Hair specimen: Capra hircus (Goat): Hair from study skin
Most diagnostic features for this species:
1. Medulla a distinctive honeycomb lattice, found only in goats and deer. 2. Primary guard hairs have dumb-bell shaped cross section.
Sample
Description: Range of hairs from adult study skin
Sample origin: Brunner and Coman 1974 "The identification of mammalian hair". Melbourne, Australia: Inkata Press
Hair profile
General shape:
Length (mm): maximum 100
Maximum diameter observed (μm): 210
Colour:
Microscopic features
Citation
Lowe B, Wehi PM. 2017. New Zealand hair identification factsheets: Goat: Hair from study skin
www.landcareresearch.co.nz/hair-identification
Accessed: 28 April 2024