Angora Goat Performance Test Field Day and Sale is July 29

SONORA – Texas AgriLife Research’s annual Angora Goat Performance Test Field Day and Sale is set for July 29 at the AgriLife Research Station at Sonora.

The station is located 28 miles south of Sonora on U.S. Highway 55, between Sonora and Rocksprings.

The day’s activities open at 10 a.m. with an informal viewing of the test animals and their records. Educational presentations start at 11:15 a.m. and resume at 1 p.m. after lunch. The sale of performance-tested animals will immediately follow the educational program at about 2 p.m.

Program topics and speakers include:

– Range Utilization by Goats, Dr. Charles “Butch” Taylor, superintendent, AgriLife Research Station at Sonora.

– Meat: The Other Angora Product, Joe David Ross, Sonora rancher.

– Tribute to Mac Gilliat, Fred Speck, Speck Angoras, Kerrville.

– Mohair Market Update and Outlook, Seco Mayfield (Sonora), Mohair Council of America, San Angelo.

– Comments on Test Results, Drs. Chris Lupton and Dan Waldron, AgriLife Research at San Angelo.

– Presentation of Mohair Council of America Awards and Recognition of Certified Bucks.

The sale of performance-tested animals will conclude the day’s activities.

Complete performance data and photos of the bucks in-fleece are available at: http://safiles.tamu.edu/genetics/angoratest.htm .

For more information, contact Waldron or Dr. Frank Craddock, Texas AgriLife Extension Service sheep and goat specialist in San Angelo, at 325-653-4576, or the AgriLife Research Station at Sonora at 325-387-3168.

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