HOW TO READ THE RESULTS CORRECTLY
Interpretation of results
The file with the result of the analysis of the fiber of the tested animal is divided into several parts:
-informations about company,
- information about the sample,
- information about the animal,
- analysis results,
- two charts,
-informations about company,
- information about the sample,
- information about the animal,
- analysis results,
- two charts,
1. Company Information
The field is in the upper left corner. Includes full company name, location, website, contact number, and logo.
2. Sample information
The field is in the upper right corner. It contains the sample number consisting of the order number and the sample ID number, the date of the analysis and the name of the person who performed the analysis.
3. Animal Information
animal name:
Name of the animal from which the sample was taken.
Animal ID:
The chip number of the animal from which the sample was taken.
Age:
Date of birth of the animal from which the sample was taken.
Sex:
The sex of the animal from which the sample was taken.
Breed:
The breed of animal from which the sample was taken.
Color:
The color of the coat of the animal from which the sample was taken.
Body part:
The part of the body from which the sample was taken.
Date sampled:
Date the animal was sampled.
Trim high:
Information whether the analysis was performed in Trim High ON or OFF mode.
Customer:
Name and surname, and optionally the name of the kennel ordering the test.
4. Analysis results
Diameter:
Diameter The fiber diameter of the entire sample, expressed in microns. 1000μm = 1mm; 1 μm = 0.001 mm. The thinner the fibre, the higher the quality of the final product.
SD:
(Standard Deviation) The standard deviation tells us how much the diameter of an individual hair differs from the average of the entire sample. The lower the SD, the smaller the variation in hair thickness and the better their quality. A sample with a low SD is nicer to the touch, more durable and uniform.
CV:
Previously referred to as CVD. CV is the difference between the average sample diameter and the individual hair diameter, expressed in %. For example, if Diameter is 25 μm and SD is 7 μm, CVD will be 28%. ( SD / DIAMETER ) * 100 = %
CE:
Percentage of fibers in the sample larger than the sample average (diameter) by 10 μm.
Comfort factory:
The percentage of fibers in a sample that are equal to or less than 30 μm.
Fibers thicker than 30 μm cause a feeling of “biting” the fiber.
The thinner the fibre, the higher the quality of the final product.
% '<' 15 um :
The percentage of fibers in a sample that are less than 15 μm. The thinner the fibre, the higher the quality of the final product.
Spin fineness:
Spinning quality, expressed in microns (μm).
Curve:
Formerly CRV. Fiber curve related to crimp frequency. The larger the curve, the more crimped the fiber. Expressed in deg/mm.
Length:
Previously SL. Estimated fiber length expressed in millimeters.
Finest from tip:
Otherwise breakpoint. The distance from the tip to the finest point of the sample.
Mean diam ends:
The average diameter of the fiber tips expressed in microns (μm).
Skin diam:
The average diameter of the fibers at the shearing point, expressed in microns (μm).
Min diam:
The narrowest point of the fiber along the sample.
Expressed in microns (μm).
Max diam:
The widest point of the fiber along the sample.
Expressed in microns (μm).
5. Two graphs
A bar graph:
Shows the fiber diameter distribution for the sample.
Line graph:
Shows the change in fiber diameter along the sample, starting from the tip of the bristles and ending at the shearing point.