This document provides a 3-paragraph summary of the development of wool follicles and fibers:
- Wool follicles first appear in the basal layer of the epidermis during the second month of gestation as this layer thickens and grows down into the dermis, forming a plug of cell tissues that becomes the wool follicle. Accessory structures like sebaceous and sudoriferous glands also develop.
- The lower end of the plug bulbous and the base turns inward to form the papilla, containing actively dividing cells that elongate to form the wool fiber and inner root sheath. The orientation of the papilla gives the follicle a golf club shape and influences fiber crimpiness.
CLASS PRESENTATION ON
DEVELOPMETOF WOOL
Suggested by-Dr. S. K. Bharti Presented by- Yash Kumar Awasthi
DEPARTMENT OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SCIENCE & ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
UTTAR PRADESH PANDIT DEEN DAYAL UPADHYAYA PASHU CHIKITSA VIGYAN
VISHWAVIDYALAYA EVAM GO ANUSANDHAN SANSTHAN MATHURA
2.
Development of woolfollicle / fibre
Mature fleece is produced by wool follicle
Basal layer of the epidermis crucial in wool follicle formation
Follicles appear in the second month of gestation
Epidermis
Basal layer
Dermis
Development
of Wool
Basal layerthickens and Grows down into the dermis
Forms a plug of cell tissues . The plug forms the wool
follicle and accessory structures
Plug further moves downwards
Two out-growths appear on the same side; sebaceous
and sudoriferous glands
Lower end of bulb becomes bulbous
Base of bulb turns inwards and forms dome like
structure containing actively dividing cells, this is
called papilla.
Cells in the papilla divide and elongate to form wool
fibre and the inner root sheath
5.
Development
of Wool
Follicleshave shape of a golf club because the papilla is
derived towards the side of the follicles
Orientation of the papilla and shape of the follicle are
connected to the crimpiness and waviness of the fibre
In a mature follicle the bulb region proliferates and
organises to the Outer Root Sheath and Inner Root
Sheath
The ORS forms the cuticle of the fibre whereas the IRS
forms the cortex of the fibre
6.
Follicles in theunborn are arranged in a group of 3
Follicles forming the trio are primary follicles
Each trio is associated with accessory structure
sebaceous gland, sweat gland and arrector muscle
Sweat glands(suderiferous gland) apocrine type
Sweat gland secretions suint
Sebaceous gland wool wax
Yolk suint + wool wax
Follicular Arrangement
on the Skin
.
Primary follicles producecoarse fibres whereas Secondary follicles
produce fine (merino type) fibres
Arrector muscle – Attachment
Lower end Follicle
Upper end Basal layer
9.
*New follicles calledsecondary
follicles appear in association
with primary follicles
*Secondary follicles are present
on the upper side of the primary
follicle and lack arrector muscles.
* Sebaceous glands associated
with secondary follicles are
smaller than those associated
with primary follicles.
* The S:P ratio i.e. Secondary:
Primary dictates types of fleece
produced.
Follicular
Arrangement
on the Skin