Which goat produces the best cashmere?

While the Spanish goats provided cashmere breeding stock, there are good cashmere producers among other goat breeds including Pygmy and Myotonic (or Tennessee Fainting) goats. Even dairy breeds, such as Toggenburg, Saanen, and Nubian, can produce fairly good cashmere. Cashmere fiber is two coated.

How much are cashmere goats worth?

The price of Cashmere fluctuates in a range of $120 to $190 per pound, and is currently selling for $190+. The demand is excellent and with the Chinese stocks at the lowest they have ever been looks to be stable at these prices. Cashmere goats are easy to raise.

Are cashmere goats profitable?

Raising cashmere goats in the U.S. is a challenge, given how much cheap fiber is available from China. It appears to be the only one of 500 cashmere-producing goat ranches in the country to eke out more than a meager profit. This debt-free operation netted the couple $157,000 pretax on revenue of $475,000 last year.

What goats grow cashmere?

The Spanish meat goats from Texas and the Southwest provide cashmere breeding stock that also produces big meaty goats. Of the dairy breeds, Toggenburg, Saanen, and Nubian are being used with good results. Pygmy and Fainting goats are being used by some growers.

Do cashmere goats suffer?

Duration of combing is prolonged; on average, it takes about 1h to remove all the cashmere wool from a goat. Therefore, goats may suffer from protracted pain and stress during this procedure. Some goats that are not moulting during the cashmere collection time may experience more pain and distress during combing.

How long can a cashmere goat live?

Kiko goats are a hardy, large meat breed. Since they are disease and parasite resistant they often live over the life expectancy of eight to 12 years.

How long do cashmere goats live?

Which goat is best for wool?

Angora Goat Angora goats produce mohair, one of the warmest fibers in the world. It’s also soft, silky and luxurious. Mohair goats are the most productive fiber-producing animals. They are shorn twice a year (we shear in March and September) as opposed to once a year like sheep.

Are goats killed for cashmere?

Are goats killed to make cashmere? Goats are not killed directly for cashmere production. However, many goats die of cold stress because of having been shorn in the winter. Additionally, goats that aren’t producing wool of a certain quality are often sold for the meat industry.

Why cashmere is so expensive?

The typical geographical conditions of mountain plateaus and East Asian Steppe and some deserts are the most productive cashmere fiber grower’s places in the world. As compared to other wool, cashmere is softer, finer, lighter, and stronger that makes it the most luxurious and expensive natural textiles.

Why cashmere is bad?

But in the cashmere industry, they’re shorn in midwinter. At a time when they need their coats the most, and as a result, the vulnerable animals can die of cold stress. Besides that cashmere goats can freeze to death when shorn in winter, they are also most often victim to bad shearing techniques.

Are goats harmed for cashmere?

How old do cashmere goats have to be to breed?

Our cashmere goats are bred so they kid in February-March and are normally weaned at around three months of age. We are also one of the few farms that own Cashmere goats in Midwest America. Our farm is a members of the Cashmere Goat Association and Northwest Cashmere Goat Association.

Where can I buy goats Cashmere in NY?

Because of the staple length, the Sisters’ goats produce good commercial volumes of cashmere, averaging 8 to as high as 15 ounces in raw, dirty fiber each season. Blended yarn and roving (brown, taupe, white-with-color and white) from the current year go on sale at the NY Sheep and Wool Festival each autumn and are available at the farm afterwards.

How big is the undercoat of a cashmere goat?

The fine undercoat (under 19 microns in diameter) is the source of Cashmere fiber for clothing. Our average diameter is 14.5 microns, SD of 3.4. Our cashmere goats have a fine, downy undercoat which protects them from the cold winters.

What kind of fiber does Leo the cashmere goat have?

Leo’s sire, Denwally Farms Blackstrap, has proven himself in the show arena and as a producer of high-quality cashmere fiber (MFD=15.2 µm). Like his sire, Leo is solid black, structurally sound, and stands on a powerful set of feet and legs. His most recent fiber test showed a MDF of 13.9 µm.