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Dubbing3
  • Angora goat helps match the hatch when fly fishing in New Zealand is helped by the use of the correct dubbing. (iloveflyfishing.kiwi)
  • Hareline Angora Goat Dubbing is a coarse and buggy looking material that is ideally suited for a wide variety of nymph patterns from stoneflies, leech and even caddis flies! (windriveroutdoorcompany.com)
  • Wapsi's Angora Goat dubbing is a soft, spiky dubbing blend with a sheen and translucency similar to the seal dubbing blends which were available years ago. (compleatangleronline.com)
South African Angora3
  • South African Angora stud register. (upenn.edu)
  • The data used for this study were collected during a project that involved an investigation into reproductive performance and kid mortality aspects in South African Angora goats. (scielo.org.za)
  • South African Angora goat (Capra aegagrus) is the most efficient fibre producing, but least hardy small stock breed in Southern Africa. (sun.ac.za)
Shorn3
  • Goats are shorn bi-annually to prevent the animal from stepping on its own fleece. (chichesterinc.com)
  • We always weigh our fiber in total after all the goats have been shorn, so coming up with this figure was a little difficult. (motherearthnews.com)
  • Frequent and severe losses of young and newly shorn Angora goats occur during cold spells. (sun.ac.za)
Fleeces2
  • The most successful way we do this is through the organization and sponsorship of goat shows where Angora Goat owners are encouraged to show their animals and fleeces and the public is invited to come and learn. (angoragoats.com)
  • This experiment was a failure, as the long fleeces of Angoras led to problems with entanglement, and they do also enjoy good grass, much to the dismay of the farm manager who was developing a fine herd of Jersey milking cows. (rarebreeds.co.nz)
Breeds4
  • Many breeds derive from it, among them the Indian Mohair, the Soviet Mohair, the Angora-Don of the Russian Federation and the Pygora in the United States. (wikipedia.org)
  • This is not goat hair as seen on other breeds, but the down or undercoat which, in this breed only, grows much longer than the outer hair coat. (wikipedia.org)
  • Goats were introduced early in New Zealand's European colonization phase and the Angora goat, distinct from other goat breeds, was no exception. (rarebreeds.co.nz)
  • The Mohair business had a 'boom and bust' cycle, and the demand for stock collapsed in 1987, but by then other breeds of goats had found their way into the Waipu hills, and within a few short years it seemed that the 'pure' Waipu might be extinct in the wild. (rarebreeds.co.nz)
Canadian Goat Society1
  • She served three 2 year terms as director of the Canadian Goat Society. (sheepandwool.com)
Capra1
  • A goat is any ruminant and hollow-horned mammal belonging to the genus Capra . (britannica.com)
Fiber9
  • EAGMA's (formerly VAGMA) mission is to promote Angora Goats and their beautiful fiber through education. (angoragoats.com)
  • The 2022 EAGMA Angora Goat Show will be held at the Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival in Berryville, VA on September 24th and 25th 2022. (angoragoats.com)
  • I would raise fiber goats whether I made money on them or not. (motherearthnews.com)
  • I love our goats, and I love working with fiber in all its forms. (motherearthnews.com)
  • Goats are cost efficient in that they eat a similar amount to sheep and other fiber animals, but produce twice as much fiber. (motherearthnews.com)
  • In the same respect, as a goat ages, its fiber becomes less desirable. (motherearthnews.com)
  • At one point we kept 8 fiber goats, so for the year that was around $7300 from our herd. (motherearthnews.com)
  • But hopefully, this equation can give you a rough idea of how money can be made with fiber goats. (motherearthnews.com)
  • The Angora goat produces mohair, which is an important fiber for humans. (christianhomesteading.com)
Farmers3
  • Skin cancers are commonly seen by Angora goat farmers. (angoras.co.za)
  • Angora goats are an ancient rare breed kept by by lots of small farmers in Argentina, near the border with Chile. (thefabulousfleececompany.co.uk)
  • Some other Waipu Angoras were captured by Angora farmers and used as their foundation stock as well. (rarebreeds.co.nz)
Texas Angora1
Spiky2
Fibre2
  • This will be the reference manual for the Canadian dairy, meat and fibre goat industry, outlining the required and recommended practices. (sheepandwool.com)
  • Our study identified 10 genomic regions affecting the average fibre diameter, coefficient of variation of the average fibre diameter, percentage of fibres with diameters over 30 µm, greasy fleece weight, staple length, average curvature of fibres, percentage of continuous medullated fibres and percentage of kemp fibres located on five goat chromosomes (1, 2, 5, 13 and 19). (cambridge.org)
Herd3
  • Treatment for enterotoxemia in goats should focus on prevention, and proper herd management. (christianhomesteading.com)
  • Last year, he sold all his sheep and replaced them with a herd of (mostly) angora goats-the kind of goat that produces mohair-which I guess makes him a goat herder. (penn.museum)
  • His grandfather gave him eight registered Angora does and one buck to start his own herd when he was eight years old. (blacksheepgathering.org)
Socks1
  • It is incredibly interesting to me to work with a product from its very roots (the goat) to a finished usable product, (a pair of socks, sweaters, blanket etc. (motherearthnews.com)
Wool1
  • She has judged Angora shows in Michigan and at the prestigious Rhinebeck New York State Sheep and Wool Festival, (2015). (sheepandwool.com)
Meat4
  • 357 The goats are reared either for mohair or for their goat's meat. (wikipedia.org)
  • 8 In some other countries the Angora is reared for its meat, which is succulent and tender, and which in the early twentieth century was described as the best of its kind in the world. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 1988-89 she, along with Caroll Thomas (dairy) and Frances Gay (meat) had the then OMAF recognize goats as "livestock" and not "pets" and had them included in the Red Meat Plan. (sheepandwool.com)
  • Angora goats are farmed commercially for their meat and mohair fleece, which is super soft, lustrous and hard-wearing. (thefabulousfleececompany.co.uk)
Occur1
  • The difference between sheep and Angora goats is that very little losses occur in sheep lambs after weaning, whereas kid mortality could be as high as 15% from weaning till 18 months of age (recorded for the Jansenville experimental flocks over a 10-year period). (scielo.org.za)
Goat's1
  • A goat's food is partially broken down and regurgitated as cud , which the goat chews to absorb the remaining nutrients. (britannica.com)
Milk1
  • Goats that fall in the feed bin often develop enterotoxemia, as their digestive system is slowened by too much grain and milk. (christianhomesteading.com)
Fleece4
  • Origin and growth of sheep husbandry in the United States with some remarks on Angora fleece. (upenn.edu)
  • This study reports the results obtained in the search of chromosomal regions affecting fleece traits in a population of Angora goats in the Argentinean Patagonia. (cambridge.org)
  • With its curly and lustrous strands, the fleece of the angora is where mohair comes from, making this hide heavenly to touch. (thefabulousfleececompany.co.uk)
  • To assess whether your goat is suffering from parasites, carefully examine the fleece for signs of water belly. (christianhomesteading.com)
Dairy1
  • High prevalence of thymoma in the dairy goat. (avma.org)
Reproductive1
  • High reproductive and kid survival rates will ensure a large proportion of the more expensive kid and young goat mohair in the clip, and will also contribute to higher selection intensity. (scielo.org.za)
Sheep2
  • Related to the sheep , the goat is lighter in build and has horns that arch backward, a short tail, and straighter hair. (britannica.com)
  • Historically, mixed farming (sheep and goat herding and dry-farmed grain cultivation) were the basis of the economy. (penn.museum)
Species1
  • Predation by Dingoes and lack of fencing leading to interbreeding with other goat species were major factors in limiting growth there. (rarebreeds.co.nz)
Livestock1
  • Goats are especially valued for eating inexpensive nutrient sources, such as woody plants and weeds, that other livestock typically won't consume. (britannica.com)
Ibex1
Traits1
  • Reproduction and kid survival rate are the most important traits influencing income in Angora goats. (scielo.org.za)
Nutritional1
Nutrient1
Turkey1
Curly1
  • real Mohair locks from Angora yang Goat mohair, is long curly locks, perfect mohair doll hair this is Premium hand processed curly Doll Hair - washed, dyed in pretty pink pearl, combed, Conditioned locks. (lafiabarussa.it)
Delicate1
Reverse1
  • 296r Angora goats were depicted on the reverse of the Turkish 50 lira banknote from 1938 to 1952. (wikipedia.org)
Hair9
  • of these, just over 5% were of Angora stock, while the remainder were hair goats. (wikipedia.org)
  • Any of a breed of domestic goats having long silky hair. (ahdictionary.com)
  • The Angora is unique in its hair coat, which is referred to as mohair. (goats.ca)
  • even after many generations using purebred Angora sires, the hair coat is unacceptably kempy. (goats.ca)
  • Angora wefted Mohair Doll Hair fantasy shades long locks - trama angora mohair. (lafiabarussa.it)
  • An Angora goat needs to be sheared twice a year because its hair grows 12-15cm every six months. (elemintal.com)
  • The hair for the finished angora is obtained either by plucking or shearing, each having their own advantages. (spinderellas.com)
  • Though the Angora rabbit grows hair quickly, one rabbit will only produce around 14 ounces a year at best. (spinderellas.com)
  • It is produced from the fine, soft undercoat of hair of the Kashmir goat. (spinderellas.com)
Predators1
  • Goats need to escape predators, and their pupils allow the animal to look for a predator and an escape route simultaneously. (britannica.com)
Origin4
  • 358 The origin of the Angora is not known. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Angora Goat: Its Origin, Culture and Products. (wikipedia.org)
  • The origin of the Angora is not known. (elemintal.com)
  • Although the exact origin of this breed is unknown, it is believed that they originated in Asia Minor between 1571 and 1451 B.C. Angora goats were brought to the United States in the early 1800s. (christianhomesteading.com)
Squamous1
  • The squamous cells carcinomas are generally slow to develop but there are goats that need to be culled before they reach peak production. (angoras.co.za)
Argentina2
  • En este estudio, informamos sobre los resultados obtenidos en la búsqueda de regiones cromosómicas que afectan a las características del vellón en una población de cabras de Angora en la Patagonia Argentina. (cambridge.org)
  • The softest and silkiest goat hide we have ever found, sourced from the Andes mountains of Southern Argentina. (thefabulousfleececompany.co.uk)
Horns3
  • Horns are not removed from Angora kids. (goats.ca)
  • Generally, goat horns reach a length of anywhere from 8 to 12 inches, or 20 to 30 centimetres. (britannica.com)
  • Goat horns can be removed through disbudding or dehorning. (britannica.com)
Beard1
Year4
Show1
  • From 1990 -94 she was a member of the Royal Agricultural Fair goat show committee and achieved the premier breeder and exhibitor awards 1990, 93, 94. (sheepandwool.com)
Rabbit1
  • 357 Angora cat Angora rabbit Turkish: Ankara Keçisi or Tiftik-Keçisi: 357 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Angora goat. (wikipedia.org)
Society1
  • Around 1900 the Government set up an experimental farm at Bickerstaffe, Marehemo (near Maungaturoto in Northland) and Angora Goats derived from Australian stock brought into New Zealand by the Auckland Acclimatisation Society were secured to carry out a trial for the control of blackberry. (rarebreeds.co.nz)
COLOR1
Lands3
  • If food lands on the ground, it can be passed from goat to goat through their feces. (christianhomesteading.com)
  • In the early 1970s, the then Minister of Agriculture (Sir Duncan McIntyre) asked The Department of Lands and Survey to investigate the farming of Angoras as part of a wider farm diversification policy. (rarebreeds.co.nz)
  • These captured 'Waipu Angoras' were initially farmed on a Lands and Survey block at Waipoua near Dargaville (not to be confused with Waipu) under the management of David McKenzie, and after a few years they were shifted to Waitangi in the Bay of Islands. (rarebreeds.co.nz)
Industry1
  • Angora goats underpin South Africa's mohair industry, worth thousands of local jobs and millions in foreign revenue. (karoospace.co.za)
Brought1
  • The first Angora goats were brought to Europe by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, about 1554, but, like later imports, were not very successful. (elemintal.com)
Small3
  • 357 The Angora is a moderately small goat, standing about 50 cm at the withers. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Angora is a moderately small goat, standing about 50-55 cm at the withers. (elemintal.com)
  • This bacteria lives in small quantities in goats' rumens, and is transmitted through the food that falls on the ground. (christianhomesteading.com)
Time2