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The Quality of Croatian Wool – Fineness and Medullation of Wool from Sheep Sub-Breed “Lička Pramenka“

According to the State department for statistic, there are 700 thousand sheep in Croatia. Most of them are crossbreeds, although there are still some autochthonous breeds left over. With the unique genetic inheritance, they are a reflection of our tradition and climate, presenting also a valuable part of our rich biodiversity. In order to preserve Croatian unique sheep breeds and sub-breeds and to revive interest in Croatian domestic wool wide- ranging field and laboratory investigations were started at the Faculty of Textile Technology University of Zagreb. Our goal is to define wool quality of each autochthonous sheep breeds and sub-breeds and in that way preserve them from oblivion. At this moment, we are focused on sheep sub-breed “Lička pramenka”, precisely on its wool fineness and medullation and possibilities of proper clip preparation.

Croatian wool; wool fineness; wool medullation; autochthonous sub-breeds; wool quality

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