Already in 1885, there was a population of 100,000 so-called Angora goats in California. These goats, which were very sensitive to moisture and cold, with magnificent fine hair, and therefore not very suitable for the Central European climate, were exported to South Africa as early as 1838 and a few years later to California. However, this had a disastrous effect on the thickness of the goats’ wool fur! With the immigration of nomads from Turkestan in the 13th century, this breed might have arrived in Anatolia and then mainly been bred around the area of Ankara (former Angora).Īfter a short export ban of the Turkish Sultan and the lifting of the ban in 1838, the breeders would have crossed local Kurdish goats to satisfy the great demand for wool goats. There are theories about a pre-Biblical Anatolian origin, but scientists also consider an import theory from the Central Asian region. However, the exact origin of the Angora goats is unknown. The Angora-goat was not known before the Turks in Asia Minor.

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