The Boer Goat - Nov/Dec 2016

November / December 2016

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN BOER GOAT ASSOCIATION

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Letter from the Editor Growing the breed...

Each issue, I read through the articles and ponder on the judge’s corner for inspiration. For this issue, look no further than the message from our own CEO, Lary Duncan, and certified judge Thomas Redden. Both of these individuals have experience in both Boer goats and Hereford cattle.

It isn’t the link to cattle that makes their perspective enlightening. It is their love of the Boer goats and agriculture industry as a whole. You see, each day there are newcomers to the goat world. There are individuals who purchase goats for their kids, for their well-being, for a hobby, and for income supplementation. No matter what their reason is, new goat owners are flocking to the industry. As ABGA members and breeders, it is our responsibility to educate new producers and young owners so that our breed has a bright future.

Keeping our youth interested and our new producers educated about the wonderful Boer goat industry simply ensures that we can continue to breed and raise the types of animals that we love.

Karla Blackstock

ANNOUNCEMENTS The next face-to-face BOD meeting will be held December 9-10, 2016 in Nashville, TN. As your kidding season begins, remember that the 2017 tattoo year letter will be G. Membership renewals are due before December 31, 2016.

Please be sure that you look for your renewal packet in the mail.

Remember that you do need to have DNA on file for any bucks used in order to register kids. This includes any commercial and non-registered bucks. For questions, call the office.

A certification school for ABGA judges will be held in February in California. For more information, please see the ad on the back or the website. Web address is located on the back cover.

Iris Lerena was born July 1, 1953 in Dayton, Ohio. She married Samuel Lerena on May 28, 1989, in Lompoc, California. Iris passed away on July 8, 2016 at the Texas Health and Methodist Hospital in Stephenville,TX. It was a day her family and friends never expected.

Iris was active in hosting and coordinating ABGA sanctioned events for several years. She enjoyed helping others any time whether she knew them or not.

Sammy Lerena, son of Iris, remembers his mother as a strong woman. “The last few years she played a key role in helping me run and manage my own registered breeding program. She'd always be the one in charge while I was away, perhaps while I was judging somewhere, she'd be at home making sure things ran smoothly,” Sammy said.

“I always enjoyed running ideas by her to get her opinion on whatever it was I was doing or thinking,” Sammy said. “She had a life's experiences that I could learn from and I always wanted to hear what her thoughts were.”

Survivors include husband, Samuel Lerena of Lipan; children, Crystal Belmont and husband, Nathan, of Redding, California, Deanna Lerena of Jackson, California, and Sammy Lerena of Lipan; and two grandchildren, Aaliyah Belmont and Ethan Belmont of Redding, California.

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Letter from the President

2015-2016 AMERICAN BOER GOAT ASSOCIATION

Board of Directors

REGION 14: CYNTHIA PRICE-WESTFALL (EC) PRESIDENT: cindy_price_westfall@yahoo.com REGION 6: PAUL GRAFE (EC) VICE-PRESIDENT: pgrafe@valbridge.com

It’s hard to believe that 2016 is almost over and it is time to start planning for 2017 ! 2016 was definitely a great year for the ABGA and we have our members, staff and board of directors to thank for their continued

REGION 5: JOE AIROSO TREASURER: joeatalc@gmail.com

support and dedication to the organization.

Under the guidance of Lary Duncan as CEO and Mary

REGION 10: TRACY DIEFENBACH SECRETARY: tldief@gmail.com

Ellen as Executive Director, the ABGA has cut costs,

REGION 1: KIMBERLY LIEFER • kimberly@aaprinaacres.com REGION 2: SCOTT PRUETT • eieiowefarms@yahoo.com REGION 3: LEE DANA • danagoats81@gmail.com REGION 4: JOEL (JR) PATTERSON • bobnjr@gmail.com REGION 7: DAWN STEWARD • dawnsteward25332@gmail.com REGION 8: ROBERT WASHINGTON (EC) •

robert.washington64@gmail.com

improved services, streamlined processes and moved us back to a profitable organization with a long-term sustainable future. I cannot thank them enough for their efforts over the past year.

2017 shaping up to be another eventful year for the organization. We have been working to move the entire ABGA registration process to a paperless process for

REGION 9: DERIC WETHERELL • dpwether@yahoo.com

2017. With your 2017 renewal I would encourage every-

REGION 11: JANIS WESSON (EC) • dustydan1@windstream.net

one to elect the option to receive all of your communi-

REGION 12: KIMBERLY MORGAN • km4881@gmail.com

cations from the ABGA electronically. The less paper we

REGION 13: BRAD MACKEY (EC) • bradmackey@bmackfarms.com

have to handle, the faster we can provide registration

REGION 15: SUSAN BURNER • wvburners@comcast.net

REGION 16: SARA DAVIS (EC) • csdavis@oakhollowlivestock.com

imum. I am looking forward to the implementation of

*EC DENOTES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER

services and continue to keep cost increases to a minthe paperless system and the improved efficiency it will provide.

We have our final 2016 Board of Directors meeting scheduled for December 9th and 10th in Nashville, Tennessee. We will be focusing on 2017 organizational goals and budgeting during this meeting. I encourage everyone to provide input to your director as we plan for the coming year.

I want to wish everyone the best of luck in the

2016 AMERICAN BOER GOAT ASSOCIATION

Staff

LARY DUNCAN, Chief Executive Officer • lary@abga.org MARY ELLEN VILLARREAL, Executive Director • mary@abga.org MARIA LEAL, Registration Support • marial@abga.org

SONIA CERVANTEZ, Accounts Receivable • sonia@abga.org

AARON GILLESPIE, Show & Youth Coordinator • aaron@abga.org ASHLEY GUETIERREZ, Member Services • ashley@abga.org NICOLE PETRELLA, Receptionist • nicole@abga.org

ABGA OFFICE HOURS: Monday-Friday • 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (CST)

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upcoming kidding season , we look forward to seeing everyone’s newest additions in the spring show season !

Happy Holidays, Cindy Westfall

In This Issue

ABOUT THE COVER

4 Calendar of Events 5

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN BOER GOAT ASSOCIATION

Affiliates

6 CEO Message 7

VFD Update. Are you Ready?

Hubert Hohman’s barn still serves as a family icon for his grandson and goat producer Bock Hohman. Brock’s first flush kid is loving life. This buck looks like he his living up to his name: Double Dog Dare Ya.

8 JABGA Message 10 International Marketing 14 Stages of Labor

The Boer Goat CONTACT

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15 Kidding Kit 16 Forages and Hay Supplementation 20 Meet ABGA Judge Tom Redden 22

Standouts

27

Classifieds

28

Photos Around the ABGA

PUBLISHER

AMERICAN BOER GOAT ASSOCIATION KARLA BLACKSTOCK, MANAGING EDITOR & CREATIVE DIRECTOR

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AMERICAN BOER GOAT ASSOCIATION

Calender OF EVENTS 2016 Show

Date

Location - State

Contact

November

Marble Falls Spooktacular

Nov. 5-6

Burnet County Fairgrounds (TX)

Jeff Jeffcoat

Alabama National Fair

Nov. 5

Alabama National Fair (AL)

Melissa Palmer

MSU Fall Classic

Nov. 5

Derrickson Agriculture Complex (KY)

Samantha Woerner

Cisco FFA Fall Classic

Nov. 12-13

ECLRA Show Grounds (TX)

Danny Arnold

National Peanut Festival

Nov. 12

National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds (AL) Nelson Adams

KMGA Fall Prairie Circuit Show

Nov. 12

Harvey County Fairgrounds (KS)

Teresa Simmons

Oktoberfest Boer Goat Show

Nov. 12-13

Stanislaus County Fairgrounds (CA)

Sue Hobby

Green County Fall Show

Nov. 19-20

Muskogee County Fairgrounds (OK)

Mark Seabolt

December Rolling Hills Boeranza

Dec. 2-4

Rolling Hills Casino Livestock Events Center (CA)

Megan Elwood

Rolling Hills Casino Boeranza JABGA Regional Show

Dec. 3-4

Rolling Hills Casino Livestock Events Center (CA)

Megan Elwood

Gulf Coast Winter Blast

Dec. 3

Brazoria County Fairgrounds (TX)

Alyssa Dugat

KBGA 6th Annual Fall Spooktacular

Dec. 3-4

Osage City Fairgrounds Show Pavilion

Deanna Furman

Comfort FFA Show

Dec. 17-18

Kendall County Youth Ag & Equine Center (TX)

Bruce Lott

Renew ABGA Membership by Dec. 31, 2016

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AMERICAN BOER GOAT ASSOCIATION

Affiliates Program

Are you looking for a local source of Boer goat knowledge? The ABGA’s Affiliate Program offers clubs that have an increased role of education, marketing and promotion. These local clubs provide an essential role in promoting the industry and educating breeders. Locate your nearest club today!

Send your updates to editor@abga.org to highlight your affiliates’ activities.

Boer Goat Association of North Carolina

Snake River Meat Goat Association

Cascade Boer Goat Association

Clara Askew, Secretary/Treasurer 8054 Ustick Rd Nampa, ID 83687 Email: foxtailfarms@hotmail.com Website: www.srmga.com Serving States: Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Montana, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico

Kelly Clark PO Box 36479 Greensboro, NC 27416 Email: KellyClark@triad.rr.com Serving States: North Carolina

Crystal Fenton 14352 West Hwy 12 Touchet, WA 99360 Email: info@cascadebga.org Serving States: California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington

Empire State Meat Goat Producers Association PO Box 306 Watkins Glen, NY 14830 607-937-3324 Serving States: New York

Iowa Meat Goat Association 10163 E State Hwy 0 Davis City, IA 50065 601-223-0023 Serving States: Iowa

Tall Corn Meat Goat Wether Assoc, Inc Vern Thorp 1959 Highway 63 New Sharon, IA 50207 WW Email: windrushia@gmail.com Website: www.meatgoatwether.com Serving States: Iowa

Tri-State Goat Producers Association [TSGPA] 5125 State Route 2 Greenup, KY 41444 Email: billupsfarms@windstream.net Serving States: Kentucky

Keystone Goat Producers Association 106 Carlisle Road Newville, PA 17241 Email: rzeigler@centurylink.net Serving States: Pennsylvania

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Message

from the CEO ...

Why Do People Raise Boer Goats?

I am sure anyone who has been in the Boer Goats busi-

genetic experiments give us just enough improvement each

ness for any length of time has been challenged with the

year to make us want to try again and again to make the

question, “Why do you raise Boer Goats?”

perfect beast.

Having been in the industry a number of years, I have

I know several people that own goats for no other reason

some thoughts on why many of us start with goats. First

than it allows them an escape from the daily grind where

off, it is a great livestock project for a new comer when we

watching them soothes the soul.

compare goats to the other species. Other species like hors-

The Boer goat venue offers many young people their first

es, cattle and pigs require serious start-up cash for original

real venture into the business world. Many life lessons can

livestock purchases, housing, fencing and feed. Goats, on the

be learned breeding goats where wearing a number of hats

other hand, can be relatively friendly in the financial depart-

such as account, marketer, caretaker and geneticist come in

ment for a newcomer.

play in the pursuit of success. Where regardless of how hard

For example, someone can easily house a couple of show

we try, there will also be the inevitable setbacks that pro-

goats purchased for a few hundred dollars with nothing

vide us opportunities to teach our children some harder life

more than a Porta-hut, a bundle of steel post and a few goat

lessons as well as the taste of success when the plan comes

panels. Traveling to an event can be as basic as a popper in

together.

the back of dad’s work truck.

Many goat enthusiasts started out with a simple project

Yet, for others, the Boer goat industry provides them the ability to be better stewards of the land, where utilizing

for the kids, knowing that young children wouldn’t get hurt

pasture to produce pounds of edible product or clearing out

while going out to play with or work with their animals. In

brush or weed infested areas maybe the end goal. We in the

fact, it is common for many of these goats to become too

industry do not all share the exact same vision for our goats

tame. And, it is not all that uncommon to find kids with their

but the truth be known these are very adaptable animals that

goat turned out in the backyard giving the family dog a run

can be successful in a number of given situations.

for the money. This is a great species if you want to get

In summary, I am sure I have missed a number of reasons

younger or smaller children involved early without getting

many of you have Boer goats. But I would hope when asked

them hurt.

why you raise Boer Goats, you will take advantage of the op-

For some, the adventure of showing an animal and making new friends is reason enough to own goats. For others, it

portunity to say something positive that might inspire someone else to consider joining this special fraternity of ours.

is simply their need for competition that has them loading up and heading off to the next show several times a year.

Many goat raisers are caretakers who love seeing the fruits of their labor as young goats tend to thrive with wellplaced human intervention. Some of us are mad scientists and love the anticipation and planning of a well thought out genetics experiment where, if you know livestock, the results never actually comes out quite as good as the plan. But these

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Yours truly,

VFD Changes: Are you Ready?

Full implementation of FDA’s Guidance #213 in December 2016 will significantly change the way medically important antibiotics have been used in animal agriculture for decades. Once the changes are fully implemented, it will be illegal to use these medically important antibiotics for production purposes, and animal producers will need to obtain authorization from a licensed veterinarian to use them for prevention, control or treatment of a specifically identified disease. For a full story on the Veterinary Feed Directive, refer to the 2015 Sept/Oct issue of The Boer Goat. These can be found online at www.abga.org.

COMPLIANCE POLICY GUIDE (CPG) FOR EXTRA-LABEL USE OF MEDICATED FEEDS FOR MINOR SPECIES: This guide directs FDA field personnel to make the use of medicated feeds for minor species a low enforcement priority under the stated conditions. Extra-label use of medicated feeds is illegal. This guide does not make extra-label use legal or allow unapproved medicated feeds to be promoted or marketed for these uses. It simply makes it less likely that action will be taken against veterinarians and producers who use medicated feeds approved for use in other species for therapeutic purposes in minor species under the conditions stated in the CPG. Such feeds are to be formulated and labeled in accordance with their approved uses.

The Bottom Line • Growth promotion with feed antibiotics will no longer be allowed. These include Tetracyclines (CTC, Aureomycin), NeoTerra and Stafac.

• Use of many medically important antibiotics in feed will need a VFD. Producers can only use these drugs for treatment, control and prevention. Drugs include Tetracycline (CTC, Aureomycin), Tylan and Sulfamethazine (Aureomix).

• Water medications will go from OTC to Rx. • What won’t change?

Use of non‐medically important antibiotics such as Ionophores (Rumensin), Coccidiosis treatment (Corid, Deccoxx, etc) and Bacitracin (BMD).

• OTC single-dose medicines such as sulfa drugs in bolus form will not be affected.

• Remember, you will be able to use the same products for treatment, prevention, and control but you will need a prescription for some.

Extra label use of feed medication has been illegal…and will remain illegal.

Shown above: Tetracycline powders that can be added to water will be one of the additives requiring vet’s prescription in January 2017.

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A Leadership Conference Survey will be in your emails soon. Please provide feedback on future leadership conferences.

The JABGA needs your help and guidance.

The JABGA is now accepting show applications for 2017 regional shows. If you would like to host a regional show, please contact Aaron Gillespie at the ABGA office.

Director applications will be posted online in January with a due date of March 1st. Time flies so be sure you check online for additional information. These young men and women go through leadership training and guide the Junior ABGA. Their positions are vital to the organization. The responsibilities of a JABGA Board member are to provide governance, direction, fundraising ideas and promotion of Boer goats. Approval of implementation of programs within the Junior American Boer Goat Association is provided by the Youth Committee and the ABGA Board of Directors.

The JABGA has added some contests for the 2017 National Show. These will be posted at the beginning of the year as well. Be sure you continue to check the online system if you or your children want to participate.

These contests are part of the Top Hand Award, which is earned by the youth with the most points throughout the week of Nationals. Each event has different age groups; Peewee (8 and under), Jr (9-11), Intermediate (1214), Senior (15 and up).

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International Marketing

By Fred C. Homeyer

I have seen very few, if any, articles written about international marketing and sales of Boer goats overseas. I have been blessed to sell quite a few goats in other countries over the past twenty years. I have learned many things about such endeavors over time. International marketing and sales is not for the weak hearted. It requires solution of difficult logistical problems rapidly on the fly as the goats leave the U.S. bound for other places.

Every country that accepts the importation of goats (goats and sheep are small ruminants) from the United States has a mutually agreed upon health protocol that the goats must meet before they can be shipped. Every country’s health protocol requirements are different and some are almost impossible to satisfy. In most cases the cost on an international health paper and the shipping costs of the animal(s) may exceed the actual cost of the animal initially. It is hard to sell a goat for $1000 when it costs $2,000 to get the health tests and acquire transportation.

Most of the health testing involves blood tests but some of the requirements may involve quarantining the animal for up to 90 days before it leaves the States. You may also be required to treat the animals for external parasites and other things prior to shipment. Tests other than blood tests might be for example, TB or tuberculosis, which is performed by giving a shot in the tail web and then observing the tail web

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for a lump a few days later. Many of the blood tests are only good for a short period of time, usually 30 days, which implies that the goat must leave the U.S. and arrive in the foreign country in 30 days or less from the time the blood sample was taken. The blood is usually taken from a large vein in the goat’s neck and is normally done by a vet.

Normally you will be involved in one form or another with the federal veterinarian in the foreign country. In some cases this is very difficult and time consuming as the health department and federal vet’s office in the other country may not be open when you can call them as many countries are six hours or more ahead of the U.S. In that case much or most of the communication with the federal veterinarian in the other country is done through email or fax. This is one of the situations that is not for the weak hearted.

You have to have a great deal of determination and patience and be willing to never give up. In most cases the goats will have to be quarantined at least 24 hours in a U.S. Department of Agricultural facility prior to their shipment and must be examined by a U.S. Federal veterinarian prior to shipment. Your local veterinarian can draw blood, send the blood for testing and complete the international health paper in most instances but many veterinarians are not willing to put up with the hassle and paperwork for the small fee that they might charge.

One of the most frustrating things about international health papers that I have had completed is that they have to be typed on an official form using a typewriter. When is the last time that you actually used a typewriter and could you find one in a short period of time? I asked one of the Federal vets in Austin a while back if we couldn’t fill out the forms on the computer as pdf files and send them over the Internet. His response was, “We are looking into that possibility?” So along with everything else you may have to deal with out of date equipment and procedures. In my observation the government is not known for efficiency and clarity.

If you would like to check on the health protocol requirements for exporting goats to foreign countries you can access the website: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/regulations/vs/iregs/animals/.

You select the country you are interested in knowing about and look for “shipping small ruminants or sheep and goats”. If you check this website out you will realize that we cannot ship goats to a lot of places in the world including Europe. I get inquiries from several countries in Europe every month. In fact, exporting Boer goats to Mexico is not currently very easy unless you want to ship them as slaughter animals which may very well be slaughtered before they arrive at their intended destination. Shipping Boer goats to Canada is also pretty difficult as only bucks can be imported to Canada at this time with a voluntary scrapie ID. Shipping does cannot be accomplished without a complete scrapie history of your ranch and your participation in the scrapie free herd program for at least five years. I think this is about to change and bucks will come under the same requirements as does. If this requirement is adopted

by Canada they will greatly limit the Boer genetics that can go to Canada as few U.S. Boer goat breeders are participating in the Five Year Scrapie Free Herd program. Check with the Department of Agriculture in Canada for the most up-to-date information on their import requirements for Boer goats.

Selling Boer goats to foreign countries usually involves many emails and phone calls prior to a sale. You may send a lot of photos of the goats under consideration. Normal payment for goats going internationally is by bank wire. It is customary to have the money in your bank prior to shipping the animals. A check written on a foreign bank is very difficult to cash or redeem if it turns out to be an “insufficient funds” check. If your goats are already in the other country your chance of getting your money is very remote.

International marketing and sales involves a lot of trust and integrity on the part of all parties concerned. I have found over time that advertising in foreign countries in their language and communicating in their language means more business for

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you. Thanks to “google translate” on the Internet you can type almost anything you want in English and have it translated into many other languages instantly. You simply “cut and paste” this translated text into an email and Presto! You are communicating with your potential customer in their language. Of course you take their communication and put it through google translate to get the translation in English.

Another technique that I employ in international marketing and sales is studying the business and negotiating methods of other countries to try and make my potential customer more comfortable and relaxed. For example, most business done in Latin American countries takes considerable time. If you meet with these people in person it is an insult to them to immediately try to do business. You should spend some time with “small talk” about goats, family, and other things. They will let you know when it is “time to talk business.” You must be patient with folks from other cultures.

You should also realize that in many cultures your first price quotation is the point where negotiation begins.

In Mexico, Brazil and Latin America they never accept your first price quotation. It is always, “Give me a better price.” Don’t be surprised if the final price is as much as two thirds less then the initial asking price. Of course there are pitfalls here because if you start with a price that is too high they will simply forget the deal. You have to find the price that they want to start negotiating from. Some study of the market prices of goats in the country where you are trying to do business prior to your negotiations with your potential customer will facilitate a successful deal.

If you have sold livestock or anything else for that matter for any period of time you know that the price you ask for your product is critical. You must find the right price. There is

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a price that represents value and that which customers will accept. If the price is too high you will get sales resistance and if the price is too low your customer will want to know what is wrong with the product.

Once you find the right price it is important that you give this same price to all of your customers. If you sell a product to one person at a given price and to another person at a much higher price eventually these two people may get together and talk about the prices they paid and believe me you will have a serious public relations problem.

In almost all cases when I have sold goats to other countries I have used the services of a freight forwarder and export company whose business it is to facilitate international shipments. That is their business and they are professionals. Two of the companies that I have used are American Genetics International owned by Lou Rocha and Agworld owned

by Bruce Cluver. If you want to have a lot of gray hair at an early age try to ship animals without the help of a freight forwarder and export company. In almost all cases where I have shipped goats to other countries there is some sort of problem and hang up that occurs along the way. Your freight forwarder or export company knows all the right people in various places and can make solution of these potentially shipment wrecking problems much easier than would otherwise be the case.

In fact, my St. Croix sheep herd came from a shipment that was going from Chicago to the Philippines. The shipment encountered problems in Chicago and the sheep ended up in the hands of the freight forwarder. The freight forwarder

called me and asked me if I wanted to trade Boer goats for St. Croix sheep. I did not know that St. Croix sheep are a white hair sheep that have become very desirable over time. I agreed to trade goats for the sheep and from this original herd of 13 animals I grew a herd of St. Croix sheep to over 300 head (which were sold to a rancher in Mexico several years ago).

Don’t take the word of your customer that he knows “all of the ropes” in his country. In one case that I know of (not goats that I sold) when the goats arrived in the destination country they were put on a boat and dumped at sea because the customer “did not know all the right people”. If this sounds like a fairy tale you must remember that politics are everywhere and some folks are more “politically connected” than others. What I am trying to say is always use the services of a freight forwarder and export company. It may cost a little more but in most cases the animals arrive where they are supposed to. Usually you can include the cost of the freight forwarder and export company in the sales price of your goats. In some instances you may want to split this cost with your customer.

As I said in the beginning international sales and marketing are not for the weak hearted. If you have a strong heart and a lot of determination you may discover that shipping goats around the world opens up boundless opportunities and provides a richer life. Good luck in this arena!

I want to conclude this article with a personal experience.

How we live our lives day to day depends on a lot of things that happen around us. I have heard it said that we are a product of our environment and this may be true. The way we conduct our business whether it is selling goats, teaching people or any other endeavor is dependent upon what we truly value in our lives.

The other day I received an email from a man in another country. He wanted to purchase straws of semen and have them flown to his country. This would have been a substantial deal and the value of the potential sale was significant (close to fifty thousand dollars). All I had to do was make a telephone call to the place where I have the straws stored and give them an address of where to send the shipment. They would take care of the rest.

The man ordering the straws told me that I could send the straws to his “agent” in Florida and that his agent would do the rest of the work getting the straws into his country. The man ordering the straws would wire the money to my bank prior to my sending the straws to his agent. This was really an easy deal to do but there was one problem. The country where the man lived does not allow importation of some agricultural products including goat semen from the United States.

In other words, this deal involved smuggling which is illegal. Although my part on the deal would be carried out entirely in the United States the final transport of the straws from the U.S. to this foreign country would involve smuggling and I would have been a party to this crime. All I had to do was take the money and make a phone call. It was all very easy (as many illegal things are – robbing banks and not getting caught would be a very profitable business if you didn’t get caught and you wouldn’t have to pay taxes to boot.)

I thought about the deal for a few minutes (if you aren’t tempted at least a little bit you are not human) but decided pretty quickly that this was not the proper thing to do. My business is worth far more than a few thousand dollars of easy money. If I had chosen to send the straws I might eventually receive a call from the USDA or other governmental office and my business would have been ruined not to mention that I might be in jail for a very long time.

I wrote an email back to the man in the foreign country thanking him for the order but declining to send the straws. I tried to leave him with a positive note in that I told him if the border ever opened with the United States he would be the first one on the list to receive straws. Did I do the “right” thing? YOU BET I DID! You can contact Dr. Homeyer at 325-944-2056 or ancreek@yahoo.com. Website is www.antelopecreek.com.

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Stages of Labor Understanding the stages of labor helps any livestock producer increase profits and decrease large veterinary expenses. There are three stages of labor that vary in length and intensity.

Prior to any labor, the ligaments around the tail head will loosen. The kids will also move into the birth canal. When these changes take place, producers will notice that the kids “have dropped” and the doe will have pronounced hips instead of a barrel appearance.

The first stage of labor can begin up to 24 hours before the actual delivery. Many does will become restless. The external signs of restlessness may include pawing at her bedding or sides, nesting, looking toward her sides. The doe may also exhibit some discharge and hollow out.

The second stage of labor is exhibited by labor pains and pushing. A water bag should become visible during this stage. During the pushing phase, the doe should expel one to two water bags. This is the time when the doe will begin to actively push to deliver the kid. It is normal for a doe to lay down and bleat. She may also stand and turn.

As this routine continues, the tips of the front legs should appear. The tip of the nose may appear first. If these appear pointed upward, the doe should continue to have a normal delivery.

However, if the tips of the feet or the tip of the nose is point downward, assistance may be necessary. The first priority is not to panic. Remove all jewelry and lubricate your arm. Lubricating jelly and or fluid is inexpensive and has a long shelf-life. This should be one of the items in your kidding box.

During stage two, the doe should deliver the kid in approximately an hour. If the doe needs assistance, offer help by working the vulva around the head of the kid. Working with the doe when she pushes, gently pull the kid. However if the kid needs readjusting, use the doe’s resting periods to position the kids for a more normal birth.

Once the kid is born, clear the mucus and sack from around the nose to ensure that it can breathe easily. The doe

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should take over by cleaning off the baby. If she isn’t interested in cleaning off the kid, rub the kid with a clean towel to dry it off.

After the kid is clean and breathing easily, trim the navel to about 3 inches and dip or spray it with iodine.

At this time, prepare for any other kids that the doe may be ready to deliver.

The entire stage two will be repeated for each kid.

During the third and final stage of delivery the doe will expel the afterbirth. This process could take longer and it usually event-free. Do not pull or tug on the afterbirth; let nature take its time on this one.

However, if the doe does not drop her afterbirth, calling a vet may be in order. The doe will have a bloody discharge from the vulva for 2-3 weeks. If the discharge become heavier or smelly, the doe may have an infection -- especially if the delivery was an assisted delivery. In this case, call a vet for the correct antibiotics.

The American Boer Goat Association has developed a Kidding Record Book which provides organizational, accurate performance data for a producer’s operation.

The book includes items that will allow producer’s to record performance data, develop basic steps to an effective performance testing program and is even small enough to fit in a shirt pocket.

The ABGA Kidding Record Book also contains features such as: birth weight, pre-weaning weight, post-weaning weight, management codes, disposal codes, kidding ease codes, birth codes, kid vigor and horn codes. The book is also comprised of a gestation table and valuable information to help a producer make the most rapid progress in selection.

To purchase a kidding record book, please contact the office at 325.486.2242.

Kidding Kit Checklist Tarp, Empty Feed Sacks or Sheets- Each of these will create a clean, dry surface for a newborn kid. This is important in case you need to assist the kid or doe with the delivery.

Surgical gloves and lubricant- Surgical gloves and lubricant are important during an assisted delivery. There may be limited time for assistance so it is important to have these on hand.

Paper towels and old, clean towels- Towels are important to any assisted delivery. If the doe is unable or slow to clean off the newborn kid, towels will help dry the kid and clear passageways.

Soap - A bucket that can be used to clean hands and arms before/after any assistance will be critical to keeping both the doe and yourself clean.

Milking Supplies, including: Wash Cloth, Soap and Pail to Wash Udders - It is important to keep the udder and teats free of bacteria that could cause additional infection and problems down the road.

Collar, halter or neck tie - Restraining a new mother to milk her for the first time can be tricky and if help is not readily available, this can be a difficult task. Keeping the kid with her and the doe properly restrained can make this process much easier.

Milk pail or clean bowl and funnel - There are times when improvising is important, but if you have the basic milk collection tools in your kit the doe and newborn kid will be well on their way to a healthy first few weeks.

Digital Instant-Read Thermometer- It is always important to know a kid’s internal temperature if a kid is not responding and was born prior to your knowledge. Feeding a cold kid can make it’s health worse. Seek medical advice if your kid’s temperature is below average. A goat’s temperature should be between 102.5° - 103.5° degrees Farenheit.

Dental Floss- Dental floss or equivalent can be used to tie off long umbilical cords.

Scissors - Scissors should be used to cut a long umbilical cord and/or anything used to tie it off.

Iodine- Dip the umbilical cord in 7% iodine after cutting.

Probiotics- Kids can be given a dose of probiotic paste to stimulate their appetite. See package instructions for use.

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Bottle Nipples and empty soda bottles - Keep a clean bottle and nipple in your kit as most places aren’t open at 2:00 a.m. when you are likely to need it. Remember, assisted deliveries don’t always happen at the most convenient times.

Kid Colostrum - Keeping colostrum in a kit is important even though you will first want to try to milk the dam or use frozen colostrum. Natural replacer is the best alternative, but not always feasible. Colostrum is critical to the kid’s survival.

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Forages and Hay Supplementation

by Karla Blackstock

Choosing forages and hay for the winter can be a difficult task for some producers. There are a number of choices in any region of the country, which can be confusing.

Let’s first cover the basics. There are cool-season and warm-season forages, many of which can be grazed, foraged or browsed. There are also many others that are often harvested for hay or silage, including some perineals and annuals. For a partial list of forages, turn to pg 19.

The forage species utilized will have a large impact on the nutritional value of the hay and/or crop. When choosing a plant species, consider the nutrient value as well as the nutrient requirements of the goats.

“Cool-season annuals, such as rye grass, oats, wheat and barley, are typically higher in nutrient value,” said Associate

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Professor & Extension Forage Specialist Vanessa Corriher-Olson, Ph.D. “Annuals will be higher in quality than perineals.”

When choosing a forage species for a pasture situation, the first considerations need to be geographic location, soil type and annual rainfall. Past that, Corriher-Olson said nutrient value and requirements should be considered.

“Animals that are actively growing or supporting kids will require forage and/or hay that is higher in nutrients,” Corriher-Olson said. “The stage of production and management style should dictate forage decisions much like any other feeding decision.”

Corriher-Olson went on to say that producers should look at their overall production goats and determine when animals will require more nutrition.

“The southern states will have a warm-season base and will need to incorporate other types of forages into their production system,” said Corriher-Olson. And, the opposite is true of the northern states where a cool-season base is more likely.”

Ultimately, she said, it comes down to location and production management. “There are a lot of forages that we have access to across the United States,” Corriher-Olson said.

Whichever route a producer takes, Corriher-Olson said that managing feed options is critical to make it through drought or winter situations.

Because small ruminants have a much higher metabolic rate than larger ruminants, they require more hay per pound. Hay fed to goats should also contain more protein and be more digestible than hay produced for the dry, bred cow.

Estimating hay requirements for winter can be based on a few calculations. According to Dr. Susan Kerr, dry matter intake of goats is 2% to 6 % of a goat’s body weight.

In order to calculate feeding requirements for a specific period of time, estimate body weights, number of head to feed and days to be fed.

Crude protein (CP) and total digestible nutrients (TDN) levels required in diets of different kinds and classes of grazing livestock.

Meat Goat

% CP

Doe (lactating)

12

Growing buck

12-13

% TDN 62 62-66

Weight of Herd X Days X (2-6%) For example, if you have 50 goats that average 125 pounds per goats. Take 6,250 lbs and multiply by the number of days and days to be fed. If you are feeding for 3 months, multiply the overall weight of the hay by the recommended daily intake of 2% to 6%. Using the minimum (2%), the hay requirement would be 22,500 lbs.

Additionally, forage analyses can be obtained to more adequately identify the herd’s requirements.

“If you locate the forage specialist at your nearest Land Grand University or your County Extension Agent, you can get a list of labs that will analyze local forages,” Corriher-Olson said. “Hay is an important aspect of livestock management because there is always risk involved in pasture grazing. Forages of all types provide the balanced nutrition that livestock need.”

Some risk is inherent because of rainfall (or lack of) and because some grasses can pose threats, such as prussic acid and nitrate poisoning. Both prussic acid and an abundance of nitrates in forages can be toxic to livestock, including goats.

“However,” said Corriher-Olson, “this should not keep producers from utilizing forages.”

When forages become stressed because of drought or freezing conditions, their growth can be limited.

Corriher-Olson said that toxic conditions occur during the stress recovery stage. “Immediately following a drought or freezing situation, livestock can be pulled until the plant is grown. Following a freeze or heavy rain, the

Green, leafy alfalfa grown in New Mexico is trucked to other states to supplement livestock in winter months.

Coastal hay is a warm-season grass that can be stored and used for winter supplementation.

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Table 3. Approximate hay yield, crude protein content, and total digestible nutrient (TDN) content of various hay crops under good soil fertility and management.

Type of hay crop

Approximate usual nutrient level

Annual (A) or perennial (P)

Usual hay yield (tons/A)

Crude protein (%)

TDN (%)

P

3-6

17-22

57-62

Cool-season Alfalfa (early bloom) Arrowleaf clover

A

2-3

14-17

56-61

Oats

A

1-4

8-10

55-60

Orchardgrass

P

2-5

12-15

55-60

Red clover

P

2-4

14-16

57-62

Rye

A

1-4

8-10

50-55

Ryegrass

A

1-4

10-16

56-62

Soybean

A

2-3

15-18

54-58

Tall fescue

P

2-4

10-15

55-60

Warm-season Annual lespedeza

A

1-2

14-17

52-58

Bahiagrass

P

3-5

9-11

50-56

Coastal bermudagrass (4 weeks)

P

5-8

10-14

52-58

Common bermudagrass

P

2-6

9-11

50-56

Dallisgrass

P

2-4

9-12

50-56

Johnsongrass

P

2-5

10-14

50-56

Pearl millet

A

2-6

8-12

50-58

Sericea lespedeza

P

1-3

14-17

50-55

Sudangrass

A

2-6

9-12

55-60

Source: D.M. Ball, C.S. Hoveland, and G.D. Lacefield. Southern Forages, 4th edition.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, “Hay Forages in Texas.”

Vanessa Corriher, Tony Provin, and Larry Redmon*

quality hay, protein is usually the most limiting nutrient.

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Hemoglobin carriesofoxygen most common source stored in the blood, but methhemoglobin does not and can cause an feed is hay. If hay is harvested animal to die from at the proper stageasphyxiation. of plant Corriher-Olson said that planting forages and growth and stored properly, it supplementing with hay is a critical part to any can, with the possible exception ruminant livestock of grazing, provideoperation. nutrients Finding the perfect forage that will be suited at the lowest possible cost.toAyour geographic location may require the assistance of local cow’s nutrient requirement is extension agents the greatest 60 toor 80nutritionists, days after she said, noting that thereStockering are simplyyoung, a large number of options calving. for producers each unique growing cattleinrequires an situation.

The accompanying chart average daily gain of at least and listing of forages1.5 should befor used a basicand guideline since soil pounds theas season, make-up and annual will dictate overall high-quality forage israinfall essential nutrient value. to meeting this goal. A growing “The best thing for any producer to do if they beef steer or heifer requires want towith know what are feeding, is find a forage about 12they percent lab,” Corriher-Olson said.

CP and 65 to 68 percent TDN.

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Warm-Season Perennial Grasses Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) tolerates a wide range of soil types and soil pH values, making it adapted to most of the southern U.S. There are numerous varieties of bermudagrass, both seeded (common, Cheyenne, Wrangler) and hybrid (Tifton 85, Coastal, Jiggs, etc.).

Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum) is established from seed. The grass is very tolerant of low-fertility, acid soils, but does respond to nitrogen and potassium. It is best used for grazing rather than hay production. Once bahiagrass grows 10 to 12 inches tall, it produces little new growth and loses nutritive value the longer it stands. It is necessary, therefore, to harvest every 30 to 35 days to maintain forage nutritive value.

Dallisgrass (Paspalum dilatatum) is palatable and has a higher level of nutritive value than bahiagrass and some bermudagrass varieties, and it can retain its nutritive value later into the summer.

Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense) is better suited for hay production than for grazing because it can accumulate prussic acid in its leaves and poison livestock. Young, tender, fast-growing plants are more likely to be toxic than mature plants. Johnsongrass should be harvested at heading.

Old World bluestems (Bothriochloa ischaemum, B. bladhii, and Dichanthium spp.) are well adapted to North, Northcentral, and Central Texas because they are cold and drought tolerant.

Warm-Season Annual Grasses Crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis and D. ischaemum) has high nutritive value and is well adapted to sandy soils. Though often considered a weedy species, it is palatable and can be used for hay production.

Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) can be used for pasture, silage or hay, though making hay is usually somewhat more difficult because of the large stems.

Sorghum-sudan hybrid (Sorghum bicolor x drummondii) is a warm-season annual that grows rapidly and produces high yields and high nutritive value hay. Like pearl millet, though, sorghum-sudan hybrids also have large stems, which require conditioning and extra drying time. Similar to johnsongrass, sorghum-sudangrass also has a strong potential for nitrate accumulation when subjected to stress and/ or high nitrogen fertilization and can produce prussic acid under stress conditions such as drought or frost.

Again, proper sampling and testing are required to ensure the hay is safe to feed.

Cool-Season Annual Grasses Ryegrass is used primarily for pasture, though it can be used for hay or silage. It tolerates a variety of soil types and grows better in wet soils than any other cool-season annual grass. Ryegrass is sensitive to acid soil pH values below 5.5. It is a popular choice for late winter/early spring grazing and hay production.

Oat (Avena sativa), though primarily used for grain and pasture, can also be used as a hay crop. Oat is generally more cold sensitive than other small grain species and can suffer winterkill. Harvesting oat hay in the boot stage produces the highest overall forage nutritive value, but delaying harvest until the soft dough stage will produce a greater yield.

Wheat (Triticum aestivum) is primarily used for grain and pasture though it can also be used for hay. It should be harvested at the boot to early heading stage.

Rye (Secale cereale) is generally the most winter hardy of the cool-season annual grasses. Rye is also the most productive cool-season annual grass on low fertility, well-drained sandy soils. Rye matures earlier in the spring than most wheat varieties but generally produces more forage in the fall than wheat.

Triticale (Triticum secale) is a cross between wheat and rye.

Grain from triticale is used as a feed by the livestock industry.

It can be planted earlier, often produces more forage, and has a longer grazing period than many varieties of wheat or rye.

Triticale tolerates drought and pests better than wheat.

Cool-Season Perennial Grasses Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) can be used for pasture, hay and/or erosion control. Tall fescue grows on a wide variety of soil types, but it performs best on loam or clay soils that have some water-holding capacity. Tall fescue also tolerates flooded conditions and grows well in soils that are typically too wet for many other forage grasses.

Cool-Season Legumes Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is a perennial with high yield potential and nutritive value. Alfalfa hay is very digestible and can be high in crude protein, energy, vitamins, and minerals.

Alfalfa harvested pre-bloom typically has higher nutritive value and is more palatable than more mature hay.

Red clover (Trifolium pratense) is a short-lived perennial that can last 2 to 3 years. It is better suited for hay production than other clovers because it grows upright and late into the season. Red clover should be reserved for well drained soils, as this legume does poorly when planted on wet soils.

Arrowleaf clover (Trifolium vesiculosum) can be used for grazing or for hay.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, “Hay Forages in Texas.�

Vanessa Corriher, Tony Provin, and Larry Redmon*

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Meet ABGA Certified Judge: Thomas Redden “I’ve seen quite a few things in my life,” said ABGA Judge Thomas Redden.”

Redden is not new to the livestock industry. In fact, he has been a part of the agriculture industry since the 1960s when he started raising Hereford cattle. Since that time, he and his family have never wavered from their roots, enjoying both the challenges and the successes of the industry.

“The livestock industry, as a whole, has been good to me,” said Redden. “And, that is why we are so happy to help others in the Boer Goat industry as well as in the cattle industry.”

“Our kids were fortunate and had several Grand Champions on the National level in the Hereford industry. When they graduated, we cut our numbers back because we wanted less to do,” Redden said.

“Then after 6 months off, Jackie said, ‘We needed more to do.’”

That was the beginning of the Tom and Jackie’s journey in the Boer Goat industry. Redden said that he first looked at Boer goats as miniature cattle or miniature meat animals. He admits, though, that he had never more wrong.

“The health requirements and feeding requirements are as different as night and day,” he said.

These differences challenged the Reddens, but it was their success in cattle that motivated them to produce animals that would succeed in the show ring as well as in the pasture.

“As a judge, I like to pay attention to the production side,” Redden said. “The teat structure, femininity and capacity are important to me so the animal can stay in good, fleshy order on limited grain or in a pasture situation.”

“Bucks should be masculine,” he said. “I believe you get more feminine females out of bucks that are masculine than out of the more refined bucks.”

As a judge, he said, you have to come up with the most important feature to you and be consistent in looking for those features. He said, “If you, as a producer disagree with those features, it doesn’t make you wrong or the judge

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wrong. You have to walk away and say, ‘I don’t agree with his/ her opinion, but that is okay.’”

Redden’s roots are still deep in the cattle industry. And, it just may be that dual relationship that keeps him grounded. The Redden operation still runs cattle alongside the goats noting, “When the cattle let a pasture go, we turn in the goats to clean up.”

The difference with goats, Redden said, is that you can pasture raise them or dry lot them, but you have to adjust your management to those situations. He admits that the management of goats will be different on 2 acres versus 5,000 acres, but each individual should know their own situation and understand what works on their operation.

Redden said that goats have another advantage, besides being able to manage in multiple types of operations. “Young people can easily handle goats,” he said.

“The goat is an animal that a young person can handle in the ring and that a young person can get attached to,” he said. “This attachment makes it easier for the industry to attract young people to keep them.”

Redden agrees with many others when he says that the Boer goat industry is just in its infant stage. And, like most agriculture commodities these days, the future needs tending to.

While he believes there is a bright future ahead for the Boer goats, attracting new producers and keeping the youth involved is critical to the success.

“If I could give a new person any advice, it would be to purchase animals that are not extreme in either direction.

Then, after you have a handle on the type of animal you prefer, you can easily breed animals that you enjoy breeding, Redden said. However, if you start out with extremely large-

or extremely small-framed animals, it is more difficult to get to the opposite side of the spectrum.

“And, think about the future production of that animal. Will kids be able to nurse? Will the doe be able to forage and survive on minimal feed?”

Redden stressed the importance of applying simple economics to any start-up program.

“When you are starting any operation, think about the return on your investment. How do you anticipate getting your money back? Don’t get caught up in the fads,” he said.

But at the end of the day, Redden said that the most important things in life are family and faith.

“Family and faith are the most important things in my mind and if you enjoy something else along the way, it is great,” he said. “It is just an added pleasure to see that there are so many kids in the Boer goats industry.”

And the takeaway from Thomas Redden is that life is not flawless.

“It is not a perfect world, but everything has a way of working out.”

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in the Boer Goat Industry Congratulations to the breeders and owners of the animals listed below. The following animals have received the awards of Ennoblement and Sire of Merit.

ENNOBLEMENTS NAME

Reg. #

DOB

OWNER

Bucks

2SONS SECRETARIAT CIRP CIRCLE P STRATEGIC MARINE FIRE BUSH FARM HIGHWAY TO HELL FIRE BUSH FARM BLOODY HELL BAB4 EXECUTIVE DECISION

Madessa Hoffer-Dye Kirk & Vanessa Phillips II Larry & Deirdre Hillman Larry & Deirdre Hillman Kelly Edwards

LRMM DASH FOR CASH

Morgan Bridges

LK7 DEVIL SPOTS

Chad Steinke

MADI KRONOS EGGS MONEY CLIP CAPRIOLE’S BARKY

Ron Grier Terry Brown Terry Brown

HILL PLACE WHITTIER

10460198

11/27/2008

John L Marker / Gillermo Cueto

ASHS ASTROID

10558829

9/17/2011

Valerie & Timothy Guthrie

CRCR COPPERTOP

10559718

7/2/2011

Shane Dale & Family

RNSH PRETTY HOT STUFF

10576124

5/18/2012

Richard Norman & Sandy Hemminger

TST1 TRUMP

10583623

6/10/2012

John L Marker / Gillermo Cueto

OBG3 SJGA CROSSFIRE’S CROSSBOW

10617270

6/3/2013

Roy Oliver

S G R THIS CAT’S SMOKIN’

10633937

9/3/2013

Juston Haynes

MCR PROFIT WARNING

10634457

12/3/2013

Freddy & Phyllis Groth

SIRE OF MERIT NAME TEEL TST1 LOADED UP

Sire of Merit

Reg. # 10548519

DOB

OWNER Noah Teal

The ABGA Sire of Merit Award is open to American Purebred and Fullblood Bucks.

Point requirements are as follows: • A Fullblood Buck or an American Purebred Buck cannot contribute individual points toward this award.

• The eligible percentage progeny of a sire will be required to earn a total of 100 points.

• A minimum of 5 female progeny must earn a minimum of 5 points each.

in the Boer Goat Industry Congratulations to the breeders and owners of the animals listed below. The following animals have received the awards of Ennoblement and Doe of Excellence.

ENNOBLEMENTS NAME

Reg. #

DOB

OWNER

10470584

1/22/2009

Julie Carreiro Marjorie Skaggs/Scotty & Jenn Merrill Brandie Gunn Christy M Tolar Terry Brown Jason Miller

UBAR/GAIBALEA FARM PING PONG POWER

10505819

1/3/2010

Lauren Green

MCR SLAM’S SWEET SPOT

10529030

3/4/2011

Ervin J Chavana

DRY RIDGE FARM SUGAR

10553104

5/8/2011

Larry Mann

GJT1 A21 KO RUGER’S CAT’ N EXPRESS

10560824

11/17/2011

Kami Oller

RRD LADY WRANGLER A574

10562617

12/21/2011

Kathie & Katie Diemer

DHTBG DROP IT LIKE IT’S HOT

10606226

3/8/2013

Kathie & Katie Diemer

SHOW ME BOERS 2DOX WAY TO EASY

10608984

12/2/2012

Lauren Green

MW8 WESTFALL’S DOG’S BLAZIN BEAUTY

10612071

4/21/2013

Chad & Nancy Steinke

Does

JC BOER GOATS 3XL SAGE SHIP ANOTHER STORY AABG NBD ABIGALE S G R LIPSTICK’S PAINTED VERSION CAPRIOLE’S SCOTCH ON THE ROCKS HANDY Y901

DOE OF EXCELLENCE NAME KFG SPIN QUEST

Reg. #

DOB

OWNER Daniel & Jessica Towner

TDH1 SO SHOW ME 1OH “HELLO BEAUTIFUL”

Tena Bernett Irving & Mary Hefner & Family

ROSELEDGE ENCHANTRESS

Irving & Mary Hefner & Family

KFG KOTLAND FARM DELTA SLKY SO REAL KATIE PECAN

10411784 10596121 10602248

Kay & Don Kotwica Terry & Sue Taylor Edward, Josh, Tonjia & Katie Mayne

Doe of Excellence

The Doe of Excellence Award Program is open to ABGA registered Percentage (50%-88%) Does.

Point requirements are as follows: • The doe will be required to have a combined total of 100 points earned by the doe and her progeny.

• A minimum of 15 points must be earned by at least two progeny with a minimum of five points each.

• Points earned by male progeny through ABGA Performance Tests will be awarded to the doe.

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Feta Stuffed Meatballs Servings: 4 Ingredients 1 ½ pounds ground goat meat ½ onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 teaspoon ground cumin ½ teaspoon ground coriander

¼ teaspoon ground cardamom ¼ cup chopped flat leaf parsley 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind salt and cracked black pepper 4 ounces Greek feta, in ¾” cubes

Method Place the ground goat in a large bowl with the onion, garlic, spices, parsley, lemon rind, salt and pepper. Mix until fully combined.

Take enough mixture to roll into a ball just larger than the size of a golf ball. Make an indent in the center of the ball and place a cube of feta. Fold the mixture around the feta to ensure the cheese is fully enclosed. Repeat with remaining mince mixture and feta. Place on a tray and refrigerate 15 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Heat a couple of tablespoons of oil in a large non stick frying pan.

Fry the meatballs over medium heat in batches until golden and sealed then place on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Transfer to the oven and cook for another 8-10 minutes.

Mineral Reminder Mineral supplementation is critical to goats production year-round. However, if you have limited forage in the winter months, be sure that you have mineral feeders in various locations and that you provide a goat-formulated mineral.

Minerals should be provided free-choice. They can be purchased in block or in a loose powder form.

Loose minerals are a popular choice because goats tend to bite and chew on block minerals. Most block minerals are formulated for cattle that tend to lick the block.

Mineral feeders for free-choice powders can be purchased or made in your home shop.

Minerals feeders should be dry and in an area that can not be soiled through urine, fecal matter or precipitation.

Shown below is a common feeder, made of PVC pipe that is capped on both ends. This small feeder will provide young kids or individual pens with minerals.

It is designed to be checked and replenished often. Larger feeders can be purchased or made for pasture situations.

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