Table 3 Effect of sex and rearing method on staple length (SL), cashmere percentage (C), cashmere mean fiber diameter (CFD), coefficient of cashmere diameter (CVFD) and cashmere tenacity (CT) of Raeini goats

Sex

Male

24

4.8 ± 0.2

64.1 ± 2.1

18.0 ± 0.2

21.7 ± 0.6

2.1 ± 0.2

Female

24

4.4 ± 0.2

68.2 ± 2.1

18.0 ± 0.2

20.0 ± 0.6

1.4 ± 0.2

P value

ns

ns

ns

*

*

Rearing method

Breeding station

16

4.8 ± 0.2

70.1 ± 2.6

17.9 ± 0.2

21.5 ± 0.7

2.6 ± 0.3

Rural

16

4.0 ± 0.2

64.2 ± 2.6

18.1 ± 0.2

19.3 ± 0.7

1.3 ± 0.3

Nomadic

16

5.0 ± 0.2

64.2 ± 2.6

17.9 ± 0.2

21.8 ± 0.7

1.3 ±0.3

P value

*

ns

ns

*

**

Sex × Rearing method P value

ns

ns

**

ns

ns