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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 507

Q507

The origin of Angora Breed of Dairy Goat

A.
Europe
B.
Turkey
Answer
C.
Iran
D.
England

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The origin of Angora Breed of Dairy Goat is Turkey.
The Angora is a Turkish breed of domesticated goat. It produces the lustrous fibre known as mohair.
The Angora is a moderately small goat, standing about 50 - 55 cm at the withers. It is slender, elegant and light-framed, the head is small, with semi-lop ears.
The fleece taken from an Angora goat is called mohair. A single goat produces between four and five kilograms of hair per year. Angoras are shorn twice a year.