Glossary of Terms

Refers to the removal of wool from around the tail and between the rear legs of a sheep. It can also refer to removing wool from the heads of sheep (wigging) or the pizzle area of male sheep. This has a twofold purpose - minimisation of stain and as a control measure for possible flystrike.

An inferior sheep that is removed from the flock.

The inverse of the radius of arc of a segment of a fibre snippet. Curvature is a measure of crimp expressed as degrees per millimetre.

The end of a particular mob of sheep within a flock or completion of shearing.

The outer layer of scales on the wool fibre.