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May 1983 in “Australian journal of biological sciences” This study found that concurrent administration of cycloleucine with ethionine prevented the weakening of wool fibers in sheep, whereas reduced glutathione did not have the same effect.
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October 1997 in “Australian Journal of Agricultural Research” This study observed that nutritional stress is likely responsible for changes in Merino sheep follicle morphology in Mediterranean environments, affecting staple strength and possibly requiring targeted management strategies.
This study investigated the expression of KRTAP6 gene family in Gansu Alpine fine-wool sheep, finding significant expression during the anagen phase and a negative correlation between KRTAP6-1 and KRTAP6-5 expressions with wool fiber diameter and strength.
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January 1995 in “Journal of the American Institute for Conservation” This study introduced a new method for extracting red mordant dyes from wool fibers that preserved the fibers for further analysis and allowed for spectrophotometric examination of the dyes' absorption curves.
In this study, researchers found two non-synonymous SNPs in the TERT gene associated with mean wool staple strength in sheep, suggesting TERT as a potential candidate gene for improving wool traits.