Zhongwei

Zhongwei goats are produced only in the arid desert steppes of some counties in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and Gansu Province of China. They live chiefly, if not solely, on salty or sandy plants or shrubs. The kids produce white, lustrous pelts with attractive curls, usually at 35 days of age.

Both bucks and does are horned with the buck's horns stretching upward and twisted. The bucks average 39 kg (85 pounds) and does 24.5 kg (55 pounds).

The bucks produce approximately 140 g of cashmere and the female 120 g. The percentage of cashmere in both is 25% of the total fleece. The cashmere length is 7.0 cm and 12.5 microns.

The Zhongwei reach maturity at five to six months and generally breed at 18 months of age. The kidding percentage is 104-106%.