Zhiwulin Black

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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]

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References

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ 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. ↑ 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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