[
    {
        "id": "osp-13889",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "An Assessment of Omani Native Sheep Fiber Production and Quality Characteristics",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Mahgoub",
                "given": "Osman"
            },
            {
                "family": "Kadim",
                "given": "Isam Tawfik"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Dhahab",
                "given": "Ahmed"
            },
            {
                "family": "Bello",
                "given": "Reynaldo B."
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Amri",
                "given": "Issa Sulaiman"
            },
            {
                "family": "Ali",
                "given": "Aisha A. Ambu"
            },
            {
                "family": "Khalaf",
                "given": "Samera"
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/ar/articles/an-assessment-of-omani-native-sheep-fiber-production-and-quality-characteristics",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2010
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences",
        "volume": "15",
        "page": "9",
        "DOI": "10.24200/jams.vol15iss0pp9-14",
        "publisher": "Sultan Qaboos University",
        "ISSN": "2410-1060",
        "abstract": "Wool production and quality measurements were carried out on 100 Omani native female sheep (body weight 38.6 ± 5.5 kg; age 993 ± 488 d). Sheep were kept in partially shaded pens and fed ad libitum Rhodes grass hay (crude protein 8.83%) plus a daily amount of 200 g general ruminant concentrate (crude protein 16.5% DM). Animals were shorn once a year and samples were taken from the left mid-side site to determine fleece and fiber characteristics. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to study the fine appearance of the wool fibers. A skin sample was used to study the histological arrangement and number of secondary and primary follicles. The greasy fleece weight (GFW) in Omani sheep ranged between 0.50- 2.65 kg (mean 1.12 ± 0.43 kg) and the GFW expressed as a percentage of BW ranged between 1.0-7.6 with a mean of 2.9 ± 1.16. Clean wool yield in Omani sheep fleece ranged between 57.1 and 88.4% with a mean of 76.4 ± 7.6. Omani sheep fleece contained various staple shapes and had a mean staple length of 22.9 ± 1.16 cm, 4.3 ± 0.8 crimps per staple; and a mean fiber diameter of 46 ± 12 µm. Electron microscopy revealed three types of fibers; wrap-around, angled type and polygonal and elongated scales. This study indicated a wide variation in the wool characteristics of Omani native sheep fleece, which suggested that selection may be employed to improve wool production and quality in these sheep."
    }
]