Southern Xinjiang Cashmere Goats

Southern Xinjiang Cashmere Goats

　　Southern Xinjiang Cashmere Goats possess excellent traits such as heat and drought resistance, tolerance to coarse feed, high-quality cashmere, and suitability for rearing in desert and semi-desert regions. Adult rams average 440 grams of cashmere production, while adult ewes average 330 grams, with a cashmere purity rate of 42–47%. The Southern Xinjiang Cashmere Goat originates from the Aksu region and is mainly distributed along the edges of the Tarim Basin, with some also raised in northern Xinjiang. There are 1.2 million of these goats in total across the region.