Table 1 Cashmere quality and mineral content of Raeini goats

Staple length, cm

4.6 ± 0.1

22.2

2.8

7.7

Cashmere mean fiber diameter, μm

18 ± 0.1

4.7

15.6

19.5

Coefficient of cashmere mean fiber diameter, %

20.9 ± 0.4

14.7

15.6

27.2

Cashmere, %

66.1 ± 1.5

16.3

42

91.2

Guard hair, %

33.8 ± 1.5

16.3

7.8

58.0

Cashmere tenacity, gf/tex

1.8 ± 0.2

70.9

0.5

5.6

Sulfur, %

2.8 ± 0.1

19.4

1.5

4.8

Copper, %

6.5 × 10^-6 ± 0.2 × 10^-6

25.6 × 10^-6

3.5 × 10^-6

10.9 × 10^-6

Zinc,%

127.6 × 10^-6 ± 2.5 × 10^-6

13.6 × 10^-6

91.7 × 10^-6

167.5 × 10^-6