Eٍffect of two combing methods on quantity and quality of cashmere.
2014
Ansari-Renani, Hamid Reza | Salehi, Mhanaz | Seyed Momen, Seyed Mojtaba | Afshar, Majid
The effect of two types of combs on cashmere quantity, quality and combing time was studied on nomadic Raeini cashmere goats in Kerman province. Two groups of 20 goats of 1-4 year old were combed for three times using either a large or a small comb from 4th of April to 5th of May 2012 at two week intervals in early spring when natural fiber shedding had started. Combed cashmere weight, duration of combing, cashmere diameter and quantity were measured for each combing stage. Results indicated that small comb collects more cashmere (31.0 vs. 21.7 g, P0.01) than large combs without affecting cashmere diameter but combing time is higher with small comb (3.75 vs. 2.79 min, P0.01). In the first two combing stages more cashmere was obtained than in the last (28.1, 32.0 and 19.0 g, respectively, P0.01). In conclusion small combs with short rods are preferable since more cashmere can be collected without affecting its diameter. Combing can be justified only if a considerable price premium can be obtained by the farmer from selling combed cashmere. Key words: goat, cashmere, cashmere weight, fiber diameter, combing
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