Cashmere production from Scottish Cashmere kids and crossbreed Scottish Cashmere x Jonica kids

This study is part of a much wider research programme to evaluate the possibility of producing valuable textile fibres, such as cashmere, from goat breeds reared in Italy. In order to achieve this, we have used crossbreeding. The first stage of the programme consisted of evaluating cashmere producti...

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Veröffentlicht in:Italian journal of animal science 2009-01, Vol.8 (4), p.647-662
Hauptverfasser: Celi, Raffaele, Toteda, Francesco, Facciolongo, Anna Maria, Zarrilli, Antonia, Marsico, Giuseppe
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Zusammenfassung:This study is part of a much wider research programme to evaluate the possibility of producing valuable textile fibres, such as cashmere, from goat breeds reared in Italy. In order to achieve this, we have used crossbreeding. The first stage of the programme consisted of evaluating cashmere production in F 1 kids obtained by crossing white-haired Jonica does, which have no secondary fibres, with Scottish Cashmere bucks. The trial lasted one year starting in March 2007, and took place in the Department of Animal Production of the University of Bari (Italy). We used 14 male kids: 7 Scottish Cashmere (SC group), and 7 F 1 (SC x J group) derived from crossing Scottish Cashmere bucks with does of the Jonica breed, commonly reared in southern Italy. All the parameters considered (live weight, number and active percentage of primary and secondary follicles, S/P ratio, patch weight, growth and length of guard hair and down, yield, down production and diameter, blood protein and T 3 and T 4 ) were significantly influenced (P
ISSN:1828-051X
1594-4077
1828-051X
DOI:10.4081/ijas.2009.647