Country of origin United States Wool color any Scientific name Capra aegagrus hircus Rank Breed | Standard ANGBA Horn status horned or hornless Higher classification Goat | |
Use dual-purpose, milk and fiber Height Male: 48–74 centimetres (19–29 in)
Female: 48–74 centimetres (19–29 in) Similar Pygora goat, Angora goat, Nigerian Dwarf goat, Oberhasli goat, Changthangi | ||
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The Nigora is an American breed of small or medium-sized dual-purpose goat, raised both for its milk and for its fiber. It is the result of cross-breeding Nigerian Dwarf bucks with does of mohair breeds such as the Angora.:22:325
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History
The Nigora is of recent creation: breeding started in 1994. A breed association, the American Nigora Goat Breeders Association, was formed in 2007.:22 Another association, the Nigora Goat Breeders Society, was active in 2014.
Fiber
As with the Pygora breed, the fiber is classified into three types, A, B and C, depending on the length and type of the fibers.:358 Type A is Angora-type mohair, long and lustrous; type B is "cashgora", which combines mohair with cashmere-type undercoat and is of medium length; type C is like cashmere and is shorter.:49
