Este caminho tem coração? Se tiver, segue-o.
Do contrário,abandona-o. (Carlos Castaneda)
Arte, têxtil, vida. Por Daisy A Maciel
Has heart this way? If so, follow him.
Otherwise, leave it. (Carlos Castañeda)
Art, textiles, life. By Daisy A Maciel
Capra hircus ( Capra hircus aegragus). The Angora goat can be confused with sheep, his extrordinary wool that covers the entire body except face and legs.
Almost all Angora goats in Turkey are silvery-banking, but there are variations: brown, gray and black are created in Siirt and Mardu. Race known since 2400 BC, originating in Angora, Anatolia, Asia Minor, a region of poor soils and highly variable temperature.
The Angora goats herds found and raised here in Rio Grande do Sul allegedly were developed from the originated Turkey race introduced for over a century.
At first, many brazilian states bought angora, especially Rio Grande do Sul. In 1907 Rio Grande do Sul had 53.762 goat's head, in 1916, 121.128 a select flock was created.
But currently goat's flock are uncommom in Brazil and objects of genetic research. Recent genetics studies point the possibility of a new goat race naturalized.
Fantastic colors in wool angora goats!
Some genetic
After at least thirty years
without records introduction of pure race animals or crossing with others,
selective pressure manegement and environment, it is belived that these
individuals have diferent phenotypic characteristics from initial race.
The objective is to
estimate the genetic variability using a mitochondrial's fragment DNA (MINA) and (mt DNA)
in four goat populations.
The sample analysed so far (n=25) is composed of individuals from the districts of Canguçu (9), Bagé (9), Santana do Livramento (4), Alegrete (3).
Are being analyzed fragments of 701 pairs base of mt DNA control region using primers obtained from literature, HVR1 forward reverse.
For data analyses, the Chroma Clustal X 1.6 ( sequence alignment), DNA SP4 ( characterization of haplotypes) and Mega 2 ( phylogenetic) programs ( sequence edition) will be used.
Whathavein common RoyalScotsRegiment's Goat Major X Norwegianfairy tale "Three Billy Goats Gruff"
Goat of the Royal Scots
A young soldier of the Royal Scots Regiment holding a black goat kid.
Western Front during the First World War,1918.
National Library History
As the French farmers were forced to flee their homes many animals were inevitably abandoned.
Some undoubtedly ended up in the cooking pot, but others like this kid seem to have been adopted.
The regiment has traditionally had a goat. The tradition dates from at least 1775, and possibly from the regiment's formation.
The goat is given full honours of a corporal by all ranks and attended to by the Goat Major.
The goat is the only serving member of the Armed Forces which is still entitled to the cigarette ration as it is good for his digestion.
Western Front during the First World War,1918.
Royal Scots Regiment
National Library History
A fully uniformed soldier wearing a flat cap and puttees is looking into the camera. He is holding a leash on the end of which is the fluffiest white goat with a huge set of dangerous looking curved horns.
The goat is always named 'Billy'.
Something more thangood luck andgoats!
"Three Billy Goats Gruff"
'De tre bukkene Bruse' in Norwegian
Collected by Peter Christen Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe in their Norske Folkeeventyr, 1841-1844.
It has an "Eat-me-when-I'm-fatter" plot.
Once upon a time there were three billy goats, who were to go up to the hillside to make themselves fat, and the name of all three was "Gruff."
On the way up was a bridge over a cascading stream they had to cross; and under the bridge lived a great ugly troll , with eyes as big as saucers, and a nose as long as a poker.
So first of all came the youngest Billy Goat Gruff to cross the bridge.
"Trip, trap, trip, trap! " went the bridge.
"Who's that tripping over my bridge?" roared the troll .
"Oh, it is only I, the tiniest Billy Goat Gruff , and I'm going up to the hillside to make myself fat," said the billy goat, with such a small voice.
"Now, I'm coming to gobble you up," said the troll.
"Oh, no! pray don't take me. I'm too little, that I am," said the billy goat. "Wait a bit till the second Billy Goat Gruff comes. He's much bigger."
"Well, be off with you," said the troll.
A little while after came the second Billy Goat Gruff to cross the bridge.
Trip, trap, trip, trap, trip, trap, went the bridge.
"Who's that tripping over my bridge?" roared the troll.
"Oh, it's the second Billy Goat Gruff , and I'm going up to the hillside to make myself fat," said the billy goat, who hadn't such a small voice.
"Now I'm coming to gobble you up," said the troll.
"Oh, no! Don't take me. Wait a little till the big Billy Goat Gruff comes. He's much bigger."
"Very well! Be off with you," said the troll.
But just then up came the big Billy Goat Gruff .
Trip, trap, trip, trap, trip, trap! went the bridge, for the billy goat was so heavy that the bridge creaked and groaned under him.
"Who's that tramping over my bridge?" roared the troll.
"It's I! The big Billy Goat Gruff ," said the billy goat, who had an ugly hoarse voice of his own.
"Now I 'm coming to gobble you up," roared the troll.
Well, come along! I've got two spears, And I'll poke your eyeballs out at your ears; I've got besides two curling-stones, And I'll crush you to bits, body and bones.
That was what the big billy goat said. And then he flew at the troll, and poked his eyes out with his horns, and crushed him to bits, body and bones, and tossed him out into the cascade, and after that he went up to the hillside.
There the billy goats got so fat they were scarcely able to walk home again. And if the fat hasn't fallen off them, why, they're still fat; and so,
