Goats prefer brush, tree leaves, and rough plants. They can improve pasture, clear reforestation areas, control leafy spurge, and destroy multiflora roses, red cedars, sand burs, knapweed, hound's tongue, Canadian thistle, sagebrush, buckbrush, giant ragweed, sunflowers, and many other weeds. When growing plants are not available, Angora goats need supplemental hay and perhaps grain. Does need extra feed before and after breeding so fetuses can develop hair follicles. Supplement feeding must start as soon as does begin to lose weight and condition.
Improved nutrition brings more and better big growth kids and heavier fleeces.
Poor nutrition is the leading cause of abortion and poor mothering. Young or lighter-weight goats are most subject to abortion. Stress from disease, moving long distances, or cold wet weather also cause abortions. Goats should be given adequate nutrition before and after shearing. Angora goats must be able to take shelter from wet and cold, great depth loss can occur without shelter for 4 to 6 weeks after shearing.