The Zhiwulin Black goat breed from the northern Shaanxi Province of China is used for the production of cashmere fiber and meat.[1][2]

Cross-breeding with the Liaoning Cashmere breed has been found to improve cashmere yields.[3]

See also

References

  1. โ†‘ Breed data sheet: Ziwuling Black/China. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed June 2014.
  2. โ†‘ Porter, Valerie (ed.), Ian Lauder Mason (2002). Mason's world dictionary of livestock breeds, types, and varieties 5th edition. Wallingford: CABI ISBN 085199430X. p. 160.
  3. โ†‘ Y.H. Ma, Y. Jiang (1992). The effects of improvement and genetic analyses on crosses of Zhiwulin Black with Liaoning Cashmere goats. Xu mu shou yi xue bao = Acta veterinaria et zootechnica Sinica. 23 (1): 39-43.
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