Offered Papers Theme A: Efficient Production from Grassland
Description
Modern textile tendencies show that consumers prefer light, soft, resistant, natural, and comfortable clothes, for which fine and superfine wools are in great demand, particularly at the high value markets (Whiteley, 2003). The main objective of the present study was to define sustainable stocking rates and grazing systems on native swards for fine and superfine wool production in the Basaltic region of Uruguay.
Citation
De Barbieri, I.; Montossi, Fabio; Berretta, E. J.; Dighiero, A.; and Mederos, A., "Effect of Stocking Rate and Grazing System on Fine and Superfine Merino Wool Production and Quality on Native Swards of Uruguay" (2023). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 450.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/themeA/450
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Effect of Stocking Rate and Grazing System on Fine and Superfine Merino Wool Production and Quality on Native Swards of Uruguay
Modern textile tendencies show that consumers prefer light, soft, resistant, natural, and comfortable clothes, for which fine and superfine wools are in great demand, particularly at the high value markets (Whiteley, 2003). The main objective of the present study was to define sustainable stocking rates and grazing systems on native swards for fine and superfine wool production in the Basaltic region of Uruguay.