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Working Groups > Animal Fibre WG Animal Fibre Task
Force
Responsible;
Marco
Antonini (Chairman)
Terms of reference
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Monitor the correct
Alpaca identification methods and the
availability of the new development instruments.
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Contribute to the
definition and homogenization of the correct
methods of Alpaca fibre harvesting and grading.
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Contribute to the
definition of the objective and criteria in
Alpaca fibre selection program world wide
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Contribute to adequate
analytical performance quality for Alpaca fibre
recording purpose world wide.
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Monitor the
development of reference document and standard
on methods of Alpaca fibre analysis and quality
assurance in laboratories applicable to animal
fibre recording.
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Maintain a frame for
analytical quality assurance of Alpaca fibre
testing laboratories through recommendations to
ICAR member organisations and an international
network of reference laboratories.
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Monitor the
development laboratory device for Alpaca fibre
analysis of interest for fibre recording and
equipment related to fibre recording analysis.
For this term ICAR Alpaca working group should
keep contact with textile manufacturers.
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Establish and maintain
liaisons with International Organization /
bodies involved with natural fibre analysis
issues dealt by ICAR, in particular IWTO
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According to the
results obtained in the Alpaca, the working
group could verify the opportunities to open
section in other domestic animal species and
breed for textile fibre (i.e. merinos sheep,
Angora goat, cashmere goat etc.)
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