@conference {40587,
	title = {Liveweight and fleece production from New Zealand, South African and first cross Angora goats},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {54},
	year = {1994},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {151-154},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {The release of the South African Angora from quarantine will be the  
single factor with the greatest impacts on the New Zealand mohair industry  
over the next few years.  In order to provide information on production under  
New Zealand farming conditions, trial was carried out comparing the  
liveweight and fleece production of South African, New Zealand and first cross  
South African x New Zealand (Crossbred) Angora goats from birth to two  
years of age.  Crossbred and South African goats were significantly heavier  
than New Zealand Angoras at most ages.  South African Angoras were heavier  
than Crossbreds for the first 8 months only. Fleeces from South African goats  
were heaviest, New Zealand Angora fleeces were lightest, while Crossbred  
fleece weights were intermediate between the parental breeds at all shearing  
times.  Fibre diameter of fleeces from New Zealand goats was finer at 12  
months of age (24.8 {\textpm} 0.4, 27.0 {\textpm} 0.4, 27.6 {\textpm} 0.3 {\textmu}m for New Zealand,  
Crossbred and South African respectively) but there were no differences at 18  
and 24 months of age.  Medullation and kemp levels were higher in New  
Zealand than South African fleeces at all sampling times.  Medullation and  
kemp levels in the Crossbred fleeces were higher than the mean of the parent  
levels, indicating heterosis effects.  Medullation levels did not differ in  
Crossbred and New Zealand fleeces at 18 and 24 months of age.  Advantages  
of the South African Angora over the New Zealand Angora goat were  
confirmed in this study, however anticipated improvements in fleece quality  
were not achieved in the first cross. },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Newman S-AN and Paterson DJ and Power MT}
}
