Initial responses to selection for fibre value and fibre diameter in cashmere goats
The production of cashmere from goats is one of the most promising options for hill sheep farmers wishing to diversify. Not only is cashmere, the down from the secondary hair follicles, a valuable commodity but goats’ grazing preferences can benefit pasture management and ecology. Because no economi...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s1752756200590954 2023-05-15T16:49:34+02:00 Initial responses to selection for fibre value and fibre diameter in cashmere goats Bishop, S.C. Russel, A.J.F. 1995 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1752756200590954 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S1752756200590954 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science volume 1995, page 99-99 ISSN 1752-7562 1752-7570 General Medicine journal-article 1995 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s1752756200590954 2022-04-07T08:58:33Z The production of cashmere from goats is one of the most promising options for hill sheep farmers wishing to diversify. Not only is cashmere, the down from the secondary hair follicles, a valuable commodity but goats’ grazing preferences can benefit pasture management and ecology. Because no economically viable breeds of cashmere bearing goats are indigenous to the UK, goats were imported from Iceland, Siberia, Tasmania and New Zealand and an extensive crossbreeding programme involving these genotypes and native feral goats was undertaken to produce genotypes suitable to Scottish conditions (Bishop and Russel, 1994). At the completion of this crossbreeding programme the best means of continued improvement of the existing cashmere goat population was considered to be selection for genetic merit, based on an index combining traits of economic importance. This paper summarises responses to the first two years of this selection. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Siberia Cambridge University Press (via Crossref) New Zealand Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science 1995 99 99 |
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The production of cashmere from goats is one of the most promising options for hill sheep farmers wishing to diversify. Not only is cashmere, the down from the secondary hair follicles, a valuable commodity but goats’ grazing preferences can benefit pasture management and ecology. Because no economically viable breeds of cashmere bearing goats are indigenous to the UK, goats were imported from Iceland, Siberia, Tasmania and New Zealand and an extensive crossbreeding programme involving these genotypes and native feral goats was undertaken to produce genotypes suitable to Scottish conditions (Bishop and Russel, 1994). At the completion of this crossbreeding programme the best means of continued improvement of the existing cashmere goat population was considered to be selection for genetic merit, based on an index combining traits of economic importance. This paper summarises responses to the first two years of this selection. |
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Initial responses to selection for fibre value and fibre diameter in cashmere goats |
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Initial responses to selection for fibre value and fibre diameter in cashmere goats |
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Initial responses to selection for fibre value and fibre diameter in cashmere goats |
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Initial responses to selection for fibre value and fibre diameter in cashmere goats |
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Initial responses to selection for fibre value and fibre diameter in cashmere goats |
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initial responses to selection for fibre value and fibre diameter in cashmere goats |
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