<<I know it's not true - I've seen plenty of sheep who have been sheared year after year,and they have a full compliment of guard hair.>>
If you are referring to Shetlands, Shetland breeders prefer to call these the "outer coat". It serves lots of purposes, including helping the sheep to shed rain. (You should hear the rumbling sound when they shake off the rain.) The outer fibers are not "hair", they are wool, and, even though they appear straight, they do have crimp. --Marjorie To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
