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Sperm bank safeguards Angora future

Sunday, July 12, 2009

A U.S. federal program is asking the help of Angora goat breeders in banking sperm to guarantee the survival of the breed. Angora numbers have declined from a million head in 1997 to 120,000 head today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. The declining numbers are blamed on low mohair profits, labor shortages, predators, and... »

Mongolian herders suffer in downturn

Friday, June 19, 2009

HOHHOT, China — Western demand for cashmere has plunged and the painful effects of it are being felt throughout Inner Mongolia, where goat herders and manufacturers are suffering. This New York Times story and slideshow illustrates how ripples from markets in the United States, Europe and Japan can reverberate to the most remote places in... »

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