About the Angora-Goat
About the Angora-Goat
The Angora-Goat has been raised for their fleece in Asia and the Middle East from around the fifth century
The Angora gets its name as the best were raised in the province of Angora (which is now Ankara) which lies on the central Anatolian Plains of Turkey
The climate there is characterized by hot and dry summers and cold wet winters. History has it that the first European pair came in 1820, and in England’s industrial revolution they mastered spinning techniques were so good that Turkey couldn’t keep up with demand. The first Angora’s were imported into the United States in 1849 with 7 does and 2 bucks. The first Australian Angora’s arrived in 1832 and these were a Cashmere cross Angora-goat from France About Mohair Wool
The overall value of mohair fleece like fine wool is devalued by vegetable faults, in particular burrs, so best clips come from higher rainfall areas with less of these problems. The fleece of an Angora is white and they have a single-coated fleece that is known as mohair. The average angora-goat fleece will grow continuously at approximately 2 to 2.5 cm per month. Most market requirements have a mohair requirement of up to 15 cm in length so shearing twice a year is normal.
The average fleece weights for a full grown Angora-goat varies in the range of 1.2 to 2.5 kg, giving an annual production yield of around 2.4 to 5 kg per animal.
Like all goats the angora-goat are ruminants and have a preference for browsing woody plants, such as trees and shrubs. The average gestation period is 149 days with a pronounced autumn breeding season. As many as 70% of mature does will have multiple kids and this leads to achievable weaning rates up to 160%, however the average is around 110%.
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