The Central Karoo area is known for its world class Mohair.
In 1838, the first Angora goats were imported via India to South Africa by Colonel John Henderson, a former British officer. It was found that the goats were rendered infertile by the Turks, who did not want the breed to spread beyond their country. Fortunately one ewe gave birth to a ram kid during the voyage to South Africa, and it is from these two that the first original Angora flocks were descended. The Sultan in Turkey realising the value of the fleece, placed an embargo on all exports of Angora goats for a very long time, and any others that was exported were rendered infertile by the Turks.
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