Razumeev KE, Medvedev AV, Amerkhаnov KhА, Fedorova NE.

Animal Husbandry and Fodder Production. 2025. Vol. 108. No. 4. P. 202-216.

doi:10.33284/2658-3135-108-4-202

Review article

Current issues in the production and processing of domestic semi-coarse and coarse sheep wool

 

Konstantin E Razumeev1, Alexander V Medvedev2, Kharon A Amerkhanov3, Natalyа E Fedorova4

1,2,4A.N. Kosygin Russian State University (Technologies. Design. Art), Moscow, Russia

3Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Moscow Russia

1ker2210@yandex.ru, https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2455-9748

2 24091955@mail/ru, https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8225-2189

3h.amerchanov@yandex.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3626-7316

4fedorova-ne@rguk.ru, https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0273-5938

 

Abstract. This study examines the quality and prospects for processing domestic semi-coarse and coarse sheep wool, which various experts estimate accounts for 30-50% of all raw sheep wool production in the Russian Federation. The paper investigates the dynamics and developmental trends of semi-coarse and coarse wool production within the Russian Federation, along with potential technologies for processing various types of domestic sheep wool. It was found that currently, over 80% of the semi-coarse and coarse sheep wool produced is not optimally utilized in the industry. The technologies presently used in the domestic wool industry for processing this type of wool fail to address this issue adequately. The authors provide recommendations for increasing the demand for domestic semi-coarse and coarse sheep wool by employing methods to extract keratin from the fibrous material, which can then be used in the production of cosmetics, textile fibers, and composite materials.

Keywords: semi-coarse wool sheep, coarse wool sheep, sheep breeds, semi-coarse wool, coarse wool, production and quality of sheep products, wool processing

For citation: Razumeev KE, Medvedev AV, Amerkhаnov KhА, Fedorova NE. Current issues in the production and processing of domestic semi-coarse and coarse sheep wool (review). Animal Husbandry and Fodder Production. 2025;108(4):202-216. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.33284/2658-3135-108-4-202

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Information about the authors:

Konstantin E Razumeev, Dr Sci. (Technical), Professor, Department of Projection and Art Formation  of  Textile  Goods,  A.N. Kosygin Russian State University (Technologies. Design. Art), 1 Malaya Kaluzhskaya Street, Moscow, 119071, Moscow, Russia, office 1517, mobile phone +79268687602.

Alexander V Medvedev, Dr Sci. (Technical), Leading Researcher, A.N. Kosygin Russian State University (Technologies. Design. Art), 1 Malaya Kaluzhskaya Street, Moscow, 119071, Moscow, Russia, office 1517, mobile phone +79057886735.

Kharon A Amerkhanov, Dr. Sci. (Agriculture), Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor of Department of Private Zootechny, Russian State Agrarian University – Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Timiryazev street 51, Moscow, 127434, Moscow, Russia, mobile phone +79037258574.

Natalya E Fedorova, Cand. Sci. (Technical), Associate Professor, Department of Projection and Art Formation  of  Textile  Goods,  A.N. Kosygin Russian State University (Technologies. Design. Art), 1 Malaya Kaluzhskaya Street, Moscow, 119071, Moscow, Russia, mobile phone +79165394904.

The article was submitted 25.10.2025; approved after reviewing 05.12.2025; accepted for publication 15.12.2025.

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