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Shearing

Sheep shearing is the process in which a worker (a shearer) cuts off the woollen fleece of a sheep. After shearing, wool-classers separate the wool into four main categories:

The quality of fleeces is determined by a technique known as wool classing, whereby a qualified person, called a wool classer, groups wools of similar grading together to maximize the return for the farmer or sheep owner. In Australia, before being auctioned, all Merino fleece wool is objectively measured for average diameter (micron), yield (including the amount of vegetable matter), staple length, staple strength, and sometimes color and comfort factor.