Observations on the efficiency of using different cashmere combs

Autores
Ansari-Renani, Hamid R.; Mueller, Joaquin Pablo; Rischkowsky, Barbara; Seyed Momend, S.M.; Ehsani, M.; Moradi, Sepehr
Año de publicación
2013
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inglés
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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
Fuente
Small Ruminant Research 114 (2–3) : 220-224 (September 2013)
Materia
Cashmere
Quality
Wool
Goats
Cachemira
Calidad
Lana
Caprinos
Peines
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spelling Observations on the efficiency of using different cashmere combsAnsari-Renani, Hamid R.Mueller, Joaquin PabloRischkowsky, BarbaraSeyed Momend, S.M.Ehsani, M.Moradi, SepehrCashmereQualityWoolGoatsCachemiraCalidadLanaCaprinosPeinesThe 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 qualityFil: Ansari-Renani, Hamid R. Animal Science Research Institute; IránFil: Mueller, Joaquin Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; ArgentinaFil: Rischkowsky, Barbara. International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas; EtiopíaFil: Seyed Momend, S.M. Agriculture and Natural Resources Research Center; IránFil: Ehsani, M. Agriculture and Natural Resources Research Center; IránFil: Moradi, Sepehr. University of Zanjan. Agriculture College. Animal Science Department; Irán2017-11-06T13:09:17Z2017-11-06T13:09:17Z2013-09info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1675https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S09214488130022160921-4488https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2013.06.013Small Ruminant Research 114 (2–3) : 220-224 (September 2013)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)2025-09-04T09:47:07Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/1675instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-09-04 09:47:08.032INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Observations on the efficiency of using different cashmere combs
title Observations on the efficiency of using different cashmere combs
spellingShingle Observations on the efficiency of using different cashmere combs
Ansari-Renani, Hamid R.
Cashmere
Quality
Wool
Goats
Cachemira
Calidad
Lana
Caprinos
Peines
title_short 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_sort Observations on the efficiency of using different cashmere combs
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ansari-Renani, Hamid R.
Mueller, Joaquin Pablo
Rischkowsky, Barbara
Seyed Momend, S.M.
Ehsani, M.
Moradi, Sepehr
author Ansari-Renani, Hamid R.
author_facet Ansari-Renani, Hamid R.
Mueller, Joaquin Pablo
Rischkowsky, Barbara
Seyed Momend, S.M.
Ehsani, M.
Moradi, Sepehr
author_role author
author2 Mueller, Joaquin Pablo
Rischkowsky, Barbara
Seyed Momend, S.M.
Ehsani, M.
Moradi, Sepehr
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Cashmere
Quality
Wool
Goats
Cachemira
Calidad
Lana
Caprinos
Peines
topic Cashmere
Quality
Wool
Goats
Cachemira
Calidad
Lana
Caprinos
Peines
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv 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
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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