Bosman, V.Du Toit, P.J.Union of South Africa. Dept. of Agriculture2015-07-142015-07-1420151934Bosman, V 1934, 'The determination of fleece density in the Merino sheep', Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Science and Animal Industry, vol. 3, no.1, pp.217-221.http://hdl.handle.net/2263/48703The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.An analysis is given of fleece density by two methods, the counting-weighing method and the weight-volume method and a close agreement between the results is shown. Preference is given to the weight-volume method when in the course of genetic studies on merino sheep a number of routine samples have to be analysed.en©Union of South Africa, Dept. of Agriculture (original). ©University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineVeterinary reportsSouth AfricaSheep breedsVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaAnimal fibersMerino sheep -- South AfricaArticle