Bosman, V.Du Toit, P.J.2017-02-272017-02-2720171941Bosman, V 1941, 'Studies on Merino wool production. Plainbodied and developed Merino sheep. II. Fleece density tests on a group of extremely plainbodied Merino stud rams’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Science and Animal Industry, vol. 17, nos. 1 & 2, pp. 345-350.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/59191The 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.The analysis of the fleece densities of a group of extremely plainbodied stud rams is given. The number of fibres growing per square inch of skin (shoulder) varies from 29,100 to 53,200 with a mean of 40,900. The fleece densities expressed as the per cent. skin area occupied by wool fibre varies from 1.58 per cent. to 3.06 per cent. with a mean of 2.38 per cent. It is concluded that extremely plainbodied stud rams can produce a good stud standard of fleece density.en© 1941 ARC - Onderstepoort and Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (original). © 2017 University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaArticle