T/NXXH 001-2024 Albasin Cashmere Goat

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Scope: This document specifies the breed standard and evaluation grading of Albas cashmere goats. This document applies to Albas cashmere goats; Main technical content: 4. Breed standard The breed characteristics are dual-purpose, with high cashmere production, excellent comprehensive quality, good meat quality, and strong adaptability. Exterior characteristics: - Strong physique with well-proportioned body structure, straight back and slightly higher hindquarters, with a body length slightly greater than body height. - Properly shaped limbs with strong strength and solid hooves. - Clear facial features, slightly concave nose bridge, large and lively eyes, and ears either splayed or semi-drooped on both sides. - Females all have horns, extending backward, upward, and outward. - Males all have horns, extending backward, upward, and outward. - Short and small tail, curved upward. See Appendix A for details. - Wool quality: White and lustrous wool, with two layers (outer layer of long coarse hairs and inner layer of fine wool). - Fiber fineness: Below 15 μm, with a net wool yield of over 40%. - Production performance: 4.4.1 Reproductive performance: - Both male and female goats reach sexual maturity at 8 months and are first bred at 18 months. - Prolificacy of experienced females: 110%–160%. 4.4.2 Cashmere production performance: - Must meet the requirements specified in Tables 1, 2, and 3. 4.4.3 Meat production performance: - Strong adaptability to arid grasslands, with high meat quality and a slaughter rate of 45% in autumn. 5. Grading requirements: - Physique and exterior must meet breed characteristics. - First-grade animals meeting any of the following criteria are classified as superior: 1) Excellent individuals with 20% higher cashmere production or body weight than first-grade animals. 2) Backside wool layer thickness at 12 months: 6.5 cm for adult males, 6.0 cm for adult females, and 5.5 cm or more for 1-year-o

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