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AWTA Melbourne Laboratory - Closed Thursday 22 September 2022 - QE II Commemorative Public Holiday

the following arrangements have been made: AWTA Melbourne Laboratory and all Victorian, SA, NSW, QLD and Tasmanian Sampling Operations will be closed on Thursday, 22 September 2022. AWTA Melbourne Laboratory will open as required on Friday, 23 September...

Raw Wool Terms August 2013

Supplementary Report to the In-shed Sampling Group

NSW In-shed Sampling Trials - Summary Report

In-shed Test Reports - Recommended Sampling Procedures

Yield & Fibre Diameter

AWTA Raw Wool's key service is the independent sampling, testing and certifying of the Yield and Fibre Diameter of greasy wool before it is sold. Prior to the measurment of Yield and Fibre Diameter, a representative sample must be obtained. A core...

Sampling Variation Over A Fleece

Pesticide Residue Analysis Test Request

Staple Length & Strength

tube to cut through the wool in the bale, staple Length & Strength is measured from full length wool staples. The initial sampling process takes place in brokers stores and requires: Grab sampling from the bales of wool in the lot Tuft sampling from the...

Research papers

Merino Fleece Measurement Produced at NZPAC Ltd & their Corresponding Core TestResults In-shed Test Reports - Recommended Sampling Procedures Supplementary Report to the In-shed Sampling Group NSW In-shed Sampling Trials - Summary Report Implications of...

Pesticide Terms August 2013

Services

AWTA Raw Wool provides independent and objective wool certification services. Major services provided are sampling, testing and certifying the yield, fibre diameter, vegetable matter content, staple length and staple strength of greasy wool before it...

Accreditation

the Member's laboratories, with a view to ensuring the most correct and uniform application of approved testing and sampling methods as may be set out in the Specifications of the International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) and in any associated IWTO...

Raw Wool Laboratory Equipment

of the greasy wool measured prior to processing. Prior to the measurement of Staple Length & Strength three levels of sampling need occur: - Grab sampling from the bales of wool in the lot - Tuft sampling from the grab sample - Staple preparation of the...

About AWTA Raw Wool

AWTA Raw Wool provides independent and objective wool certification services. AWTA Raw Wool's major services are sampling, testing and certifying the yield, fibre diameter, vegetable matter content, staple length and staple strength of greasy wool...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2013-2014

lot, including a Staple Length & Strength test, will increase by $1.42 from $68.35 to $69.77. Users of AWTA’s Manual Core Sampling service should note that the fees for this service have increased by 10% reflecting the escalating cost of providing this...

Using OFDA2000 & Fleecescan to Prepare Lots for Sale & Sheep Selection - A Case Study

The Relationship between New Zealand Merino Fleece Measurement Produced at NZPAC Ltd & their Corresponding Core Test Results

Impact of Test Result Precision on On-Farm Decisions

Impact of Test Result Precision on Genetic, Culling & Classing Decisions Taken on Farm

Comparison of the Performance of On-Farm OFDA2000 & In-Store Fleecescan - Part 2

Comparison of the Performance of On-Farm OFDA2000 & In-Store Fleecescan - Part 1

2003 AWI On-Farm Fibre Measurement Instrument Evaluation Trial - Part 2

2003 AWI On-Farm Fibre Measurement Instrument Evaluation Trial - Part 1 - Accuracy & Precision Trials

Key Test Data Summary for April 2025

of the wool produced in the States of South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland is now transported to Victoria for sampling and storage. Download: AWTA Key Test Data 2025 04 View: AWTA Analytics

Key Test Data Summary for March 2025

of the wool produced in the States of South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland is now transported to Victoria for sampling and storage. Download: AWTA Key Test Data 2025 03 View: AWTA Analytics

Key Test Data Summary for February 2025

of the wool produced in the States of South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland is now transported to Victoria for sampling and storage. Download: AWTA Key Test Data 2025 02 View: AWTA Analytics

Key Test Data Summary for January 2025

of the wool produced in the States of South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland is now transported to Victoria for sampling and storage. Download: AWTA Key Test Data 2025 01 View: AWTA Analytics

Key Test Data Summary for December 2024

of the wool produced in the States of South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland is now transported to Victoria for sampling and storage. Download: AWTA Key Test Data 2024 12 View: AWTA Analytics

Key Test Data Summary for November 2024

of the wool produced in the States of South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland is now transported to Victoria for sampling and storage. Download: AWTA Key Test Data 2024 11 View: AWTA Analytics

Key Test Data Summary for October 2024

of the wool produced in the States of South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland is now transported to Victoria for sampling and storage. Download: AWTA Key Test Data 2024 10 View: AWTA Analytics

Key Test Data Summary for September 2024

of the wool produced in the States of South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland is now transported to Victoria for sampling and storage. Download: AWTA Key Test Data 2024 09 View: AWTA Analytics

Key Test Data Summary for August 2024

of the wool produced in the States of South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland is now transported to Victoria for sampling and storage. Download: AWTA Key Test Data 2024 08 View: AWTA Analytics

Volume and Trends

on the origin of wool sampled and the region in which the wool was grown. The sample location is identified by AWTA Sampling officers as part of the certification of sale lots, whilst the region in which the wool is grown (known as Wool Statistical Area...

Key Test Data Summary for February 2024

respectively. Readers should note that significant quantities of wool produced in NSW and Qld were shipped to Victoria for sampling and warehousing during February 2024 and are therefore reported in the Victorian data. The decline in the volume of wool...

Sale Cut-off Calculator

select the appropriate service level, it allows for the variable time taken to transport samples from remote regional sampling centres and takes into account Public Holidays, both local and interstate, that may affect service time. We offer 3 levels of...

COVID-19 and AWTA Raw Wool Laboratories

ceased all non-essential face to face visits to AWTA clients and are minimising the movement or circulation of our own Sampling Officers between client’s premises. All staff to carry out the recommended hygiene practices such as frequent hand washing,...

Testing the Wool Clip - Chinese

Fleece Measurement Terms August 2013

Fleece Measurement Service Request (Yield, Micron, L&S, Colour)

Improvements to EU EcoLabel Testing

lots to be tested as part of a greasy wool consignment is now 10 and AWTA’s Pesticide Testing service has new composite sampling requirements that reflect this change. The improved service will deliver cheaper overall testing fees for consignments and...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2015-2016

lot, including a Staple Length & Strength test, will increase by $1.83 from $71.27 to $73.10. Users of AWTA’s Manual Core Sampling service should note that the fees for this service have increased by 10% reflecting the escalating cost of providing this...

AWTA Ltd Testing Fees 2014-2015

lot, including a Staple Length & Strength test, will increase by $1.50 from $69.77 to $71.27. Users of AWTA’s Manual Core Sampling service should note that the fees for this service have increased by 10% reflecting the escalating cost of providing this...