What is Angora goat?
[[File:Angora SISQA1.jpg|thumb|250px|{{center|Angora goats}}]] The '''Angora goat''' ({{Lang-tr|another name is ankara }}) is a breed of [[domestic goat]]. It is named for [[Ankara]], [[Turkey]] (before 1930, [http://www.allaboutturkey.com/ankara.htm Angora]). The Angora produces fine quality white or coloured [[mohair]] which is very similar to [[wool]]. Angoras were [[import]]ed into [[Europe]] in 1554 by [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor]].<ref name=oksu>{{cite web |url=http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/goats/angora/ |title=Breeds of Livestock - Angora Goats |publisher=Oklahoma State University |access-date=18 August 2016}}</ref> In 1765 they were imported into [[Spain]] and about 1785 they were introduced into [[France]].<ref name=oksu/> None of these were able to set up a successful mohair production.<ref name=oksu/> But in 1838 Angoras were successfully introduced in [[South Africa]].<ref name=oksu/> Today, the [[Union of South Africa]] is one of the world's top mohair producers.<ref>Clifford C. Taylor, 'Significance of South African Agricultural Development', ''Journal of Farm Economics'', Vol. 16, No. 2 (Apr., 1934), p. 258, [https://www.jstor.org/stable/1231415 JSTOR]</ref> Angora goats are kept mostly for their output of mohair.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.angoragoats-mohair.org.uk/angora-goats/bags-breed-standard/|title=The Breed Standard|website=British Angora Goat Society|access-date=Jan 15, 2017|archive-date=September 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927082621/https://www.angoragoats-mohair.org.uk/angora-goats/bags-breed-standard/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Domesticated animals]] [[Category:Goat breeds]] {{biology-stub}}