Research Papers

AWTA Ltd has achieved a world wide reputation for its research work and now has one of the largest teams of scientists working on raw wool metrology. These scientists regularly report on their work to the technical forums of the International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO). Papers published by the Company's scientists are available for reference purposes and academic use.

Access to research publications produced by other organisations, when approval is provided, is also available.

Papers are grouped in the following categories:

1. Reviews and General Information
2. Colour of Raw Wool and Wool Sliver
3. Fabric Comfort
4. Fibre Curvature
5. Fibre Diameter
6. Fleece Measurement
7. Formulae & Calculations
8. On-farm Sampling & Testing
9. Scoured Wool
10. Sheep Breeding
11. Staple Measurements/Hauteur Predictions
12. Uniformity of Wool Characteristics
13. Wool Contamination
14. Wool Sliver & Top
15. Yield

AWTA Ltd retains the copyright to all its publications but permits materials contained therein to be extracted and used elsewhere provided that the source is appropriately identified. Appropriate citations are provided with each document on the associated HTML page.

Failure to correctly source our material will be regarded as a breach of copyright.