Write down a few types of wool yielding animals, also write about the type of wool obtained from it in terms of its softness and coarseness?
Write down a few types of wool yielding animals, also write about the type of wool obtained from it in terms of its softness and coarseness?
Wool fibres are obtained from sheep, goat, angora rabbits, goats, alpaca and even camels.
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Sheep – The outer coarse hair is known as Kemp. The fine, soft undercoat close to the skin is the true wool from which wool fibre is obtained.
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Cashmere goat – The fine soft fibre obtained from the undercoat of the cashmere goat is called cashmere. The outer coat hair fibres are quite coarse.
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Yak – Yaks are found in Tibet and Ladakh. Their coats consist of outer long coat hair and an undercoat of soft and silky wool.
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Camel – Camel fleece consists of a soft, fine undercoat and an overcoat of long coarse hair that grows up to 15 inches long.
Wool fibres are obtained from sheep, goat, angora rabbits, goats, alpaca and even camels.
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Sheep – The outer coarse hair is known as Kemp. The fine, soft undercoat close to the skin is the true wool from which wool fibre is obtained.
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Cashmere goat – The fine soft fibre obtained from the undercoat of the cashmere goat is called cashmere. The outer coat hair fibres are quite coarse.
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Yak – Yaks are found in Tibet and Ladakh. Their coats consist of outer long coat hair and an undercoat of soft and silky wool.
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Camel – Camel fleece consists of a soft, fine undercoat and an overcoat of long coarse hair that grows up to 15 inches long.
