| Abstract | Smatra se da čovjek koristi vunu već oko 10 000 god., tj. od doba kada je pripitomio ovcu. Najprije se rabilo krzno, a zatim se runo prerađivalo metodom filcanja. Prerada vune metodom predenja razvijena je 400. g. pr. Kr. u Babilonu, a svoj vrhunac imala je dopremom merino ovca u Rim. Od tada počinje izvoz merino ovaca po svim kontinentima. Vuna ima veliku važnost i koristi se u razne svrhe: kao izolacijski materijal, gnojivo te sirovina u modnoj, farmaceutskoj i kozmetičkoj industriji. Neki od najvećih proizvođača vune u svijetu su Kina, Australija, Novi Zeland, Turska itd. U Hrvatskoj je proizvodnja vrlo skromna te vuna većinom predstavlja ekološki problem i većina uzgajivača ne vidi njenu korist i smatra ju otpadom. Ovim završnim radom nastoji se prikazati vunu kao korisnu sirovinu koja uzgajivačima ne bi trebala predstavljati otpad već bitan proizvod koji treba znati iskoristiti. Iako naše autohtone pasmine daju grubu vunu slabe kvalitete, ta se vuna može iskoristiti u izradi prekrivača, obuće, madraca, tepiha i ostalih grubljih predmeta. Uz financijsku pomoć države i volju uzgajivača, vuna može biti od velikog gospodarskoj značaja i jedan od dodatnih izvora prihoda. |
| Abstract (english) | It is believed that man has been using wool for about 10,000 years, i.e. from the time when he domesticated the sheep. First, fur was used, and then fleece was processed using the felting method. The processing of wool using the spinning method developed in 400 BC. in Babylon, and it had its peak when the merino sheep was delivered to Rome. After that the export of merino sheep to all continents begins. Wool has great importance and is used for various purposes; insulating material, fertilizer and raw material in the fashion, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry. Some of the largest producers of wool in the world are namely China, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, etc. In Croatia, production is very modest, and wool mostly represents an ecological problem, and most sheep breeders do not see its benefit and consider it waste. This final paper tries to show wool as a useful raw material that should not represent waste to sheep breeders, but an important product that should be utilized. Although our autochthonous breeds produce coarse wool of poor quality, this wool can be used to make blankets, shoes, mattresses, carpets and other coarser items. With the financial assistance of the state and the will of growers, wool can be of great economic importance and one of the sources of income. |
