A farmer has adopted an unconventional method to keep a herd of goats warm this winter - kitting them out in second-hand jumpers.

The idea came to Robi Mandley from Llanveynoe, near Abergavenny in mid Wales, during a visit to a charity shop.

She had been concerned about her 50 Angora goats, who were getting bit cold after being sheared.

Ironically, the goats are kept for their thick mohair, which has to be sheared twice a year in order to produce knitwear, blankets and socks.

"I tried making coats based on dog coats, but they didn't work because the goats pulled them off one another," she said.

"They're not able to do that with the jumpers because I put their front legs through the arm holes.

"I use cardigans for the males for obvious reasons."

Before she puts the jumpers on the goats, Ms Mandley cuts the arms off. These are then used to make coats for new-born kids.

The goats wear the jumpers for two to three weeks until they have grown about half an inch of hair.