You take a fleece sample, mid-side, and send it to Yocom-McCall,
Whittick, or University of Nevada Reno. Whittick and UNR uses OFDA2000
laser which is more accurate. Yocom-McCall's method looks only at a
cross section on the cut end of the staple. They need about a 4" x 4"
sample off the animal. OFDA2000 measures the micron along the whole
staple length and graphs it so that you can see how the micron changes
throughout the whole year (if you're sample was 12-months growth).
This gives you the chance to see how feed changes and environment
impact the quality of your fiber. They also can use a much smaller
sample amount. In fact, for one animal that I wanted tested, I only
had one lock and they were able to use that.
Yocom-McCall in Colorado: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: 303-294-0582
Whittick in Washington: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone 360-331-3014
You can expect to pay somewhere around $7 per sample.
Gabrielle
How do you do a "histogram"? Do you send a sample of the wool
somewhere
or can you do that yourself?
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