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or fourth month of fetal life and are entirely shed either
before or shortly after birth. During the first few months of
infancy there grow fine, short, unpigmented hairs called down
hair, or vellus. Vellus covers every part of the body except the
palms of the hands, the soles of the feet, undersurfaces of the
fingers and toes, and a few other places. At and following
puberty, this hair... specialty hair fibre ...properties are
similar to those of wool. The animal is usually covered with two
types of fibre. An outer coat of shiny, stiff guard hairs
affords protection from the elements. The undercoat, or down,
composed of short, fine, soft fibre, provides insulation against
heat and cold. Short, coarse, brittle hairs, called kemp, may be
intermingled with both types of fibre. Separation of the
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