fiber-goat

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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The Cute, Adorable Nigora Goat
February 17, 2022 · · Goat Breeds

Let me introduce you to a new breed of goat that will rock your homesteading world. It’s called the Nigora goat.

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Caring for Angora Goat Fiber During Winter
January 20, 2022 · · Ownership

Angora goat fiber is amazing, but while it’s still on the goat through winter it can cause problems. Learn how to avoid common issues.

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Cashmere Goats at St. Mary’s on-the-Hill
November 18, 2021 · · Ownership

Meander through the gardens and meadows of visiting St. Mary’s on-the-Hill and meet the farm’s prized Cashmere goats Great Pyrenees dogs.

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Breed Profile: Angora Goats
November 15, 2021 · · 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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Why Goat Milk Benefits Matter
August 11, 2021 · · Home Dairy

Worldwide distribution and goat milk benefits was discussed, leading to the justifiable assumption that more people drink goat milk or eat their products than any other milk after weaning from human nursing.

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