Investigation of the Quality Characteristics of Wool Obtained from Karacabey Merino Sheep Grown in Thrace Region-Turkey

ABSTRACT

In this study 34 heads of Karacabey Merino sheep wools raised in various farms located around Tekirdağ province, Turkey were investigated. Physical wool properties such as fiber fineness, length, strength, elongation, and greasy fleece weight were examined. Samples were collected during the shearing of the animals. Samples from three different regions such as head-neck, middle, and back from each animal were taken. According to the fiber fineness and strength results, all investigated factors were found to be statistically important. It can be said that fibers from the rams and the back region of the animal were coarser and stronger. Accordingly, it was observed that coarser fibers (fibers from males or from sheep with age range of 0–2) have lower elongation at break values in general. Furthermore, for fiber length only the factor age was statistically significant. On the other hand, greasy fleece weight increased with the increase in animal age and it was higher for rams than that of ewes.

摘要

在这项研究中，34头卡拉卡比美利奴羊毛被饲养在土耳其特基尔达省附近的不同农场进行了调查. 研究了羊毛的纤维细度、长度、韧性、伸长率和羊毛脂重等物理性能. 样品是在剪动物的过程中收集的. 从每只动物的头颈部、中部和背部三个不同区域采集样本. 根据纤维细度和强度结果，所有调查因素均具有统计学意义. 可以说，来自公羊和动物背部的纤维更粗、更强. 因此，观察到粗纤维（雄性或0-2岁绵羊的纤维）一般具有较低的断裂伸长率. 此外，对于纤维长度，只有年龄因素有统计学意义. 另一方面，随着动物年龄的增加，毛脂重增加，公羊的毛重高于母羊.

KEYWORDS:

• Karacabey Merino
• wool
• fineness
• length
• strength
• greasy fleece weight

关键词:

• 卡拉卡比美利奴
• 羊毛
• 精细度
• 长度
• 力量
• 油腻的羊毛重量

Acknkowledgments

We would like to express our gratitude to our students Ece KARAGÖREN and Uğur ERGÜNAY for their useful and helpful assistance in washing processes of greasy wool samples and their tests.