Studies on the basic characteristics of South African merino wool. II. Specific gravity

Van Wyk, C.M.; Nel, H.A.M.

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dc.contributor.author	Van Wyk, C.M.
dc.contributor.author	Nel, H.A.M.
dc.contributor.editor	Du Toit, P.J.
dc.date.accessioned	2017-03-20T12:01:41Z
dc.date.available	2017-03-20T12:01:41Z
dc.date.created	2017
dc.date.issued	1940
dc.description	The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 300dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.	en_ZA
dc.description.abstract	1. The specific gravity of 54 samples of South African Merino wool from various wool-growing areas was determined. Significant differences occurred among these samples. 2. The mean value was 1.3052 at 25°C., water at 4°C. with a standard deviation of ±0.0035 and a coefficient of variability of ± 0.27 per cent. 3. A series of samples presumed to have been selected for differences in specific gravity were analysed. The results were inconclusive. 4. No correlation between the specific gravity and the fibre fineness of the samples was obtained. 5. The influence of variations in specific gravity on the determination of fibre fineness by the weight-length method is discussed.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Van Wyk, CM & Nel, HAM 1940, 'Studies on the basic characteristics of South African merino wool. II. Specific gravity', Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Science and Animal Industry, vol. 15, nos. 1 & 2, pp. 325-332.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	0330-2465
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/59478
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	Pretoria : The Government Printer	en_ZA
dc.rights	© 1940 ARC - Onderstepoort and Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (original). © 2017 University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).	en_ZA
dc.subject	Veterinary medicine	en_ZA
dc.subject.lcsh	Veterinary medicine -- South Africa
dc.title	Studies on the basic characteristics of South African merino wool. II. Specific gravity	en_ZA
dc.type	Article	en_ZA