@conference {40850,
	title = {Variation in fleece characteristics over the body of alpacas},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {56},
	year = {1996},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {338-341},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Variation in fleece characteristics over the body of alpacas was  examined in order to determine the optimum sampling site to provide an  estimate of overall fleece properties. Fibre samples were taken from the  neck, shoulder, midside, mid-back and rump positions on 35 mature female  alpacas. Yield was significantly (P<0.0001) lower on the neck and back and higher  on the rump than on the shoulder and midside sites, 91.1, 91.0, 94.4, 94.0,  93.2 \% (se 0.3) respectively. Staple length varied significantly (P<0.001)  between all sites. Fibres on the neck were considerably shorter than at other  sites, with staple length at the neck only 56.7 mm compared to the other  sites where length was between 80 and 100 mm. Staple length increased  from rump (81.9 mm) to shoulder (99.6 mm) and from the back (86.4 mm)  down the midside (92.8). Fibre diameter did not vary over the fleece (mean  33.3 },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Newman S-AN and Paterson DJ}
}
