Some cashmere characteristics of German Fawn x Hair goat (B1) crossbreds and Shami (Damascus) goats of the Eastern Mediterranean region
Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, vol.31, no.3, pp.203-206, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 31 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2007
- Journal Name: Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.203-206
- Keywords: Cashmere, German Fawn x Hair goat (B1) crossbreds, Shami goat
- Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
This study was carried out with Damascus (Shami) goats and German Fawn x Hair goat (B1) crossbreds at Mustafa Kemal University. Animals were housed in semi-open sheds under semi-intensive conditions. Both groups were fed 600 g/head per day of concentrate and grazed in a pasture during lactation. Moulted cashmere was harvested by combing in February, March, and April, 2005, at 14-day intervals. The dimensions of cashmere fibres were determined by measuring 25 cashmere fibres from each goat using a Visopan microscope; fibre length was measured with a ruler. Mean diameter and length of cashmere for Shami and the crossbreds was calculated as 13.5 ± 0.1 μm and 18.3 ± 0.2 cm, and 12.6 ± 0.1 μm and 18.5 ± 0.2 cm, respectively. Results also revealed that both diameter and length of cashmere showed considerable variation for both genotypes across the moulting days during the season. © TÜBİTAK.