CAG: Colored Angora Goat

color carrier or color factored animal: a white animal who has one colored parent or was a "whoops" from two colored parents. These animals should carry recessive color genes and often produce colored offspring when bred to another colored animal. Color carriers can be an affordable alternative when starting a doe flock - most will sell for $125 - $250. It is not unusual for such as carrier to have intensely colored offspring. Color carriers are often the result from a breeding where one parent is black and one parent is red.

Eumelanin: pigment responsible for colors from black to grey to dark brown.

faded red:  refers to goats who are born red and whose fleece fades to white or off white. Many genetic throwbacks are faded reds. Ears and face often remain a tan or red color after fleece fades.

genetic throwback:  a CAG who originates from a registered or commercial white herd as a result of recessive color genes. These animals are very valuable to increase hair quality. Most commonly some shade of red or brown, occasionally a blue goat. (Photo at right.)

Navajo type:  with origins that can be traced back to the Navajo Indian Reservation, these colored angora goats have more open, grease free fleeces and a wavy character (versus curly character of a registered white). These were some of the foundation animals of the colored angora breed, though today many colored angoras have fleece style and character to rival a registered white.

NQW (not quite white):  as the name implies - not intense color or bright white. Either a cream color or a very light redish color that fades to near white.

moorits:   brown colored angora goats

Pheomelanin: pigment responsible for tan colors, usually with a redish tinge. Goats can vary from white to dark brown.

RVBF (reverse badger face): dark bodied (usually dark grey or black) goat with lighter cream or white belly and white or tan facial stripes.

solid self:   solid colored goat with no striping or pattern