Influence of colour and age on the thickness and medullation characteristics of wool Huacaya alpacas maintained in Poland

Kuźnicka, Ewa; Stempke, Katarzyna; Radzik-Rant, Aurelia; Rant, Witold

doi:10.5194/aab-67-401-2024

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Influence of colour and age on the thickness and medullation characteristics of wool Huacaya alpacas maintained in Poland

Ewa Kuźnicka, Katarzyna Stempke, Aurelia Radzik-Rant, and Witold Rant

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