Evaluation of quality and economic value for mohair produced by Markhoz goats in Kurdistan province

To investigate the qualitative characteristics and their effects on the economic value of the mohair of Markhoz goats in Kurdistan province, a total of 136 samples from seven flocks, two groups: yearling goats and adult female goats and seven colors: white, cream (straw colored), cream brown, light brown, red-brown, dark brown and black, were sampled in the mohair harvest season. The characteristics investigated in this research included: true fibers, modular fibers, kemp fibers, fiber diameter, staple length, and economic value of fibers. In this research, the statistical analysis was done using version 27 of Spss. Fixed effects of flocks, goat groups and fiber colors were investigated on the variables, and the GLM procedure of the software was used. The least-square means of true fibers (%), modular fibers (%), kemp fibers (%), fiber diameter (microns), staple length(cm), and the price per kilogram of mohair (Rials) were 92.36±5.14, 6.84±4.81, 0.75±1.02, 32.49±5.27, 14.46±3.27 and 1823308±452, respectively. According to the results of this research, the color significantly affected the mohair pricing (p˂0.01). The low amount of kemp and modulated fibers in the pure goats did not affect the mohair price. However, a combination of particular colors and one of the advantages of the mohair elegance or long length of the staple made the highest price to be assigned to the mohair. For this reason, red-brown and straw fibers had the highest price compared to other colors. In terms of desirability, after these two colors, different brown, white, and black colors were placed, respectively.