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Fine-wool merino rams in Xinjiang. Professor John Longworth inspects merino rams at the former Chabuchaer Ram Breeding Station in Xinjiang located in Yili Prefecture near the border with Kazakhstan. This breeding station or stud has now become part of the Merino Company discussed in Chapter 8. Despite the lengthy efforts to develop Chinese fine-wool production (Chapter 8), the Chinese wool textile industry still relies heavily on imported wool