THINKING ABOUT BUYING BOER GOATS ?
While raising Boer goats for a few years, we have met and talked with many folks who want to invest in a hobby or business. don't know how to get started and have a lot of questions.
Sometimes a short visit at the goat farm isn't enough time to include some of the SIMPLE facts in the conversation. Therefore I think it may be beneficial to include some material That I found helpful and have collected .
WHAT DO GOATS NEED???
Suzanne Gaspartto writes:
Most of you have human children or had them at one time in your past
and you are now older.
Raising goats isn't that much different from raising human
kids. When they get sick, get a rectal thermometer and figure out
what is going on. Fever means one thing; low body temp another.
This isn't rocket science. A healthy dose of common sense will go a long way.
THE CONFUSING ISSUE OF AMERICAN PUREBREED & FULL BLOODED GOATS
1. FULL BLOOD BOER GOATS - must have originated from 100% full blood stock, either imported or American born from imported genetics.
a. Both Sire and Dam, of the animal being registered, must be registered in the ABGA full blood category unless imported as a live animal, or stock is derived from embryos or semen of full blood stock.
b. Proper pedigree papers of imported animals and/or progeny must be supplied to ABGA for full blood resignation to be made.
2. AMERICAN BOER GOATS - Must originate from the cross breeding of FULL BLOOD BOER BUCK or AMERICAN PUREBRED BOER BUCKS (see d. and e. below) with any other breed of goat.
a. 1/2 Part-bred American Boer Goats-Does
Sire is an ABGA registered Full blood or American Purebred Boer goat and the dam is undecided, of unknown ancestry or of another breed.
b. 3/4 Part-bred American Boer Goats Does
Sire is an ABGA registered Full blood or American Purebred Boer goat and the dam is an ABGA registered ½ Part-bred American Boer goat.
c. 7/8 Part-bred American Boer Goats - Does
Sire is an ABGA registered Full blood or American Purebred Boer goat and the dam is an ABGA registered 3/4 Part-bred American Boer goat.
d. American Purebred Boer Goat Does (15/16 or higher Boer goat blood)
Sire is an ABGA registered Full blood or American Purebred Boer goat and the darn is an ABGA registered
7/8 Part-bred American Boer goat. DOES IN THIS CATEGORY (15/16 OR HIGHER BOER GOAT BLOOD) BECOME ELIGIBLE TO BE SHOWN IN THE SAME CLASSES AS FULL BLOOD BOER GOATS.
e. American Purebred Boer Goat Bucks (31/32 or higher Boer goat blood)
Sire is an ABGA registered Full blood or American Purebred Boer Goat and the darn is an ABGA registered
American Purebred Boer (15/16 or higher blood). BUCKS IN THIS CATEGORY (31/32 OR HIGHER) ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE SHOWN IN THE SAME CLASSES AS FULL BLOOD BOER GOATS. ONLY FULL BLOOD OR AMERICAN PUREBRED BOER GOAT BUCKS (31/32 OR HIGHER) SHALL BE USED
FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING PERCENTAGE IN SUBSEQUENT GENERATIONS.
f. Bucks of 15/16 or less Boer blood will not be eligible for registration. For these animals 1/2,3/4,7/8 or 15/16 Boer blood are eligible for a 'Record of Pedigree" certificate. This 'Record of Pedigree" will be issued after the proper documentation has been submitted with the buck's herd prefix, herd name and a three generation history.