Mohair production and reproduction of Angora and Angora×Boer goat genotypes in a sub-optimum environment

Production and reproduction performance of two mohair producing genotypes (G1—75% Angora goat:25% Boer goat and G2—87.5% Angora goat:12.5% Boer goat) were evaluated against that of a pure bred Angora goat genotype at the Jansenville Experimental Station in South Africa. Data on body weights, mohair production, subjectively assessed fleece and conformation traits from kids born from 1992 to 2000 in the G1 (n=921), G2 (n=827) and Angora (n=361) herds were available. Data collected on the does from 1991 to 2001, included records on body weight, fleece traits and reproduction. Significant differences in body weight at all ages, where G1 kids were the heaviest, followed by the G2 kids and then the Angora kids, were recorded. Angora kids produced the heaviest fleeces (P