Common goat hair

Other types of goats also produce usable fibers, but of much lower quality. This material is called common or ordinary goat hair or meadow goat hair. 

Anthrax spores, commonly found in the soil throughout the world (5), can cause infection when ingested by herbivore animals. Naturally occurring human infections follow exposnre to the infected animals or infected animal products. Occupational exposnre has been the most common cause of anthrax, with industrial mill wool sorters at greatest risk. From 1900 to 1978, there were 18 reported human cases in the United States, all in occupations associated with specific exposure, such as goat hair mill workers, tannery workers, and laboratory workers. Widespread animal vaccination programs have reduced animal mortality from anthrax and naturally occurring human anthrax is now a very rare disease (5). 

Textiles from animals are commonly made from their hair or fur. in most cases, these fibers are non-scaled and non-coated with natural oils. On the other hand, wools, which refer to the hairs of goats and sheep, are scaled structures with a wax-like coating also known as lanolin which is hydrophobic and dirt-repellent. Further, woolen yarns are bulky and formed from non-parallel, carded fibers, whereas worsted yarns are finer and are spun from long, combed (parallel) fibers. Other animals producing wools include alpaca, llamas, angora rabbits, camels, and silkworms. 

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