FINNWOOL

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Australian Finnsheep ewe

Australian Finnsheep fleece from the
ewe shown on the left.


Australian Finnsheep & Merino
cross lambswool. (Average 20.5
micron for the whole flock clip)
Australian Finnsheep & Corriedale
cross fleece.



Finn wool is generally described as fine, white, soft, and lustrous. Throughout the quarantine breeding program heavy emphasis was placed on improving wool qualities, particularly in the area of micron count. Despite this there still remains a variation in the micron counts between the sirelines in the purebred Finn.
See table A below:

Table A:



























































































































































































































































Australian Wool Testing Authority Ltd


ACN 006 014 106

Fleece Measurement Report


EW Hetherington, Pembroke, PO Box 116,
Penola 5277		 Test No: 6-00106260-50
Group 1 Identification: 1   Age Months Wool Growth Months
Tag No:  Body Wt GFW% Yield CFW% Micron
Averages   Kg 100 84.2 100




26.3 Dev

F1     91.6  




24.3 2.0-

F2     81.7  




23.5 2.8-

F4     84.4  




22.2 4.1-

F5     87.4  




22.6 3.7-

F6     82.5  




21.5 4.8-

           
F7     77.0  




21.5 4.8-

F8     77.6  




20.4 5.9-

F9     80.0  




22.9 3.4-

F10     87.7  




23.0 3.3-

F11     87.1  




23.4 2.8-

           
F12     84.2  




24.6 1.7-

F13     79.3  




23.2 3.1-

F14     80.5  




25.4 0.9-

F15     81.5  




20.8 5.5-

F16     79.3  




21.6 4.7-

           
F17     81.4  




25.2 1.1-

F18     80.7  




23.5 2.8-

F19     84.0  




25.5 0.8-

F20     84.0  




24.3 2.0-

F21     80.8  




21.6 4.7-

           
F22     84.0  




23.5 2.8-

F23     76.5  




22.5 3.8-

F24     84.4  




26.4 0.1+



The micron count of a Finn/Merino cross will be dependent on
the micron count of both the Finn and Merino parents.



It is recommended that prospective buyers should cross the
Finn with the type of Merino best suited to their region.






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