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     .:: Morehouse Farm Merino ::.       Frequently Asked Questions .. ...
Merino is one of the oldest breeds of sheep.
Merino wool is the finest and softest wool grown by sheep.
Superfine Merino wool is 16 or 17 micron, and ultrafine is 13 to 15 micron.
www.morehousefarm.com /F-A-Qs   (389 words)

  
 Merino Wool Yarn | Merino Wool Knitting Yarn
The merino is not commonly bred in the United Kingdom, as the humidity engenders wool rot and cotting (matting which is caused by movement of the fleece relative to the sheep).
The merino appears to have originated from the crossing of Spanish with Berber sheep breeds in the 14th and 15th centuries.
The so-called "American merino", the Delaine, the Vermont and the Rambouillet, are well-known derivative breeds in the United States.
www.fabulousyarn.com /merino_wool_yarn.shtml   (859 words)

  
 Breeding
During the 18th and 19th centuries, when the world was being actively colonized by humans and their domestic animals, merinos were exported to both America and Australia, thereby geographically dividing the merino gene pool.
Traditionally, the American merino breeder had an easily accessible domestic market to sell lamb; he received more money for his lambs than he did for his wool so he selected his merino for lamb production over wool production.
The goal is to breed an animal that has the excellence of the Australian merino in the wool it produces and the efficiency of the American merino in the lamb it produces.
catskill-merino.com /breeding.html   (611 words)

  
 Beatriz Merino to speak   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Merino now serves as a senior specialist in the Public Sector at the World Bank, based in Washington, D.C. She specializes in the areas of tax administration and policy, state reform, customs, the modernization of government agencies and the strengthening of Latin American congresses.
Merino also is widely recognized for her expertise and work with women's issues.
Merino received a law degree from the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in 1970 and completed postgraduate studies on taxation at the London School of Economics in 1972.
www.news.cornell.edu /stories/Aug05/Merino.visit.fac.html   (385 words)

  
 Save the Sheep! > American Eagle Takes a Stand Against Cruelty to Australian Lambs
The retailer-led movement to reform the Australian wool industry is rapidly gaining momentum, with retail giant American Eagle Outfitters pledging to not purchase Australian merino wool until mulesing mutilations of lambs and live sheep exports end.
American Eagle’s compassionate decision to not use Australian merino wool until mulesing and live exports end sends a powerful message to the Australian wool industry that cruelty to animals will not be tolerated.
American Eagle joins a fast-growing list of retailers and fashion designers—including Abercrombie and Fitch, Timberland, Indigenous Designs,and Limited Brands in the U.S. and New Look and George in the U.K.—that have pledged to not use Australian merino wool until mulesing and live exports end.
www.savethesheep.com /f-AmericanEagle.asp   (603 words)

  
  Los Angeles International Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On May 25, 1979, American Airlines Flight 191, a McDonnell-Douglas DC-10, dropped an engine during takeoff and crashed while en route to Los Angeles from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, killing all 271 passengers and crew on board and two people on the ground.
On October 2, 1996, AeroPeru Flight 603, a Boeing 757 en route to LAX from Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport in Santiago, Chile, via Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima, Peru, crashed in the waters of the Pacific Ocean.
Three of the flights hijacked during the September 11, 2001 Attacks -- American Airlines Flight 11 (WTC North Tower), American Airlines Flight 77 (Pentagon), and United Airlines Flight 175 (WTC South Tower) -- were bound for LAX.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Los_Angeles_International_Airport   (3451 words)

  
 MERINO - Online Information article about MERINO
Lincoln, Leicesters, Shropshires and other breeds, with the result of improving the quality of the mutton while sacrificing to some extent that of the wool.
Paris, to which it was imported towards the end of the 18th See also:
Originally it was restricted to denote the wool of the merino sheep reared in Spain, but owing to the superiority of the wools grown on merino sheep and shipped from See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /MEC_MIC/MERINO.html   (587 words)

  
 merino. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.
Any of a breed of sheep, originally from Spain, having long fine wool.
A soft lightweight fabric made originally of merino wool but now of any fine wool.
www.bartleby.com /61/0/M0230000.html   (123 words)

  
 American & Delaine Merino Record Association in Farm World -- Associations Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
American & Delaine Merino Record Association in Farm World -- Associations Directory
American & Delaine Merino Record Association in Farm World
The place to start your search for registered breed stock or for additional information about this wonderful breed is the American and Delaine-Merino Record Association (ADMRA).
www.farmworld.com /assn/aa009499.html   (67 words)

  
 Cheese, Specialty Food, Gourmet Gift Baskets, Cheese Gifts: igourmet
Made only from milk taken from Merino sheep, this cheese has a straw-yellow colored rind covering a buttery interior with few holes.
Made from the milk of Merino sheep, the milk is curdled after coagulation provoked by the thistle.
Serpa, a raw sheep's milk cheese from the Alentejo region of Portugal, is considered to be the most famous traditional cheese from this region.
www.igourmet.com /shoppe/shoppe.asp?cat=1&subcat=Portugal   (1440 words)

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