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FD is fibre diameter and FDD is the deviation from the average of the group of sheep with which it was measured.
CV is coefficient of variation of micron and the CVD is the deviation from the average of the group of sheep with which it was measured.
Curvature is now relatively meaningless as no two laser scan instruments measure curvature equally when the sample is in an oil medium and now that the sample is tested when in a water medium, the curvature is much lower, but there is no relationship to any other measure.
PF and CF are prickle factor and comfort factor respectively and relates to that % of fibres that exceed a FD of 30 microns.
GFW is the actual GFW, and the deviation is the % of a particular sheep compared to the average of the group of sheep with which it was measured. This test is taken of 4 mths wool growth after a bioclip shearing and slight variation in age and whether the sheep was a single or multiple birth seriously distorts the reliability of the measure at this age.
BW is the actual BW, and the deviation is the % of a particular sheep compared to the average of the group of sheep with which it was measured.
EMD (eye muscle depth) is measured in mm and is a value concerning the quality of best meat cut that a sheep can breed.
Fat is measured in mm and is a value concerning the quality of meat.
