Authors:
I. Davison and C. Holt
New South Wales, Australia

Date of Publication:
2004

Publication:
Australian Alpaca Association

Rationale:
Objective measurement of alpaca fibre is now an integral process in the showing, breeding, marketing and classing of alpacas and alpaca fibre. Four systems are in common use, those being the OFDA and Laser systems in their laboratory and shed configurations. This study aims to test the comparability of those techniques in measuring alpaca fibre, and thereby validate their use in comparing fibre measured by different techniques.

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