932, to improve the …   Wikipedia

  • Big Merino — The Big Merino is a 15 metre tall concrete Merino sheep (a type of sheep that is drought tolerant), located in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. Nicknamed Rambo by locals, the Big Merino contains a gift shop on the ground floor and a wool… …   Wikipedia

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