OMIA:000998-9940 : Thread defect in Ovis aries

Categories: Integument (skin) phene

Links to MONDO diseases: No links.

Mendelian trait/disorder: unknown

Considered a defect: yes

Species-specific description: A crimp defect characterised by tight spiral curling at the ends of the staple, associated with apparent fineness of the fibres, reported in Polish Merinos by Radomska and Kozanecki (1964).

Breed: Merino (Sheep) (VBO_0001508).

Reference

1964 Radomska, M.J., Kozanecki, A. :
Heredity of the 'thread' defect in wool, and its effect on the production and some biological factors of wool in Polish Merino sheep Roczniki Nauk Rolniczych. Serie B: Zootechniczna 84:533-544, 1964.

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  • Created by Frank Nicholas on 06 Sep 2005
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  • Changed by Imke Tammen2 on 21 Oct 2022