9HWHULQDU\ -RXUQDO RI 5HSXEOLF RI 6USVND %DQMD /XND 9RO ;,; 1R – 0ODüR HW DO 0LFURVFRSLF H[DPLQDWLRQ RI ZRRO ILEHUV LQ 3UDPHQND IRU WKH TXDOLW\ FODVVLILFDWLRQ RI UDZ ZRRO 290 '2, 9(7-(10 Original scientific paper 0,&526&23,& (;$0,1$7,21 2) :22/ ),%(56 ,1 35$0(1.$ )25 7+( 48$/,7< &/$66,),&$7,21 2) 5$: :22/ 1DGåLGD 0/$û2 $PHOD .$7,&$ 9HOLMD .$7,&$ $OPLUD 62)7,û 9HGDG â$.,û 9HOLGD û87$+,-$ 3DPHOD %(-',û 1HGåDG +$'ä,20(529,û -DVPLQ .$7,&$ 1 Veterinary Faculty University of Sarajevo, Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Zmaja od Bosne 90, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 Veterinary Faculty, University of Sarajevo, Department of Animal Science, Zmaja od Bosne 90, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 Veterinary Faculty, University of Sarajevo, Department of Food and Nutrition of Domestic Animals, Zmaja od Bosne 90, 7100 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina *Corresponding author: nadzida.mlaco@yahoo.com $EVWUDFW In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, as well as in most Balkan countries, wool is a major environmental problem. After sheep shearing, farmers usually leave the wool at the shear sites, providing poorly degradable organic waste. The purchase price of such untreated wool is as low as its quality. By this research, we have tried to draw attention, from another aspect, to the quality of wool fibers of certain parts of the body, which is ultimately very important in the textile industry and in the selection of wool for further processing. The cuticle is made from corn- fied cells, flakes, located on the surface of wool fibers. One of the significant roles of the cuticle is the protective. Namely, the cuticle protects the wool fibers from various external factors, whether mechanical or physic-chemical (such as ammonia evaporation in poorly maintained facilities, etc.), which can damage the fleece and thus make it less quality. We have found some differences in the flakes position and shape in the wool fibers we investigated, depending on part of the body from which they were sampled. However, by microscopic analyses of samples taken from the root of the tail, we have found that the flakes were much smaller and finer in structure than the arrange- ment and appearance of the cornified flakes from the rump. In this study, we have compared the appearance and arrangement of flakes of cuticle, which is very important in assessing the quality of wool and its further use as a raw material. .H\ ZRUGV Dubska and Pivska pramenka, industry, wool fiber, cuticle 8'.