Combing for clues

Mark Griggs
Updated September 23 2015 - 3:47pm, first published November 29 2014 - 4:00am
Mark Mortimer of Centre Plus Merinos, Tullamore, wants to discover which aspects of nourishment impact wool quality, plus whether it's possible to select sheep with less nourishment which maintain high quality wool regardless of their environment.
Mark Mortimer of Centre Plus Merinos, Tullamore, wants to discover which aspects of nourishment impact wool quality, plus whether it's possible to select sheep with less nourishment which maintain high quality wool regardless of their environment.

VARIATION in wool quality often shows up between differing rainfall zones, and now one Central West sheep and wool producer is having a crack at discovering why.

Mark Griggs

Mark Griggs

Journalist

Journalist for The Land at Dubbo.

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