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Goat Breeds
Goat Breeds

Breed | Purpose | Maintence | Characteristics
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Breed | Purpose | Maintenance | Characteristicsl
American Cashmere goat
Dual purpose
fiber and meat
• Hardy and take only minimal care
• Not jumpers
• Standard woven wire sheep
fencing is adequate
• Minimal shelter is needed
• From wind and wet weather
• Have a dual coat that has good
insulative properties
• Shear once a year
• Full grown adult buck will yield
up to 2.5 pounds of fleece
• The fleece consists of two kinds of
fiber: cashmere and guard hair
• Average cashmere percentages are
approximately 20%
• Excellent for hand spinners
Angora GOAT
Generally produce fiber only
•Sensitive to cold and wet weather
•Not natural mothers
•Sometimes abandon their kids
•Kids often need help to start nursing
•Multiple births bring additional challenges
The fiber is called mohair. The goats have white, long, wavy coats. The adults produce 8 to 16 pounds of mohair yearly and the kids produce 3 to 5 pounds. The kids hair is longer and finer.
Pygora goat | Generally produce fiber only |  | Pygora is a cross between a Angora goat and a Pygmy goat. Pygoras can produce up to four pounds of fleece a year.
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RAGWEED Ambrosia | up to 5 ft tall | sun or partial shade | post-emergence herbicide, pull by hand or mow
SMARTWEED Polygonum | up to 42 inches tall | sunny areas, wet lands |
VELVETLEAF Abutilon theophrasti | up to 6 ft tall | sun | mow, pull by hand, use post emergence herbicide
YELLOW CLOVER Melilotus officinalis | up to 3 ft tall | sun or shade |