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Dr. B. A. McGregor
July 2006
Pub No 06/096
The largest and best cashmere goat breeding farms are located on grasslands in Inner Mongolia.
Many leading cashmere processing companies have relocated from Europe and Japan by establishing joint venture companies with the latest modern equipment.
Travel was undertaken to:
The conference scientific
presentations were attended by 115 scientists with 65 registered for the
cashmere determination and measurement workshop. The author prepared four
scientific papers addressing priority issues for the conference and three
were presented. Important presentations by Chinese scientists addressed
the critical issue of cashmere fundamental fibre surface properties. New
knowledge in classifying cashmere fibre morphology was explained. New potential
methods were also discussed but need further research. The evidence for
a new test method for determining pilling propensity in cashmere fabrics
was presented. New proposals for measuring cashmere crimp and cashmere
fibre length were made by this author. Suggestions to overcome marketing
difficulties of Chinese cashmere were also made.
Very informative visits were made to the new China National Engineering and Technology Research Centre, to the Erdos Cashmere Group Industrial Park and associated subsidiaries and to the Inner Mogolia Arbls White Cashmere Goat Breeding Station situated 235 km west of Eerduosi City.
Benefits include the following:
The following activities
are recommended:
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