The children of the leisure center discover the breeding of mohair goats

Installed in the old school of Vierville-sur-Mer, the leisure center of the Intercom de Trévières worked with the UFCV of Basse-Normandie. He had welcomed about twenty children aged six to twelve in July; about ten attended him in August, until the 20th. Lilian Geroult was in sure of the organization with the hosts Céline and Clotilde.

On a Wednesday morning, the children visited Thierry Glaise's Grange au Mohair, in Bernesq. Before taking them to the sheepfold, the breeder asked them to name the twelve wool-producing animals. They knew most of the sheep. He presented other species, from his mohair goat to the Tibetan yack, described in the article as living at five thousand meters above sea level and producing sixty-centimeter hair for warm clothing.

Thierry Glaise explained the Turkish origin of the mohair goat and indicated that a hundred French farms raised it at the time. His herd had eighty goats, goats and goats. He judged the climate of Bernesq favorable, with seven hundred millimeters of annual rain, or, according to his reported explanations, three times less than in Cantal. The children discovered the animals, their production and their breeding conditions.

In the afternoon, they joined the campsite of the Fumichon farm in Saint-Martin-de-Blagny for a mini-camp. Everyone settled with their package in a shady and quiet setting for the night. Thursday was dedicated to the Courseulles-sur-Mer aquarium. The third week of August was to follow the theme Sensations and Emotions, with an outing at Festyland. Registration was then possible on site from 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. and by phone from 1:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

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