LWMP 1701 Wool Characteristics and Properties

Description

Wool Characteristics and Properties will provide an in-depth look at wool fiber development and the properties that make it a unique clothing fiber. In addition, this course will study the factors that determine the value of wool.

Management Credits

2

Topics to be Covered

1. Management to improve wool quality

2. Nutrition’s effect on wool

3. Wool improvement methods

4. Factors affecting wool value

5. Properties of wool

6. Wool fiber development

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify management systems to improve wool quality.

2. Explain nutrition’s effect on wool.

3. Explain wool improvement methods.

4. Identify factors affecting wool value.

5. Identify properties of wool.

6. Describe the biology of wool fiber growth.