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Crossbreeding and selection for fibre traits in cashmere goats

Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972), 1993
The agricultural industry in the UK is under increasing pressure to diversify its forms of production. One of the potentially most viable options suited to hill and upland farms is the production of cashmere, the fine undercoat produced by down bearing goats. Currently no breed of cashmere goat exists in the U.K.
S.C. Bishop, A.J.F. Russel
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Effect of a cashmere breeding program on fibre length traits

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 2005
Two cashmere goat breed lines were selected, over a 5-year period, for increased mean cashmere weight (Value line; V) or reduced mean cashmere diameter (Fine line; F) and were compared with a group bred randomly (Control; C). The mean staple length of V animals increased from 42.2 to 52.0 mm (P < 0.001) between Years 1 and 5 and by Year 5 it was
H. Redden, D. Robson, S. M. Rhind
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Correlations between serum mineral content and cashmere traits in Raeini goats

Animal Production Science, 2017
It has been long established that the right balance in trace elements is required to ensure animal health and optimal growth. Hair is particularly rich in trace elements such as sulfur and it has been proposed that the quality of fibres derived from hair may be influenced by the amount of trace elements present.
M. Shamsaddini Bafti, M. Salehi, S. M. Seyeed Moumen, M. Ezatkhah   +3 more
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Genetic parameters of production traits of Inner Mongolia cashmere goats in China

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, 2002
SummaryData on raw cashmere weight and bodyweight traits for 7102 animals with 11 415 observations, from 1988 to 2000, were analysed. Genetic parameters of cashmere weight (CW), fibre length (FL), fibre diameter (FD) and live bodyweight (LBW) were estimated using a restricted maximum likelihood (REML) methodology applied to a multivariate animal model.
Zhou, H.M., Allain, Daniel, D., Li, J.Q., Zhang, W.G., Yu, X.C.   +4 more
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Inbreeding and its effects on fleece traits of Inner Mongolia cashmere goats

Small Ruminant Research, 2015
Abstract The objective of the present study was to evaluate the level of inbreeding and its effects on fleece traits in Inner Mongolia cashmere goats. Data of 36,901 records for 23 year (1990–2012), collected from the breeding flock of Inner Mongolia cashmere goats maintained at the Arbas stock farm, were used in the analyses. The traits studied were
Shengchao Dai, Caixia Wang, Zhiying Wang, Zhixin Wang, Yanjun Zhang, Qing Na, Jinquan Li, Ruijun Wang   +7 more
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Inbreeding and its effects on some economic traits in Raeini cashmere goats

Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science, 2003
The Breeding Center of Raeini (BCR) cashmere goats was established in 1965 in Kerman province, with a base population of 120, 8 and 42 does, bucks, and kids respectively. Some new animals have been introduced to the BCR population in some periods of time, and selected males have been sold out to the local breeders each year.
M. Moradi-Shaharbabak, A. Mohammadi, S. R. Miraei-Ashtiani   +2 more
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Estimation of genetic parameters for fleece traits in yearling Inner Mongolia Cashmere goats

Small Ruminant Research, 2013
Abstract The objective of this study was to determine the genetic parameters and variance components of the economically important fleece traits staple fineness (SF), staple length (SL), fiber diameter (FD) and fiber length (FL) in yearling Inner Mongolia Cashmere goats (IMWC).
Zhiying Wang, Ruijun Wang, Wenguang Zhang, Zhixin Wang, Pengyu Wang, Hui Liu, Lixia Gao, Kun Bai, Ruiqiang Meng, Juan Zhou, Yanjun Zhang, Jinquan Li   +11 more
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Heritabilities of, and correlations between, faecal egg counts and cashmere traits in goats

Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science, 2000
In animal production significant losses occur due to parasitism (Coop et al. 1985). The classic means of treating animals against parasites is with anthelminthic drugs. However, the recent years resistance to anthelminthic drugs has become a major problem in many countries.
D. Vagenas, S.C. Bishop, F. Jackson, M. Merchant, A.J.F. Russel   +4 more
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Estimating non-genetic and genetic parameters of pre-weaning growth traits in Raini Cashmere goat

Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2011
Data and pedigree information used in the present study were 3,022 records of kids obtained from the breeding station of Raini goat. The studied traits were birth weight (BW), weaning weight (WW), average daily gain from birth to weaning (ADG) and Kleiber ratio at weaning (KR).
Arsalan, Barazandeh, Sadrollah Molaei, Moghbeli, Mahmood, Vatankhah, Mohammadreza, Mohammadabadi   +3 more
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Influence of Maternal Genetic Effect on Genetic Parameter Es-timates of Production Traits of Cashmere Goat

HEREDITAS, 2006
The derivative-free restricted maximum likelihood (DFREML) method was used to compare the differences of genetic parameter estimates of Inner Mongolian Cashmere Goats under two models, which differ in whether maternal genetic effect is taken into account. The differences between the two models were, tested by likelihood ratio test.
Jun-Yan, Bai, Jin-Quan, Li, Xiao-Ping, Jia, Qin, Zhang, Er-Ji, Dao   +4 more
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