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On-Farm Measurement Instrument Evaluation Trial Final Report
Australian Wool Innovation, Level 5, 16-20 Barrack St, Sydney NSW 2000

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1. On-farm testing is still profitable in 2002
K D Atkins, S J Semple and R V Simpson
NSW Agriculture & Australian Sheep Industry CRC
OAI, Forest Road, ORANGE NSW 2800

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2. On-farm testing in commercial Merino flocks is profitable
K D Atkins and S J Semple
NSW Agriculture & Australian Sheep Industry CRC
OAI, Forest Road, ORANGE NSW 2800

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3. OFDA2000 proficiency trials

By Peter Baxter, Bill Johnston

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4. Building Lines of Wool Based on OFDA2000 Fibre Diameter Results

M. B. Ferguson, C. M. Gloag, R. Behrendt and F. D. Brien

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5. The Influence of Measurement Interval and Grease on OFDA2000 Profile Characteristics

C. M. Gloag and R. Behrendt

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6. Predicting Hauteur from the Fibre-diameter Profiles of the OFDA2000

A. D. Peterson and C. M. Oldham

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A COMPARISON OF ESTIMATES OF MEAN FIBRE DIAMETER, VARIATION IN FIBRE
DIAMETER AND FIBRE CURVATURE BETWEEN OFDA2000 AND CONVENTIONAL
LABORATORY BASED FIBRE TESTING
R.BEHRENDT, K.KONSTANTINOV, F.BRIEN, M.FERGUSON and C.GLOAG
Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Pastoral and Veterinary Institute, Hamilton Vic 3300

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The precision and accuracy of OFDA instruments when measuring the curvature of graticules
by Peter Baxter

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Introducing OFDA4000: A New Instrument for Simultaneous Measurement of Fibre Length and Diameter in Tops
by Mark Brims

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An evaluation of the performance of the OFDA2000 instrument operating in OFDA 100 mode
by Peter Baxter

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Fleecescan and OFDA2000 Trial
by Andrew Peterson, Research Officer, Agriculture WA.

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Comparison of OFDA2000 and Sirolan Fleecescan measurements undertaken at NZPAC in September 2000

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Presented at the 10th International Wool Textile Research Conference, in Aachen, Germany, November 2000:
PRECISION OF MEASUREMENT OF DIAMETER, AND DIAMETER-LENGTH PROFILE, OF GREASY WOOL STAPLES ON-FARM USING THE OFDA2000 INSTRUMENT.

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THE INFLUENCE OF DATE OF SHEARING ON THE PROCESSING PERFORMANCE TO TOP OF MINI-COMMERCIAL CONSIGNMENTS OF MERINO FLEECE WOOLS GROWN IN EITHER SOUTHWESTERN OR EASTERN AUSTRALIA – 2. IMPROVED PREDICTION FROM THE FD PROFILES OF STAPLES FROM COMPONENT SALE LOTS.

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Performance of the OFDA 100 compared to other methods

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Publications referring to the development or use of OFDA2000

Brims, M. A., A. D. Peterson, et al. (1999). Introducing the OFDA2000 - For rapid measurement of diameter profile on greasy wool staples. IWTO, Florence, Italy.

Anon, (2000). Fibre formation, fibre properties and processing performance. the Wool Press. 7: 4-5.

Mata, G., D. G. Masters, et al. (2000). Components of staple strength in young superfine merino sheep from Southeastern New South Wales. 9th Congress of Asian-Australasian Ass. of Animal Production, Sydney, Australia.

McLaughlin, I. (2000). Innovative wool testing - OFDA, Australian Wool Taskforce 2000.

Oldham, C. M. and A. D. Peterson (2000). The influence of date of shearing on the processing performance to top of mini-commercial consignments of merino fleece wools grown in either southwestern or eastern Australia - 1. Systematic deviations from team predicted values. 10th International Wool Textile Research Conference, Aachen, Germany.

Oldham, C. M., P. R. Lamb, et al. (2000). Manipulation of the strength or fibre diameter profile of staples and processing performance. 9th Congress of the Asian-Australasian Ass. of Animal Production, Sydney, Australia.

Oldham, C. M. (2000). The hauteur, CV of hauteur and short fibre content of mini-commercial consignments of tops is strongly dependent on the mean fibre diameter profile of staples of component sale lots. 10th International Wool Textile Research Conference, Aachen, Germany.

Peterson, A. D., S. G. Gherardi, et al. (2000). "Managing the diameter profile leads to increased staple strength of young Merino sheep in South Western Australia." Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci 23.

Peterson, A. D. and C. M. Oldham (2000). The influence of date of shearing on the processing performance of mini-commercial consignments of merino fleece wools grown in either southwestern or eastern Australia - 2. improved prediction from the FD profiles of staples from component sale lots. 10th International Wool Textile Research Conference, Aachen, Germany.

Peterson, A. D. (2000). A new prediction technique for estimating hauteur from the fibre diameter profile. 10th International Wool Textile Research Conference, Aachen, Germany.

Schlink, A. C., D. J. Brown, et al. (2000). Role of fibre length variation in staple strength of merino wool. 10th International Wool Textile Research Conference, Aachen, Germany.

Baxter, B. P. (2001). "Precision of measurement of diameter, and diameter-length profile, of greasy wool staples on-farm, using the OFDA2000 instrument." Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding 49(1): 42-52.

Lyons, K. (2001). Feeding the young ones. Wool Grower: 12.

Peterson, A. D. (2001). Report on Fleecescan and OFDA2000 trial - Mingenew Property. Perth, W. Australia, WA Dept. Agric.

Baxter, B. P. (2001). "On-farm classing of animals & fleeces with the OFDA2000." Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding 49(2): 133-155. (accepted for publication)

Greeff, J. (2001). Is selection of hogget ewe replacements on measurement profitable? 14th AAABG Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand. (accepted for presentation)

Peterson, A. D. and S. G. Gherardi (2001). "The ability of the OFDA2000 to measure fleeces and sale lots on-farm." Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding 49(2). (accepted for publication)