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On-Farm Micron Testing with Woven Optics

Our guest this week is Vicky Alexandrou, co-founder of Woven Optics.Over the past eight years, Vicky has helped design and build a handheld microscope that lets you measure wool fibre diameter right there in the yards or shed. Instead of waiting for lab results, you clip a small sample, take a few quick images along the staple, and within seconds, the device tells you the mean micron, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, and comfort factor.You can scan the sheep’s ear tag so the data is linked instantly, meaning decisions on classing, culling or breeding can be made on the spot with…

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