Yocom - McColl Testing Laboratories, Inc. Denver, Colorado Incorporated 1963, privately owned Tests animal fibers and wool at raw, top, yarn, and fabric stages OFDA100, OFDA2000, Sirolan LaserScan Microprojection available Other tests by request
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Yocom-McColl Testing Laboratories, Inc. Denver, … Testing Laboratories, Inc. Denver, Colorado Incorporated 1963, privately owned Tests animal fibers and wool at raw, top, yarn, and
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Yocom-McColl Testing Laboratories, Inc.
Denver, Colorado
Incorporated 1963,
privately owned
Tests animal fibers and wool at raw, top, yarn,
and fabric stages
OFDA100, OFDA2000,
Sirolan LaserScan
Microprojection available
Other tests by request
American Society For Testing and
Materials (ASTM)
Develops new standards
D13.13 committee functions:
Developed USDA standards
Reviews every 5 years
Approves or withdraws standards
Testing Individual Animal Fiber
Heritability
Selection of breeding animals
EPD’s (Expected Progeny Differences)
Tracking economically relevant traits
Research studies
Huacaya Fiber Characteristics
SAMBA Suri Luster Analysis
One Micron Equals…
One 25,400 of one inchOr…
One 1,000,000 of one meter
Fiber diameter is measured in microns, not counted