New Zealand Skin Selection:
Grades:
Length:
Shape:
Holes and exposed flay cuts:
Other:
New season woolly lambs
Firsts
95 cm and up
Full balanced skin shape.
No missing legs, bellies or
misshapen necks or butts
not acceptable
No seed, light rib.
Wool Specification:
Wool Count:
Wool length:
Wool Style:
Crutching:
Wool colour:
Other:
50 to 58's
55 to 100 mm
Good style. Good condition
wool. No matted or broken wool.
No “fribby” or “mushy” wool
down backbone.
In butt provided a minimum pelt
length of 95mm is achievable
after trimming and still gives a
full balanced shaped skin.
light weather staining.
No heavy raddle. Black fibre to
knuckle joint.
No seed. No dermatitis