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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 Peninsula, specifically in the Buyun mountains. The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture formally named the Liaoning cashmere goat in 1984. The selection of these goats emphasizes the following factors: size, quantity and quality of cashmere, sturdiness, growth, skin, length of body, conformation and growth.
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The Kashmir Pashmina goat bloodline is known to produce the finest cashmere wool and it is one of the favorites of cashmere producers.
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The Hexi cashmere goat has a long lineage in the semi desert and desert regions of the Gansu province in China. Just like the Changthangi cashmere goat, the Hexi cashmere goats are commonly white. These goats are commonly found in the mountain of Ningxia, Gansu and Qinghai provinces.
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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...
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