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{{Short description|American breed of goat}}
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{{Infobox goat breed
| name          = Nigora
| image         = EARLY ANGBA NIGORA GOATS.jpg
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| image_alt     = goats of various colours behind a wire fence
| image_caption = Nigora goats photographed in 2002, showing Cocoa Puff of Skyview, the first Nigora (black doe with [[Swiss markings]], upper center), then about 13 years old
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| country       = United States
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| standard      = [http://nigoragoats.homestead.com/ANGBA-STANDARD.html ANGBA]
| use           = dual-purpose, milk and fiber
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| maleheight    = {{convert|19|–|29|in|cm|order=flip}}
| femaleheight  = {{convert|19|–|29|in|cm|order=flip}}
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| coat          = any
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| horns         = horned or hornless
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The '''Nigora''' is an American [[breed]] of small or medium-sized dual-purpose [[goat]], raised both for its [[goat's milk|milk]] and for its fiber.{{r|bess}} It is the result of [[cross-breeding]] [[Nigerian Dwarf]] bucks with does of [[mohair]] breeds such as the [[Angora (goat)|Angora]].{{r|carol|page=22|sue|page2=325}} 

== History ==

The Nigora is of recent creation: breeding started in 1994.{{r|bess}} A [[breed society]], the American Nigora Goat Breeders Association, was formed in 2007.{{r|carol|page=22}} Another association, the Nigora Goat Breeders Society, was active in 2014.{{r|pat}}

== Use ==

As with the [[Pygora (goat)|Pygora]] breed, the fiber is classified into three types, A, B and C, depending on the length and type of the fibers.{{r|ek|page=358}} Type A is Angora-type mohair, long and lustrous; type B is "cashgora", which combines mohair with [[Cashmere wool|cashmere]]-type undercoat and is of medium length; type C is like cashmere and is shorter.{{r|sue2|page=49|cheryl|p2=94}}

== References ==
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<ref name=bess>Bessie Miller (March-April 2016). [http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A443283937/GPS?sid=wikipedia The cute, adorable Nigora]. ''Countryside & Small Stock Journal''. '''100''' (2): 80. {{subscription required}}</ref>

<ref name=carol>Carol A. Amundson (2013). [https://books.google.it/books?id=10n0AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA22&hl=en ''How to Raise Goats: Everything You Need to Know'']. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Voyageur Press. {{isbn|9780760343784}}.</ref>

<ref name=cheryl>Cheryl Kimball (2009). [https://books.google.it/books?id=2sVR-azwKKAC&pg=PA94&hl=en ''The Field Guide to Goats'']. Voyageur Press. {{isbn|9780760335222}}.</ref>

<ref name=ek>Carol Ekarius, Deborah Robson (2011). [https://books.google.it/books?id=dSUqAzuwS2QC&pg=PA358&hl=en ''The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook: More Than 200 Fibers, from Animal to Spun Yarn'']. North Adams, Massachusetts: Storey Publications. {{isbn|9781603427111}}.</ref>

<ref name=pat>Patricia Chambers (March-April 2014) . [http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A358849002/GPS?sid=wikipedia Meet the Nigora goat: the new kids in the barn]. ''Countryside & Small Stock Journal''. '''98''' (2): p75. {{subscription required}}</ref>

<ref name=sue>Sue Weaver (2010). [https://books.google.it/books?id=QpjNfSxgy9cC&pg=PA325&hl=en ''Storey’s Guide to Raising Miniature Livestock'']. North Adams, Massachusetts: Storey Publications. {{isbn|9781603424820}}.</ref>

<ref name=sue2>Sue Weaver (2011). [https://books.google.it/books?id=V4aTw5DByZsC&pg=PA49&hl=en ''The Backyard Goat: An Introductory Guide to Keeping and Enjoying Pet Goats'']. North Adams, Massachusetts: Storey Publications. {{isbn|9781603426992}}.</ref>

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[[Category:Goat breeds]]
[[Category:Fiber-producing goat breeds]]
[[Category:Goat breeds originating in the United States]]

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