How To Register A Dairy Goat

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.

How to register a dairy goat. Most common registration mistakes 1 all items are not completed. American dairy goat association american goat society nigerian dwarf goat association or the canadian goat society. Before buying a dairy goat you should have decided what breed you want and a breed that fits your milk production goals. 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. Dairy goat judging techniques 1978 how to become an american goat society ags judge ags offers a license to judge all breeds it registers.

Ags does not offer any single breed licenses. 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. How hard can naming your dairy goat possibly be. When you received the new ags registration papers in your name send the new originalags certificate to adga with the appropriate fees. In addition to preserving pedigrees maintaining herd books and sanctioning dairy goat shows the american dairy goat association has performance programs.

Dairy goat identification. Many people are confused by all the different symbols abbreviations and letters on the pedigree of a dairy goat. The most trusted dairy goat registry since 1904. Ask the breeders reputation from several people before purchasing the dairy goats from him her. The tattoo ink will fade over time.

How to understand the b m ch etc. Grade and experimental are covered in another section. In your dairy goat s pedigree. Most all of them are awards and other accomplishments that the goats have so it is good to understand them. 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 following instructions are to be used while filling out the adga registration or recordation application form. Once this is all done you have a tattooed goat ready to be registered.