Cuticle and cortical cell morphology and the ellipticity of cashmere are affected by nutrition of goats McGregor, B. and Liu, X. 2017, Cuticle and cortical cell morphology and the ellipticity of cashmere are affected by nutrition of goats, Journal of the textile institute, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.1080/00405000.2017.1282408. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Cuticle and cortical cell morphology and the ellipticity of cashmere are affected by nutrition of goats Author(s) McGregor, B. orcid.org/0000-0002-4574-4236 Liu, X. orcid.org/0000-0001-9223-1858 Journal name Journal of the textile institute Start page 1 End page 8 Total pages 8 Publisher Taylor and Francis Place of publication Abingdon, Eng. Publication date 2017-02-03 ISSN 0040-5000 Keyword(s) quality identification physical properties variation Summary Cuticle scale edge height and frequency are used to identify animal fibres but exhibit a large range indimensions, the reasons for which have not been elucidated. Cuticle and cortical cell dimensions alongwith the ellipticity of fibres were investigated in cashmere samples from a controlled nutrition experiment.Cuticle scale frequency, cuticle thickness, cortical cell dimensions and ellipticity were affected by nutritionaltreatment, with significant differences between cashmere from goats fed to grow and those whichmaintained live weight or lost weight. Cuticle scale frequency, cell thickness and ellipticity (contour) variedwith fibre diameter, fibre growth rate and the size of the animals. Cuticle thickness and ellipticity wererelated. Cashmere grown by goats with higher levels of nutrition had longer cortical cells with greaterdiameter, volume and a higher length:diameter ratio compared with cashmere grown by goats in restrictednutrition treatments. The results show that the fundamental physical structures of cashmere do not havefixed dimensions. The consequences of the variations in cuticle morphology and ellipticity will be variationin surface friction, bending rigidity, softness, lustre, colour attributes, fibre cohesion during processing,felting and wear properties of textiles. There are also important consequences upon the determination ofcashmere origin. Notes In Press Language eng DOI 10.1080/00405000.2017.1282408 Field of Research 070204 Animal Nutrition 070199 Agriculture, Land and Farm Management not elsewhere classified 0910 Manufacturing Engineering 0913 Mechanical Engineering 1203 Design Practice And Management Socio Economic Objective 830505 Raw Wool HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2017, The Textile Institute Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30091077 Document type: Journal Article Collection: Institute for Frontier Materials Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to in press version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 06 Feb 2017, 09:52:27 EST Mon, 06 Feb 2017, 09:52:57 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2017, 04:00:24 EST Tue, 07 Feb 2017, 07:10:34 EST Sat, 18 Feb 2017, 01:32:10 EST Wed, 22 Feb 2017, 13:54:09 EST Wed, 01 Mar 2017, 08:06:23 EST Wed, 01 Mar 2017, 08:11:11 EST Wed, 01 Mar 2017, 08:12:20 EST Fri, 21 Apr 2017, 13:50:32 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 15 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 06 Feb 2017, 09:52:57 EST

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