@conference {40329,
	title = {Integrating pastoral venison and beef production},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {51},
	year = {1991},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {297-298},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {The wool described by the New Zealand Wool Board{\textquoteright}s auction data  may be considered to be a vector space defined by axes which are the  wool processing parameters. Analysis of this wool vector space gives  indications of the relative economic values of the wool properties.   Data from 1984 to 1990 has been analysed to give relative economic  values and, although short term values vary considerably, there appear  to be some longer term trends. Wool bulk as predicted from NZWB type  shows a general increase in premium, and wool colour, described by  objectively measured yellowness and brightness, has shown increased  importance for determining wool price, with brightness taking over from  yellowness as the more important of the two.   The correlation between parameters in the range of wools offered at New  Zealand auctions not only makes it difficult to determine the relative  economic importance of the wool properties but limits the range of  blend specifications a wool processor can work with. Hence although  premiums are not always obvious, it is important to the processor that  extremes of wool properties are available to allow the maximum  flexibility when making up parcels of wool for processing.  },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Cowie J}
}
