Changthangi sheep, one of the indigenous breeds of Jammu and Kashmir, India, is reared by the nomadic tribe Changpas in the Changthang region of Ladakh. It is a dual purpose breed known for wool and mutton production. The breed supports the livelihood of the Changpas besides Pashmina goat rearing. Changpas use the wool locally for production of local items like rugs, socks, sweaters, quilts (Rstkotul), mattresses (Rstdhan) etc. Owing to very little scientific knowledge on the quality characteristics of Changthangi wool its wide spread utilization is limited. Current study was undertaken for evaluating the quality of Changthangi sheep wool wherein results revealed that the average fibre diameter, medullation percentage, staple length, number of crimps, fibre length, scouring yield and burr content were 31.19 ± 0.71 μm, 11.37 ± 0.97 %, 11.34 ± 0.55 cm, 4.13 ± 0.36, 134.58 ± 3.56 mm, 81.06 ± 0.94 % and 3.19 ± 0.65 % respectively. The study also revealed that Changthangi sheep has a double coat with a marked difference in the fibre diameter and surface characteristics of primary and secondary fibres. From the study it was concluded that the Changthangi wool is medium type wool and can be utilized in an organized sector for development of finer textured fabrics. Further, the undercoat having finer diameter and smooth handle can be utilized for the manufacturing of smooth textured luxurious fabrics next only to pashmina.

昌唐吉羊是印度查mu和克什米尔的土著品种之一，由拉达克长塘地区的游牧部落昌帕斯饲养。它是一种以羊毛和羊肉生产而闻名的双重用途品种。该品种除了饲养帕什米纳山羊外，还为昌帕斯的生计提供支持。昌帕人在当地使用羊毛来生产当地物品，例如地毯，袜子，毛衣，被子（Rstkotul），床垫（Rstdhan）。）。由于关于昌唐吉羊毛质量特性的科学知识很少，因此其广泛使用受到限制。目前正在进行的评估昌唐吉羊绒质量的研究表明，平均纤维直径，延髓率，短纤维长度，卷曲数，纤维长度，精练得率和毛刺含量为31.19±0.71μm，11.37±0.97％，分别为11.34±0.55厘米，4.13±0.36、134.58±3.56毫米，81.06±0.94％和3.19±0.65％。研究还显示，昌唐吉绵羊具有双层皮，其纤维直径和初级和次级纤维的表面特性存在明显差异。从研究中得出的结论是，Changthangi羊毛是中型羊毛，可用于有组织的部门，以开发更精细的纹理织物。