Angora
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About Angora goats
The Angora is the mohair goat, from the Ankara region of Turkey, and the fibre is the entire reason the breed exists. Turkey banned exports for centuries; the first goats reached the United States in 1849 as a gift from the Sultan.
Mohair is not wool. It is a smooth, lustrous fibre with no crimp and a high sheen, it takes dye brilliantly, and Angoras are shorn twice a year, producing several kilograms of it annually. Texas remains a major world producer.
They are small, horned, and covered in ringlets.
The trade is that they are the most delicate of the goat breeds. Angoras are poor mothers, prone to abortion under stress, sensitive to cold and wet particularly just after shearing, and they need better nutrition than a hardy meat goat. The fibre has to be worth the management.
Sourced from The Livestock Conservancy and the breed’s registry, reviewed by HoofnHorn.
No Angora goats at auction right now.
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