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, cilt.26, sa.1, ss.1-11, 1998 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 1998
  • Dergi Adı: Tierarztliche Praxis Ausgabe G: Grosstiere - Nutztiere
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-11
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Angora goat, Domesticated goat, Domestication, History
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.