Physical and mechanical properties of the wool of Dagestan mountain sheep
https://doi.org/10.26897/2074-0840-2026-2-34-38
Abstract
Development of manufacturing industries is a pressing issue for the industrial policy of the Russian Federation. Addressing this issue will reduce the dependence of national wealth on the volatility of the raw materials sector and, consequently, increase the sustainability of economic development. Light industry is part of the complex of industries producing consumer goods and accounts for over 40% of all non-food products in this category. However, its share in the total volume of manufacturing industry is only 1.1%. Sheep wool production in Russia is still rapidly losing ground: statistical data from recent years reflect a systemic and growing crisis in this industry. Determination of the qualitative characteristics of Dagestan mountain sheep wool is due to the need to substituting import raw materials for the textile industry and increasing the competitiveness of domestic wool products. It was established that the average wool fineness on the side is 23.8±0.39 μm (60 quality), staple length is 9.0±0.27 cm, strength is 9.2±0.68 cN/tex. The yield of washed fiber ranges from 57.9 to 72.8%, and the unwashed wool yield is 6.7±0.21 kg. Fleece uniformity, fat content, and density meet industrial processing requirements.
About the Authors
A. P. Konovalov
Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology – MBA named after K.I. Skryabin”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Andrey P. Konovalov, Candidate of Biological Sciences
Moscow, st. Academician Skryabina, 23
M. V. Gorbacheva
Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology – MBA named after K.I. Skryabin”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Mariya V. Gorbacheva, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor
Moscow, st. Academician Skryabina
A. M. Abdulmuslimov
Federal Scientific and Technical Center of the Dagestan Research Institute of Agriculture, Federal Agrarian Center of the Republic of Dagestan
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Abdulmuslim M. Abdulmuslimov, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Senior Researcher
367014, Makhachkala, Abdurazak Shakhbanova st., 30
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Konovalov A.P., Gorbacheva M.V., Abdulmuslimov A.M. Physical and mechanical properties of the wool of Dagestan mountain sheep. Sheep, goats, wool business. 2026;(2):34-38. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26897/2074-0840-2026-2-34-38
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