Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
SUMMARY
This chapter defi nes and describes the fi bers produced by
goats that have signifi cant commercial value (that is, cash-
mere and mohair) in the following terms: the goats that
grow them, quantities produced, geographical areas of pro-
duction, genetics and selection for fi ber production, effects
of environment, nutrition, age, sex, current production
conditions and problems, biology of fi ber growth, other
fl eece constituents, physical and chemical properties, sub-
jective evaluation and objective measurement, harvesting,
marketing, textile manufacturing, applications, and end
uses.
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