How To Register A Dairy Goat

American dairy goat association american goat society nigerian dwarf goat association or the canadian goat society.

How to register a dairy goat. How hard can naming your dairy goat possibly be. Once this is all done you have a tattooed goat ready to be registered. The most trusted dairy goat registry since 1904. Last but not least a good dairy goat judge should have a true desire to help in some way in the breeding of better dairy goats. The parents of the animal for which registration application is being made must be registered as american or purebred with one or more of the following associations.

Ags does not offer any single breed licenses. Well if you are planning on registering your goat with the adga american dairy goat association it might be a bit harder than you think the american goat society ags has rules of it s own but adga s policies for naming your dairy goat are a bit more strict so those are the ones we are going to discuss. How to understand the b m ch etc. Grade and experimental are covered in another section. Dairy goat identification.

The tattoo will heal in the next 5 21 days and shouldn t be touched or disturbed during this time. Before buying a dairy goat you should have decided what breed you want and a breed that fits your milk production goals. The following instructions are to be used while filling out the adga registration or recordation application form. Most all of them are awards and other accomplishments that the goats have so it is good to understand them. A good breeder has records for every animal and will also show the performance of the animals in the herd.

If you purchased an ags registered goat and you wish to register that goat with adga you will need to send the original ags certificate the bill of sale a new registration application and fees to ags. Most common registration mistakes 1 all items are not completed. The tattoo ink will fade over time. When you received the new ags registration papers in your name send the new originalags certificate to adga with the appropriate fees. In your dairy goat s pedigree.

Write down all of your kidding dates offspring details and tattoo numbers in your goat management binder. Many people are confused by all the different symbols abbreviations and letters on the pedigree of a dairy goat.