RIRDC Projects and Results

Completed Projects & Research in Progress

Archived Research in Progress reports

Current projects

National evaluation of sires for the production of quality Cashmere

Feeding alpacas to enhance both reproduction and fleece quality

Inheritance of white colour in alpacas: identifying the genes involved

Advancing artificial insemination in camelids, particularly the alpaca

Analysis of Industry Survey - RNF 5 Year Plan

Improving production efficiency, quality and value-adding of rare natural fibres

ACGA Merrrit - Cashmere Estimated Breeding Vale Program - phase 2

Completed projects

Breeding for helminth resistance in fibre goats

Alpaca across-herd genetic evaluation to achieve commercially viable fleece

High specification classing of mohair

ACGA Merrit a web-based across herd EBV program for the cashmere industry

Validation of KIDPLAN for use in angora goats

Increasing Mohair Production in Australia

Analysing Mohair Benchmarking Data