Myostatin (MSTN) is a powerful negative regulator of skeletal muscle mass in mammalian species that is primarily expressed in skeletal muscles, and mutations of its encoding gene can result in the double-muscling trait. In this study, the CRISPR/Cas9 technique was used to edit MSTN in Shaanbei Cashmere goats and generate knockout animals. RNA sequencing was used to determine and compare the tra...

Luxury fibers are used for their tactile properties, comfortable feeling the users, and sometimes status in society. These all protein-based have always been compared to properties of wool. Cashmere is known its incredibly soft warm yet lightweight breathable qualities, making it a must-have fabric any fall winter closet. Besides labored time-wasting cashmere production makes fiber very expensi...

this was a study to investigate quantitative and qualitative characteristics of fiber extracted from crossbred goats derived from female hair goats indigenous of qom and male cashmere goats of south of khorasan. from a total of 75 indigenous and cross goats aged 1-3, qualities such as the percentage of cashmere in fleece, percentage of hair in fleece, hair staple length, cashmere staple length,...