SUMMARY Fourty Corriedale hogget ewes were mantained under indoors conditions, receiveing diferentiated feeding during a three month period. After it was finished, mid-side wool samples were analysed in yours yolk content and scoured wool colour. The treatments were: Rhodes hay (cloris gayana) + com grain, Rhodes hay (Medicago sativa) + sorghum grain and Lucerne hay + sorghum grain that differed in the carotenoids contents: zeaxantin, " zero or control group" and lutein, respectively. These diets kept 11% of CP and 65% of TDN. Within the characteristics that differed among the feeding treatments, the suint colour, brightness and scoured wool colour showed characteristic values of more yellow woois in the lutein treatment. The conclusion that in Corriedale it was observed more yellow wools with Lucerne hay must be confirmed with other breeds.
feeding carotenoids; scoured wool colour
