The
angora goat is a goat
from the Angora
region in Asia
Minor. It is first mentioned in the time of Moses, roughtly
1500 B.C. The first angora goats were brought to Europe by Charles
V, Holy Roman Emperor, about 1554, but, like later imports,
were not very successful. The fleece taken from an angora goat
is called mohair.
A single goat produces between 5 and 8 kg
of hair per year. Angora goats are more susceptible to external
parasites than similar animals, probably due to their long hair
or possibly inbreeding.
Angora fabric is made from the hair of Angora rabbits, not Angora
goats which give mohair.
