Individual Grower Testing
Fiber Quality
OFDA2000 (Staple): $5.00 per sample
- Our most popular test provides fiber quality characteristics from an unwashed, unprocessed sample.
- Side Sample
- Wool, Mohair, Alpaca, Cashmere
OFDA2000 (Snippet): $15.00 per sample
- This test provides fiber quality characteristics after the sample is cleaned and prepared on a slide.
- Side Sample or Fleece Core
- Wool, Mohair, Alpaca, Cashmere
OFDA100 (Snippet): $15.00 per sample
- This test provides similar results to OFDA2000 but includes estimation of kemp and medullated fibers.
- Side Sample or Fleece Core
- Wool, Mohair, Alpaca, Cashmere
LaserScan: $12.00
- This test provides the most accurate fiber quality estimates of cleaned wool.
- Side Sample or Fleece Core
- Wool
Fiber Content
Yield: $20.00 per sample
- This test provides an estimate of fleece yield after washing. Clean fibers and vegetable matter are combined into one measurement.
- Fleece Core
- Wool, Mohair, Cashmere, Alpaca
Yield and Vegetable Matter: $80.00 per sample
- This test provides an estimate of fleece yield after washing. Clean fibers and vegetable matter are measured separately.
- Fleece Core
- Wool, Mohair, Cashmere, Alpaca
Fleece Coring: $5.00 per sample
- This test takes core samples from an entire fleece to be used for subsequent test.
- Whole Fleece
- Wool, Mohair, Cashmere, Alpaca
Juniper Intake
JuniperNIRS: $10.00 per sample
- This test was developed to estimate the percent juniper (cedar) consumed by goats on pasture.
- Fecal Sample
- Goats
Commercial Core Testing
Core Test: $150.00 per sample.
- This test determines wool base, vegetable matter base, and average fiber diameter of cored wool bale lots.
Fiber Diameter only (Laserscan): $50.00 per sample
- This test offers the most precise assessments of fiber quality in terms of Mean Fiber Diameter (MFD), Coefficient of Variation (CvD), and Comfort Factor.
Combined Reports: $25.00
Plus, additional $5.00 per lot within the report
