Angora goats farmed for mohair fiber require specific attention to shearing timing and post-shear temperature management to prevent hypothermia deaths that occur seasonally in poorly managed flocks.
Angora goats post-shearing are physiologically equivalent to animals deprived of their winter coat with no immediate replacement. Cold weather after shearing causes hypothermia that can be fatal within hours, particularly in newly shorn kids or animals in poor body condition. Good mohair welfare practice requires weather forecasting before shearing dates, immediate access to shelters after shearing, and avoiding shearing young animals before adequate body condition is established. These are low-cost management practices whose absence is preventable welfare harm.