The history of the Turkish Angora goat, with remarks on the wild ancestor of the doemsticated goat Die Geschichte der Türkischen Angoraziege mit Bemerkungen zur wilden Stammform der Hausziege

Meyer W., Saǧlam M., Schönfeld C., Tanyolaç A.

Tierarztliche Praxis Ausgabe G: Grosstiere - Nutztiere, vol.26, no.1, pp.1-11, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 1998
  • Journal Name: Tierarztliche Praxis Ausgabe G: Grosstiere - Nutztiere
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1-11
  • Keywords: Angora goat, Domesticated goat, Domestication, History
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The history of the Turkish Angora goat, with remarks on the wild ancestor of the domesticated goat The study describes the ancient (3000 B.C.-15th/16th Century A.D.) and the more recent (16th-20th Century A.D.) history of the Turkish Angora goat as based on a broad and intensive evaluation of relevant literature. Moreover, important structural features of the typical biotope of this caprine breed are explained, essential basic information from a comparative zoological point of view is added with regard to the development of goat domestication, and specific details relating to the history of civilization are supplied. For a better understanding of all the different topics dealt with, selected and mostly original illustrations are included.