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Breed Profile: Pygora Goat
January 26, 2025 · · Goat Breeds

The Pygora is an American homesteader’s goat bred to produce soft, fine fiber of cashmere or mohair type for hand spinning.

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Breed Profile: Navajo Angora Goat
December 15, 2022 · · Goat Breeds

The Navajo Angora goat is the hardy mohair goat of the Navajo Nation where herders keep goats in a pastoral system. Their unique qualities combine good survival skills with low-input production.

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Breed Profile: Turkish Hair Goat
November 1, 2022 · · Goat Breeds

The Turkish Hair goat is native to Türkiye and is directly descended from the first Anatolian goats, which were domesticated in the area. They are extremely hardy, diverse, and multipurpose and a great asset to their people.

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Breed Profile: Argentine Criollo Goat
August 19, 2022 · · Goat Breeds

Argentine Criollo goats are hardy native breeds adapted to variable harsh conditions in northern and central Argentina and vital to rural economies.

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Breed Profile: Mongolian Cashmere Goat
August 18, 2022 · · Goat Breeds

The Mongolian Cashmere Goat produces a valuable fine fiber, which provides a rural economy in a tough environment. Pastoralists face the challenge of sustainable farming in a degraded and changing ecology.

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Breed Profile: Australian Cashmere Goats
January 19, 2022 · · Goat Breeds

Australian Cashmere goats were developed from native bush goats in Australia, providing the famously soft cashmere wool and eco-friendly land management.

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Icelandic Goat: Conservation Through Farming
September 18, 2021 · · Goat Breeds

Icelandic goats arrived with Norwegian Vikings and they’ve had 1100 years to adapt to the particular environment of Iceland.

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Breed Profile: Spanish Goat
February 10, 2020 · · Goat Breeds

The Spanish Goat is America’s own landrace, adapted perfectly to survival in tough climates, proving to be the best goats for meat and brush clearance in the region.

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Breed Profile: Pashmina Goat
December 10, 2019 · · 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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