The Angora or Ankara[a] is a Turkish breed of domesticated goat. It produces the lustrous fibre known as mohair. It is widespread in many countries of the world. 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.[4]: 358
The origin of the Angora is not known.[5]: 73 The earliest Western description may be that published in 1555 by Pierre Belon,[6]: 12 who while travelling from Heraclea to Konya in southern Turkey had seen goats with snow-white "... wool so delicate that one would judge it finer than silk ...".[7]: 296r
Angora goats were depicted on the reverse of the Turkish 50 lira banknote from 1938 to 1952.[8]
In 1960 there were over 6 million Angora goats in Turkey; the population subsequently dropped sharply.[4]: 357 In 2004 the total goat population of the country was approximately 7.2 million; of these, just over 5% were of Angora stock, while the remainder were hair goats.[9]: 21 A conservation programme for the Angora was established in 2003.[4]: 357
Characteristicsedit
The goats are normally white, but may also be black, brown or grey
The Angora is a moderately small goat, standing about 50 cm at the withers.[4]: 357 It is slender, elegant and light-framed;[3] the head is small, with semi-lop ears. It is usually horned; in billies the horns are commonly long, twisted and strong.[4]: 357 With the exception of the face and legs, the animal is entirely covered in a coat of long ringlets of fine and lustrous mohair.[3] 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. The face and coat are normally white, but – particularly in southern Turkey – black, brown and grey animals also occur.[4]: 357
Useedit
The goats are reared either for mohair or for their goat's meat.[4]: 357 Mohair is not as fine as cashmere, but yields are much higher. Unlike cashmere, which is obtained by combing the coat of the goat, mohair is obtained by shearing; this is commonly done twice per year.[4]: 357 In 2010 approximately half of all mohair production was in South Africa; Argentina and Lesotho were also major producers, followed by the United States, Turkey, Australia and New Zealand.[10]: 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.[4]: 357
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^Transboundary breed summary: Goat / Angora. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed July 2021.
^ abcdefBreed data sheet: Ankara / Turkey (Goat). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed July 2021.
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^Pierre Belon (1555). Les Observations de plusieurs singularitez et choses mémorables trouvées en Grèce, Asie, Judée, Égypte, Arabie et autres pays estranges, rédigées en trois livres, par Pierre Belon (in French). Anvers: chez Iean Steelsius à l'escu de Bourgoigne. "Les Cheures de ce pays portent la laine si deliée, qu'on la iugeroit estre plus fine que soye; aussi surpasse elle la neige en blancheur".
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The Angora or Ankara a is a Turkish breed of domesticated goat It produces the lustrous fibre known as mohair It is widespread in many countries of the world 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 4 358 AngoraConservation statusFAO 2007 not at risk 1 145 DAD IS 2021 not at risk 2 Other namesAngora GoatAnkara KecisiTiftik KecisiMohair goatSybokke South Africa Country of originTurkeyDistributionworldwideUsemohairmeatTraitsWeightMale 45 kg 99 lbs 3 Female 35 kg 77 lbs 3 HeightMale 66 cm 3 Female 51 cm 3 Wool colourusually white also black brown or greyGoatCapra hircus Contents 1 History 2 Characteristics 3 Use 4 See also 5 Notes 6 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp Nanny with kidThe origin of the Angora is not known 5 73 The earliest Western description may be that published in 1555 by Pierre Belon 6 12 who while travelling from Heraclea to Konya in southern Turkey had seen goats with snow white wool so delicate that one would judge it finer than silk 7 296r Angora goats were depicted on the reverse of the Turkish 50 lira banknote from 1938 to 1952 8 In 1960 there were over 6 million Angora goats in Turkey the population subsequently dropped sharply 4 357 In 2004 the total goat population of the country was approximately 7 2 million of these just over 5 were of Angora stock while the remainder were hair goats 9 21 A conservation programme for the Angora was established in 2003 4 357 Characteristics edit nbsp The goats are normally white but may also be black brown or greyThe Angora is a moderately small goat standing about 50 cm at the withers 4 357 It is slender elegant and light framed 3 the head is small with semi lop ears It is usually horned in billies the horns are commonly long twisted and strong 4 357 With the exception of the face and legs the animal is entirely covered in a coat of long ringlets of fine and lustrous mohair 3 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 The face and coat are normally white but particularly in southern Turkey black brown and grey animals also occur 4 357 Use editThe goats are reared either for mohair or for their goat s meat 4 357 Mohair is not as fine as cashmere but yields are much higher Unlike cashmere which is obtained by combing the coat of the goat mohair is obtained by shearing this is commonly done twice per year 4 357 In 2010 approximately half of all mohair production was in South Africa Argentina and Lesotho were also major producers followed by the United States Turkey Australia and New Zealand 10 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 4 357 See also editAngora cat Angora rabbitNotes edit Turkish Ankara Kecisi or Tiftik Kecisi 4 357 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Angora goat Barbara Rischkowsky Dafydd Pilling editors 2007 List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources annex to The State of the World s Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Rome Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ISBN 9789251057629 Archived 23 June 2020 Transboundary breed summary Goat Angora Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Accessed July 2021 a b c d e f Breed data sheet Ankara Turkey Goat Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Accessed July 2021 a b c d e f g h i j Valerie Porter Lawrence Alderson Stephen J G Hall D Phillip Sponenberg 2016 Mason s World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding sixth edition Wallingford CABI ISBN 9781780647944 Lawrance Hunter E L Hunter 2001 Mohair In Robert R Franck editor 2001 Silk Mohair Cashmere and Other Luxury Fibres Cambridge Woodhead Publishing ISBN 9781855735408 pages 68 132 John L Hayes 1868 The Angora Goat Its Origin Culture and Products Boston Museum of the Boston Society of Natural History Pierre Belon 1555 Les Observations de plusieurs singularitez et choses memorables trouvees en Grece Asie Judee Egypte Arabie et autres pays estranges redigees en trois livres par Pierre Belon in French Anvers chez Iean Steelsius a l escu de Bourgoigne Les Cheures de ce pays portent la laine si deliee qu on la iugeroit estre plus fine que soye aussi surpasse elle la neige en blancheur Fifty Turkish Lira issue E2 series 1 issue E3 series 1 issue E3 series 2 Ankara Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Turkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankasi All archived February 2012 s n 2004 Turkey Country Report on Farm Animal Genetic Resources Ankara Annex to Barbara Rischkowsky Dafydd Pilling editors 2007 The State of the World s Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Rome Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ISBN 9789251057629 Archived 10 January 2017 s n 2011 A Profile of the South African Mohair Market Value Chain Arcadia Pretoria Department of Agriculture Forestry amp Fisheries Archived 30 December 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Angora goat amp oldid 1193164188, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
