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Luxurious Australian Cashmere

At the same fineness, Australian cashmere is softer and therefore more luxurious.

Comparisons

We’ve been involved, along with other cashmere growers, in a range of genetic improvement projects.

Bucks & Does

To bring you up to date with the more recent breeding in the flock, we’ve listed some of the current sires and does here.

Location

The Bathampton herd is run on improved pastures near Lowood in south east Queensland, Australia.

What is Australian Cashmere?

Cashmere is the softest of the commercially available textile fibres. It is used to make luxurious knitted or woven clothing.

Australian cashmere is softer than cashmeres from other origins. This is because it has lower curvature, that is a technical term that means it is less crinkled. At the same fineness, Australian cashmere is softer and therefore more luxurious.

We have been breeding cashmeres at Bathampton since 1982. Our herd is generally finer, lower curvature, higher yielding, heavier bodyweight and more productive than other Australian herds.

We’re currently having about half a tonne of our Bathampton Cashmere dehaired down at Cashmere Connections. Fascinating times!

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Breeding Update

We’ve seen the export of our Merrrit genetics to Nepal, New Zealand, the USA and South Africa over the last few years with exciting results in those countries. I’m proud to say our genetics are internationally competitive in terms of fineness and productivity.

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