Some breeders would say that Alpacas are better than cashmere goats. Basically, there are many factors why alpacas are supposedly a smarter choice than cashmere goat breeds. According to the word of farmers and breeders, the alpaca is a smarter and cost efficient choice because it takes fewer res...

The foundation stock for this farm animal was taken from western and northern Australia, from the local bush goat selection in the late 1970s. The most productive herds yield an average of 250 grams at a diameter of 15 μm, although it is worth noting that the production varies by herd. The Univer...

The fleece of the cashmere goat is composed of two kinds of fiber – the guard hair and the cashmere itself.  A full grown adult cashmere buck can yield as much as 2.5 lbs of fleece.

In the 1960s, breeding animals were selected from six counties in the eastern mountain area of a province in Liaoning. Since then, the herd was continually developed and improved to produce cashmere throughout China.

Today, the Liaoning cashmere goat is mainly found in the Liaodong Peninsu...