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Wool Testing Information

Commercial Testing – The Bill Sims Wool and Mohair Research Laboratory in Texas is now accepting commercial core samples for testing; please contact the Lab before sending samples. Samples may also be sent to the New Zealand Wool Testing Authority (NZWTA).

Individual Fleece Testing- please find a full list of wool testing laboratories in the U.S. below.

Research & Testing

The lists provided on this site are offered for the convenience of users for informational purposes only and are not intended as an endorsement or recommendation.

Please contact us if you would like to be listed in this directory.

Montana Wool Laboratory
Montana State University
PO Box 172900
Bozeman, MT 59717-2900
Phone: 406-994-2100
Website: animalrange.montana.edu/facilities/woollab.html

University of Nevada, Reno Extension
Gary McCuin 
Great Basin Research and Extension Center Director
461 South Main Street
Eureka, NV 89316
Phone: 775-237-6134
Fax: 775-237-6135
Email: gmccuin@unr.edu

Hettinger Research Extension Center 
Christopher Schauer, Ph.D. 
North Dakota State University
PO Box 1377
Hettinger, ND 58639
Phone:701-567-4323
Fax: 701-567-4327
Email: Christopher.schauer@ndsu.edu 
Website: www.ag.ndsu.edu/HettingerREC

USDA / ARS / NAA / ERRC 
Jeanette Cardamone, Ph.D. 
Research Leader
600 E Mermaid Lane
Wyndmoor, PA 19038U.S. Department of Agriculture…USDA
Agricultural Research Service…ARS
North Atlantic Area…NAA
Eastern Regional Research Center…ERRC
Phone: 215-233-6580
Fax: 215-233-6795
Email: jan.cardamone@ars.usda.gov 
Website: www.ars.usda.gov/naa/errc

Bill Simms Wool & Mohair Research Laboratory
7887 U.S. Highway 87 North
San Angelo, TX 76901-9714
Phone: 325-657-7348
Email: vamsh.appareddygudam@ag.tamu.edu
Website: https://sanangelo.tamu.edu/bsl/

Wasatch Wool Labs
7037 High Tech Dr.
Midvale, UT 84047
Phone: 801-940-1436
Email: admin@wasatchwool.com
Website: http://Wasatchwoollabs.com/

University of Wyoming
Dr. Whit Stewart
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-5374
Email: whit.stewart@uwyo.edu

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