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ALTHOUGH ‘doggy’ wool constitutes only 0.8 per cent of the Australian wool clip, its incidence has increased by 50 per cent in some fine-wool growing areas over the past three years1. ‘Doggy’ wool can be spun and woven into cloth on conventional machines to give a textile which is marginally inferior to normal; on the latest machines ‘doggy’ wool can be spun finer than normal2. The fabric is slightly stronger and has a slightly harder ‘handle’ or feel than that from normal wool. A possible indicator of incipient ‘dogginess’ in fleece wool is reported below.
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JAMES, J., WARD, D. Morphometry of ‘Doggy’ Wool. Nature 206, 956–957 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/206956a0
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