Some cashmere characteristics of German Fawn x Hair goat (B1) crossbreds and Shami (Damascus) goats of the Eastern Mediterranean region

KESKİN M., Biçer O., GÜL S.

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, cilt.31, sa.3, ss.203-206, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.203-206
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cashmere, German Fawn x Hair goat (B1) crossbreds, Shami goat
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.