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Satish Serial Publishing House Handbook of Wool Processing and Marketing by Talukdar Suman Tanbir Ahmad Devendra Kumar & Sagar Chand
The book entitled “Handbook ofWool Processing andMarketing” covers most of the information pertaining to wool production, processing and marketing in concise manner. The wool fiber is valued as an economic produce obtained from animals like sheep, goat, rabbit, camel etc. and has a positive impact on Indian agriculture. India is bestowed with third largest sheep population in the world and produces huge amount of wool every year. The wool sector of India is export oriented and the woolen carpets have maximum share of woolen products exported out of India. Government of India has also taken many initiatives to improve quality of woolen products and country’s competitiveness in globalmarket, which indicates the significance of wool industry in our country. For the holistic growth of this industry, scientific knowledge of wool production, processing, handling, and marketing is absolutely essential. With this perspective, this book will satisfy the needs of both academicians and industry people. It covers the complete syllabus of Processing and Marketing of Wool and Wool Science Unit prescribed by Indian Council of Agricultural Research for M.V.Sc. in Livestock Products Technology and the Veterinary Council of India for B.V.Sc. & A.H. programme. Besides, this book is going to be useful for both undergraduate and post graduate students ofWool Science & Technology and Textile Engineering. There are total 18 Chapters spread over 120 pages, dealing with the Status and prospects of wool industry, Wool types and their uses, Growth and molecular structure of wool fiber, Physical and chemical properties of wool, Grading of wool, Characteristics of speciality hair fibres and their uses, Factors influencing the quality of wool, Principles and steps involved in the processing of wool and speciality hair fibres, Impurities in wool and their removal, Defects in wool etc. Students preparing for the NET, ARS, and other competitive exams may find the information in this book to be of great use.