Livestock scientists in China have revealed to clone a dozen goats engineered with a gene that yield rich wool growth, in a bid to raise the output of cashmere fibre, state-run media reported Wednesday.

"From February to March, 14 such goats were cloned at the Inner Mongolia White Cashmere Goat Breeding Farm," quoted, Liu Shaoqing, Manager of the farm based in Erdos, in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

The study is posted to be conducted by scientists at the Laboratory for Mammal Reproduction and Biotechnology at Inner Mongolia University in northern China.

It is uncovered that each of the cloned Alpas cashmere goats can produce more than 1,000 grammes (35 ounces) of the fine wool every year, compared to 600 grammes from ordinary goats, Xinhua news agency posted.

12 of the cloned goats are engineered with expressing gene of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1), known revealed to play a role in increasing the fur growth.

In addition, the technology unveiled by the laboratory is also being introduced at local farms to clone cows rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which have been associated to cardio-vascular health and are also considered beneficial for the brain and eyes.