wool-producing-animals
Breed Profile: Angora Goats
November 15, 2021 · Tamsin Cooper · Goat Breeds
Angora goats are fiber goats originating in Turkey that produce mohair wool. They are great browsers, but need extra nutrition and care.
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Breed Profile: Pashmina Goat
December 10, 2019 · Tamsin Cooper · Goat Breeds
Pashmina goats provide the finest and warmest cashmere due to their adaption to the cold, harsh winters of the Tibetan Plateau. Their fiber provides vital income for nomadic pastoralists in these inhospitable climes.
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Best Yarn for Blankets — From Goats!
March 14, 2019 · Janet Garman · Ownership
Add to Favorites When looking for the best yarn for blankets, you may not immediately think of yarn from fiber goats. The hair from goats, including cashmere, Pygora, Cashgora, and …
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Shearing the Pygora Goat for Mohair Fiber Collection
March 14, 2019 · Janet Garman · Ownership
Part of the fun of owning a Pygora goat is shearing day. Pygoras are one of the mohair goat breeds. Angora goats and various cashmere producing goats also produce mohair.
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