Short communication: Melatonin implantation during the non-growing period of cashmere increases the cashmere yield of female Inner Mongolian cashmere goats by increasing fiber length and density

Short communication: Melatonin implantation during the non-growing period of cashmere increases the cashmere yield of female Inner Mongolian cashmere goats by increasing fiber length and density

This study aimed to evaluate if melatonin implantation at the end of April and June was able to increase cashmere production in female Inner Mongolian cashmere goats and to search for contributing factors accounting for the melatonin increasing in cashmere production. One hundred and fifty female In...

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Main Authors: Ziyuan Wu, Chunhui Duan, Yan Li, Tao Duan, Fang Mo, Wei Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria 2018-04-01
Series:Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research
Subjects:
cashmere goats
cashmere yield
fiber length
fiber density
melatonin
Online Access:http://revistas.inia.es/index.php/sjar/article/view/11053

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