Useful Links

Education

Do you wish to learn about wool and sheep? The University of New England offers campus or distance learning enrolments:

• UNE Wool Science

The Woolmark Company (Australian Wool Innovation) provides on-line courses and resources:

• Woolmark Learning Centre , a thorough journey into wool, from fibre to fashion. At completion of the Wool Appreciation course you can gain your own Wool Appreciation Badge from Credly. This can be displayed on your own digital professional portfolio such as Linkedin!
• Wool Introductory Course, 25-minute-high level marketing/educative piece.

Australian Correspondence School offers distance education by correspondence.

• ACS Distance Education – Sheep

Researchers

• Livestock Library
• Journal of Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding

General Information

You may also like to visit these wool & sheep related web sites:

• CRC for Sheep Industry Innovation
• Australian Wool Innovation
• The Woolmark Company
• Wool Industries Australia Inc
• Australian Wool Industries Secretariat
• Learn About Wool
• Merino Wool – Wool Fashion
• WoolProducers Australia
• Australian Society of Animal Production
• Australian Wool Testing Authority Ltd
  • Australian Wool Testing Authority Ltd Analytics
• Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics
• American Sheep Industry Association
• UK College of Agriculture Sheep Research & Education
• Wools of New Zealand
• CSIRO
  • Food and Agriculture
  • Environment
• South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)
• NSW Department of Primary Industries
• Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA)
• Sheep Producers Australia
• International Wool Textile Organisation
  • IWTOCHANNEL

Sheep CRC Archive

Sheep CRC Archive 2001-2019

Sheep CRC on YouTube (The Sheep CRC’s short videos on all aspects of its wool innovation program).

Sheep Industry CRC Participants

The Sheep Industry CRC was wound up as of 30th June 2020.

Participating universities in the CRC for Sheep Industry Innovation were:

• Deakin University
• Murdoch University
• The University of New England
• University of Tasmania
• University of Western Australia

Other participants in the CRC for Sheep Industry Innovation were:

• Alflex
• Australian Meat Processor Corporation
• Australian Wool Innovation
• Australian Wool Testing Authority Ltd
• CSIRO
• Department of Agriculture & Food, WA
• Department of Primary Industries Victoria
• Department of Employment, Economic Development & Innovation (Department now split into subunits)
• Holmes Sackett
• Meat & Livestock Australia
• Meridian Agriculture
• NSW Department of Trade & Investment, Regional Infrastructure & Services
• South Australian Research & Development Institute
• Sheep Producers Australia (formerly Sheep Meat Council of Australia)
• WoolProducers Australia

For Schools

Here are some links for schools that use this site. The “Environment” section is not directly about wool, but the schools and children who use these links are invited to explore Woolwise and learn about wool. Wool is a sustainable and environmentally friendly fibre. Wool is biodegradable. Wool has natural attributes that make it superior to man-made fibres.

Wool and Sheep

• • AWI Learn About Wool Website
  • Wool on YouTube (Australian Wool Innovation’s short videos on all aspects of wool in Australia).
  • Sheep CRC on YouTube (The Sheep CRC’s short videos on all aspects of its wool innovation program).
  • Ollies Island (development of this material was part funded by AWET).

Measurement Systems

• • History of Measurement Courtesy of Amy and Courtney via On-line Learning Haven
  • Measurement in the Wool Industry – Future Requirements
  • Fundamental Principles of Fibre Fineness Measurement
  • Research Papers about Measurement of Wool Quality

Environment

• • For information on environment projects in Australia, click here.
  • Check out Wool & the Environment (courtesy IWTO)
  • Find general non-wool and sheep related links here.