AR-News: (Asia) Australian sheep produce record-breaking 'golden fleece'

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

SYDNEY : A flock of pampered Australian sheep have produced the world's 
finest bale of wool, expected to fetch more than a million dollars (US$760,000) at 
auction.

The 90-kilogramme bale is under watch by security guards at a bank vault in 
Brisbane after the Australian Wool Testing Authority last week certified it was 
the first ever measured at 11 microns thick.

The bale's owner, pastoral company Elders, said it was too early to 
accurately gauge the value of the wool, which will most likely be used by a top fashion 
house for ultra-luxury garments.




full story:

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/australasia/view/73660/1/.html 
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