Sources of variation contributing to production and quality attributes of Kyrgyz cashmere in Osh and Naryn provinces: Implications for industry development

McGregor, B. A.; Kerven, Carol; Toigonbaev, S.

doi:10.1016/j.smallrumres.2009.06.008

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“…Similarly in a study with goats in Murghab and Shugnan districts of Pamir region of Tajikistan, it was indicated that 57% of cashmere samples had a fibre diameter of 14.6 to 21 µm (McGregor et al, 2011). Our finding that older goats had coarser cashmere than yearling goats coincides with McGregor et al (2009) who also reported that younger goats of different regions of Osh and Naryn provinces of Kyrgyzstan and of Pamir mountain districts of Tajikistan had significantly lower MFD than older goats. The impact of age could be associated with larger body size and reduced skin follicle density and competition for nutrients enabling the enabling the follicles to increase in size and therefore fibre diameter and therefore fibre diameter of older goats increases.…”

Section: Mean Fiber Diametersupporting

confidence: 87%

“…Breed effect was statistically significant for all traits of cashmere. A large breed effect had also been detected in other cashmere goats (McGregor &Butler, 2008a and2008b;McGregor et al, 2009;McGregor et al, 2011).…”

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confidence: 80%

“…A further 51% of the cashmere was coarser than 18.50 µm (Table 5). A study of McGregor et al (2009) indicated that 42% of cashmere samples tested from Osh and Naryn provinces of Kyrgyzstan had a fibre diameter of 16.0 to 18.0 µm suitable for either knitwear or weaving. A further 30% and 21% of the goat cashmere was between 18.51 to 20.0 and greater than 20.0 µm, respectively.…”

Section: Mean Fiber Diametermentioning

confidence: 99%

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Cashmere Quality of Iranian Goat Breeds

Ansari-Renani¹

2013

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This paper assesses the cashmere quality in different Iranian cashmere goat breeds to determine the scope for improvement of fiber quality. In April 2009 midside cashmere samples were taken from a total of 168 male and female cashmere goats of 1, 2, 3, and 4 yr of age. The goats were randomly chosen from Raeini, Birjandi, and Nadoushan breeds respectively from Kerman, South Khorasan, and Yazd provinces. Cashmere yield (CY) was determined from the percentage of weight of dehaired cashmere to weight of shorn fibre. Cashmere fiber diameter was analyzed using a projection microscope instrument. A general linear model including sex and age as fixed effects and breed as random effect was used to analyze the data and measure the relationships between different cashmere characteristics and fleece attributes. The overall means ± standard deviations were for cashmere yield (CY) 51.4%±1.5%, mean fiber diameter (MFD) 18.7±0.2 µm, coefficient of variation of fiber diameter (CVFD) 19.1%±0.3% and staple length (SL) 42.8±1.6 mm. One year old goats had finer cashmere than older goats. CVFD were higher in males and CY and SL were higher in young animals. Iranian cashmere goat breeds have an excellent SL but are relatively coarse. Given the differences between goats there seems to be substantial scope to improve the commercial value of cashmere

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Section: Mean Fiber Diametersupporting

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2013

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“…The differences have large commercial importance (McGregor et al, 2009). Cashmere from the sampled districts of Osh province had an MFD similar to premium cashmere from China whereas cashmere from Naryn province would be less preferred for traditional hosiery textiles.…”

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“…A sub-set of the samples was tested in a US fibre laboratory. Full results are given inMcGregor et al (2009; see …”

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Cashmere-producing goats in Central Asia and Afghanistan

Kerven¹,

McGregor²,

Toigonbaev³

2009

Anim. Genet. Resour. Inf.

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SummaryIndigenous goats of Central Asia and Afghanistan produce cashmere, the warm undercoat grown annually to protect them from cold winters. Cashmere is appreciated in luxury markets, but there are no efforts to conserve these goats. Commercial assessments of their fibre quality have recently been undertaken. Poorer villagers in the most climatically difficult remote desert and high altitude regions are particularly dependent on raising goats. Villagers in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan started selling raw cashmere mainly to Chinese traders in the 1990s. Afghan producers have been selling cashmere for a longer time. In comparison with China and Mongolia, Central Asian and Afghan producers sell their cashmere unsorted and at relatively low prices. Traders do not offer producers differentiated prices according to quality, but world commercial prices are highly sensitive to quality. Producers thus lose potential value. Summaries are given of tests on the quality of cashmere from samples of 1 592 goats in 67 districts and 221 villages from 2003 to 2008. There are cashmere goats in these sampled districts which produce the finest qualities of cashmere typical of Chinese and Mongolian cashmere. There is impetus to increase the production, commercial value and income for producers from cashmere produced by Central Asian goats.

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Mohair, cashmere and other animal hair fibres

Hunter¹

2020

Handbook of Natural Fibres

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Sources of variation contributing to production and quality attributes of Kyrgyz cashmere in Osh and Naryn provinces: Implications for industry development

Cited by 21 publications

References 15 publications

Cashmere Quality of Iranian Goat Breeds

Cashmere Quality of Iranian Goat Breeds

Cashmere-producing goats in Central Asia and Afghanistan

Mohair, cashmere and other animal hair fibres

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