Measurement of cashmere yield and mean fibre diameter using the optical fibre diameter analyser

Author:

Peterson AD,Gherardi SG

Abstract

A new technique was developed to measure the yield and mean fibre diameter of cashmere. The fibre diameter distribution of 2-mm snippets measured by the Optical Fibre Diameter Analyser (OFDA) was used to calculate cashmere yield of a goat fleece without dehairing. The total volume of fibres <35 and >35 �m was then calculated from the diameter distribution, and from this it was possible to predict the cashmere yield of 6 standards ranging from 10 to 60% yield (r2 = 0.98, n = 30). In addition, the Shirley Analyser was compared with the OFDA technique for measuring cashmere yield (r2 = 0.59, n = 110). OFDA estimates of cashmere yield were on average 10% higher (standard deviation � 7%) than those of the Shirley Analyser, indicating poor agreement between the 2 techniques. This is likely to be due to the Shirley Analyser and OFDA estimates of cashmere yield being affected by different fibre properties of the fleeces. There was good agreement between the Fibre Diameter Analyser (FDA) and the OFDA for measuring mean fibre diameter (MFD) of dehaired cashmere samples (r2 = 0.97, n = 108). There was also a good agreement in estimates of cashmere MFD between whole fleece and dehaired cashmere samples measured by the OFDA (r2 = 0.97, n = 77). Calculation of cashmere yield and down MFD by the OFDA has shown it to be accurate for measuring standard samples, and as precise as the Shirley Analyser. Therefore, the use of the OFDA is a potential low cost alternative to rank the value of cashmere goats for breeding.

Publisher

CSIRO Publishing

Subject

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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