Observations on the efficiency of using different cashmere combs
The effect of using small or large cashmere combs on cashmere harvest, cashmere quality and combing time was studied on Raeini cashmere goats in nomadic goat breeding systems of the Iranian province of Kerman. Two groups of 20 goats of different ages were combed with either a large or a small comb,...
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| author | Ansari-Renani, Hamid R. Mueller, Joaquin Pablo Rischkowsky, Barbara Seyed Momend, S.M. Ehsani, M. Moradi, Sepehr |
| author_browse | Ansari-Renani, Hamid R. Ehsani, M. Moradi, Sepehr Mueller, Joaquin Pablo Rischkowsky, Barbara Seyed Momend, S.M. |
| author_facet | Ansari-Renani, Hamid R. Mueller, Joaquin Pablo Rischkowsky, Barbara Seyed Momend, S.M. Ehsani, M. Moradi, Sepehr |
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| description | The effect of using small or large cashmere combs on cashmere harvest, cashmere quality and combing time was studied on Raeini cashmere goats in nomadic goat breeding systems of the Iranian province of Kerman. Two groups of 20 goats of different ages were combed with either a large or a small comb, three times with intervals of 2 weeks in early spring when natural fiber shedding has started. Combed cashmere weight, duration of combing, fiber diameter, and down yield were measured. A sample of combed cashmere was analyzed using a Laserscan instrument. A general linear model including type of comb, stage of combing and age of goat was fitted to analyze the data. Small combs collect more cashmere (31.0 vs. 21.7 g, P < 0.01) than large combs without affecting down yield or down fiber diameter (P > 0.05) but combing time is higher (3.75 vs. 2.79 min, P < 0.01). In the first two combing sessions much more cashmere was obtained than in the last (28.1, 32.0 and 19.0 g, respectively, P < 0.01), but the weight of total combed cashmere was much less than typical shorn fleece weights. Combing can be justified only if a considerable price premium can be obtained from selling combed cashmere instead of selling shorn cashmere, or if the combed cashmere is used to add value on-farm. If this is the case, small combs with short rods are preferable since more cashmere can be collected without affecting its quality |
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| spelling | INTA16752017-11-21T15:25:03Z Observations on the efficiency of using different cashmere combs Ansari-Renani, Hamid R. Mueller, Joaquin Pablo Rischkowsky, Barbara Seyed Momend, S.M. Ehsani, M. Moradi, Sepehr Cashmere Quality Wool Goats Cachemira Calidad Lana Caprinos Peines The effect of using small or large cashmere combs on cashmere harvest, cashmere quality and combing time was studied on Raeini cashmere goats in nomadic goat breeding systems of the Iranian province of Kerman. Two groups of 20 goats of different ages were combed with either a large or a small comb, three times with intervals of 2 weeks in early spring when natural fiber shedding has started. Combed cashmere weight, duration of combing, fiber diameter, and down yield were measured. A sample of combed cashmere was analyzed using a Laserscan instrument. A general linear model including type of comb, stage of combing and age of goat was fitted to analyze the data. Small combs collect more cashmere (31.0 vs. 21.7 g, P < 0.01) than large combs without affecting down yield or down fiber diameter (P > 0.05) but combing time is higher (3.75 vs. 2.79 min, P < 0.01). In the first two combing sessions much more cashmere was obtained than in the last (28.1, 32.0 and 19.0 g, respectively, P < 0.01), but the weight of total combed cashmere was much less than typical shorn fleece weights. Combing can be justified only if a considerable price premium can be obtained from selling combed cashmere instead of selling shorn cashmere, or if the combed cashmere is used to add value on-farm. If this is the case, small combs with short rods are preferable since more cashmere can be collected without affecting its quality Fil: Ansari-Renani, Hamid R. Animal Science Research Institute; Irán Fil: Mueller, Joaquin Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Rischkowsky, Barbara. International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas; Etiopía Fil: Seyed Momend, S.M. Agriculture and Natural Resources Research Center; Irán Fil: Ehsani, M. Agriculture and Natural Resources Research Center; Irán Fil: Moradi, Sepehr. University of Zanjan. Agriculture College. Animal Science Department; Irán 2017-11-06T13:09:17Z 2017-11-06T13:09:17Z 2013-09 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1675 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921448813002216 0921-4488 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2013.06.013 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Small Ruminant Research 114 (2–3) : 220-224 (September 2013) |
| spellingShingle | Cashmere Quality Wool Goats Cachemira Calidad Lana Caprinos Peines Ansari-Renani, Hamid R. Mueller, Joaquin Pablo Rischkowsky, Barbara Seyed Momend, S.M. Ehsani, M. Moradi, Sepehr Observations on the efficiency of using different cashmere combs |
| title | Observations on the efficiency of using different cashmere combs |
| title_full | Observations on the efficiency of using different cashmere combs |
| title_fullStr | Observations on the efficiency of using different cashmere combs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Observations on the efficiency of using different cashmere combs |
| title_short | Observations on the efficiency of using different cashmere combs |
| title_sort | observations on the efficiency of using different cashmere combs |
| topic | Cashmere Quality Wool Goats Cachemira Calidad Lana Caprinos Peines |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1675 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921448813002216 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2013.06.013 |
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