Effects of Mimosine and 2,3-Dihydroxypyridine on Fiber Shedding in Immediately after collection, blood was chilled in an ice bath and centrifuged at 1,500 g at 4 C for Fiber shedding occurred in all goats treated with mimosine and not in goats infused with saline or collected from an area on the midside at 8 or 9 d.
Animal Fiber Research (Wool) June 2006 Animal Fiber Research (Wool) Federal Initiative Accomplishments 2005 Purpose: To enhance efficiency and profitability of fiber production in all segments of the sheep, goat, and animal fiber industries by increasing the use of objective fiber.