Cashmere goat

[5] The Changthangi or Pashmina goat is found in China (Tibet), Mongolia, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan and India.

[6] The Hexi Cashmere has a long history in desert and semidesert regions of Gansu Province, China.

[2] The Inner Mongolia cashmere goat is a local dual-purpose breed with a long history.

The goats can be divided into five strains, Alasan (Alashanzuoqi), Arbus, Erlangshan, Hanshan and Wuzhumuqin.

[2] Breeding animals were selected in the 1960s from six counties in the eastern mountain area of Liaoning Province.

The breed was formally named the Liaoning cashmere goat by the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture in 1984.

[2] The selection work emphasizes size, length of body, quantity and quality of cashmere, the ability to climb, sturdiness, conformation and growth.

[2] This dual-purpose goat is found in the Lüliang area; it produces a small quantity of dark soft down.

[2] The Zalaa Jinst White goat is the only entirely white breed of cashmere goat in Mongolia recognized by the Mongolian Wool & Cashmere Association,[8] found in the southwest region of the Gobi Desert, where it has adapted well to Gobi desert nomadic herding.

The average cashmere production for males is 380 grams; adult female is 290 grams with fibers averaging 16.0-16.5 microns in diameter[9] The Zhongwei goat originated in the semidesert and desert area around Zhongwei in Ningxia and Gansu Provinces in China, and are famous for their kid fur and cashmere production.