Environmental influence on Merino sheep wool quality through the lens of seasonal variations in fibre diameter

Autores
Gonzalez, Ezequiel Bernardo; Sacchero, Diego Mariano; Easdale, Marcos Horacio
Año de publicación
2020
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inglés
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Wool production in arid and semiarid rangelands is strongly affected by environmental variability. Seasonal fluctuations of the environmental conditions drive variations in the nutritional status of the sheep, wool growth and quality. The variation of fibre diameter during the annual growth period can be observed through the Fibre Diameter Profiles (FDP). The FDP provide a retrospective description of animal responses to varying environmental and management conditions during the wool growth period. Certain characteristics of FDP influence wool quality because this is associated with the performance during processing. The aim of this paper was to assess the variation of the FDP during the 2014–2015 wool growth period on farms located in a longitudinal environmental gradient of Northern Patagonia, Argentina. Some features of the FDPs were found to be associated to the geographical location of the farms. For example, the minimal fibre diameter occurred at different times on the farms during the annual wool growth. The results of this paper support the relevance of the environment in generating seasonal variations in fibre diameter, which might be associated to animal stressful circumstances. However, future research is needed to better understand the influence of climatic conditions and other stressful circumstances for animals.
Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche
Fil: Gonzalez, Ezequiel Bernardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Área Producción Animal; Argentina
Fil: Sacchero, Diego Mariano. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Área Producción Animal. Laboratorio de Fibras Textiles; Argentina
Fil: Easdale, Marcos Horacio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Área Desarrollo Rural; Argentina
Fuente
Journal of Arid Environments 181 : Art. 104248 (October 2020)
Materia
Producción de Lana
Calidad de la Fibra
Oveja
Wool Production
Fibre Quality
Ewes
Diámetro de la Fibra
Región Patagónica
Ambientes Áridos y Semiáridos
Raza Merino
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Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria
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spelling Environmental influence on Merino sheep wool quality through the lens of seasonal variations in fibre diameterGonzalez, Ezequiel BernardoSacchero, Diego MarianoEasdale, Marcos HoracioProducción de LanaCalidad de la FibraOvejaWool ProductionFibre QualityEwesDiámetro de la FibraRegión PatagónicaAmbientes Áridos y SemiáridosRaza MerinoWool production in arid and semiarid rangelands is strongly affected by environmental variability. Seasonal fluctuations of the environmental conditions drive variations in the nutritional status of the sheep, wool growth and quality. The variation of fibre diameter during the annual growth period can be observed through the Fibre Diameter Profiles (FDP). The FDP provide a retrospective description of animal responses to varying environmental and management conditions during the wool growth period. Certain characteristics of FDP influence wool quality because this is associated with the performance during processing. The aim of this paper was to assess the variation of the FDP during the 2014–2015 wool growth period on farms located in a longitudinal environmental gradient of Northern Patagonia, Argentina. Some features of the FDPs were found to be associated to the geographical location of the farms. For example, the minimal fibre diameter occurred at different times on the farms during the annual wool growth. The results of this paper support the relevance of the environment in generating seasonal variations in fibre diameter, which might be associated to animal stressful circumstances. However, future research is needed to better understand the influence of climatic conditions and other stressful circumstances for animals.Estación Experimental Agropecuaria BarilocheFil: Gonzalez, Ezequiel Bernardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Área Producción Animal; ArgentinaFil: Sacchero, Diego Mariano. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Área Producción Animal. Laboratorio de Fibras Textiles; ArgentinaFil: Easdale, Marcos Horacio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Área Desarrollo Rural; ArgentinaElsevier2020-10-13T18:57:07Z2020-10-13T18:57:07Z2020-10info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/8042https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S01401963203014760140-1963https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2020.104248Journal of Arid Environments 181 : Art. 104248 (October 2020)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess2025-09-04T09:48:38Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/8042instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-09-04 09:48:39.072INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Environmental influence on Merino sheep wool quality through the lens of seasonal variations in fibre diameter
title Environmental influence on Merino sheep wool quality through the lens of seasonal variations in fibre diameter
spellingShingle Environmental influence on Merino sheep wool quality through the lens of seasonal variations in fibre diameter
Gonzalez, Ezequiel Bernardo
Producción de Lana
Calidad de la Fibra
Oveja
Wool Production
Fibre Quality
Ewes
Diámetro de la Fibra
Región Patagónica
Ambientes Áridos y Semiáridos
Raza Merino
title_short Environmental influence on Merino sheep wool quality through the lens of seasonal variations in fibre diameter
title_full Environmental influence on Merino sheep wool quality through the lens of seasonal variations in fibre diameter
title_fullStr Environmental influence on Merino sheep wool quality through the lens of seasonal variations in fibre diameter
title_full_unstemmed Environmental influence on Merino sheep wool quality through the lens of seasonal variations in fibre diameter
title_sort Environmental influence on Merino sheep wool quality through the lens of seasonal variations in fibre diameter
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gonzalez, Ezequiel Bernardo
Sacchero, Diego Mariano
Easdale, Marcos Horacio
author Gonzalez, Ezequiel Bernardo
author_facet Gonzalez, Ezequiel Bernardo
Sacchero, Diego Mariano
Easdale, Marcos Horacio
author_role author
author2 Sacchero, Diego Mariano
Easdale, Marcos Horacio
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Producción de Lana
Calidad de la Fibra
Oveja
Wool Production
Fibre Quality
Ewes
Diámetro de la Fibra
Región Patagónica
Ambientes Áridos y Semiáridos
Raza Merino
topic Producción de Lana
Calidad de la Fibra
Oveja
Wool Production
Fibre Quality
Ewes
Diámetro de la Fibra
Región Patagónica
Ambientes Áridos y Semiáridos
Raza Merino
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Wool production in arid and semiarid rangelands is strongly affected by environmental variability. Seasonal fluctuations of the environmental conditions drive variations in the nutritional status of the sheep, wool growth and quality. The variation of fibre diameter during the annual growth period can be observed through the Fibre Diameter Profiles (FDP). The FDP provide a retrospective description of animal responses to varying environmental and management conditions during the wool growth period. Certain characteristics of FDP influence wool quality because this is associated with the performance during processing. The aim of this paper was to assess the variation of the FDP during the 2014–2015 wool growth period on farms located in a longitudinal environmental gradient of Northern Patagonia, Argentina. Some features of the FDPs were found to be associated to the geographical location of the farms. For example, the minimal fibre diameter occurred at different times on the farms during the annual wool growth. The results of this paper support the relevance of the environment in generating seasonal variations in fibre diameter, which might be associated to animal stressful circumstances. However, future research is needed to better understand the influence of climatic conditions and other stressful circumstances for animals.
Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche
Fil: Gonzalez, Ezequiel Bernardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Área Producción Animal; Argentina
Fil: Sacchero, Diego Mariano. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Área Producción Animal. Laboratorio de Fibras Textiles; Argentina
Fil: Easdale, Marcos Horacio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Área Desarrollo Rural; Argentina
description Wool production in arid and semiarid rangelands is strongly affected by environmental variability. Seasonal fluctuations of the environmental conditions drive variations in the nutritional status of the sheep, wool growth and quality. The variation of fibre diameter during the annual growth period can be observed through the Fibre Diameter Profiles (FDP). The FDP provide a retrospective description of animal responses to varying environmental and management conditions during the wool growth period. Certain characteristics of FDP influence wool quality because this is associated with the performance during processing. The aim of this paper was to assess the variation of the FDP during the 2014–2015 wool growth period on farms located in a longitudinal environmental gradient of Northern Patagonia, Argentina. Some features of the FDPs were found to be associated to the geographical location of the farms. For example, the minimal fibre diameter occurred at different times on the farms during the annual wool growth. The results of this paper support the relevance of the environment in generating seasonal variations in fibre diameter, which might be associated to animal stressful circumstances. However, future research is needed to better understand the influence of climatic conditions and other stressful circumstances for animals.
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