Iranian Journal of Animal Science Research

Iranian Journal of Animal Science Research

Effect of Age on Fiber Characteristics of one-humped Female Camels of Semnan Province (Short article)

Document Type : Scientific - Research Articles

Authors
H.R Ansari Renani
H.R Baghershah
S Moradi
10.22067/ijasr.v3i2.11078
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of age on fiber characteristics of one-humped female camels of Semnan province. 50 grams of wool samples from the left midside area were randomly collected from 28 camels of three different age groups: young, adult and old and fibre characteristics were measured. Statistical model used for this research was completely randomized design (CRD). Analysis of data and comparison of means were performed using Duncan's new multiple range test. The results showed that staple length and cashmere percent in young camels were significantly (P
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  • Receive Date 15 January 2012
  • First Publish Date 15 January 2012