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Genetic parameter estimation and genome-wide association study of fiber characteristics for cashmere goats in the United States.
Journal of animal science - 8 Jan 2026
Dressler Elizabeth A, Bormann Jennifer M, Weaber Robert L, Merkel Roger C, Rolf Megan M
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There are currently no genetic selection tools available to cashmere producers in the United States, presenting an opportunity for improvement of cashmere fiber characteristics through the development and implementation of such tools. Cashmere producers submitted sheared fiber samples to the Texas A&M Bill Sims Wool and Mohair Research Laboratory in San Angelo, Texas, for the measurement of mean fiber diameter...
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