2019 Summer

Summer 2019

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN BOER GOAT ASSOCIATION

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GOAT COOK-OFF Labor Day Weekend 2019 Brady, TX In 1974, a group of really smart Jaycees decided they needed a fund raiser. Seeing that McCulloch County was one of the top goat producing counties in the nation, it only seemed right to hold a goat cook-off.

The first GCO hosted 16 teams on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend. The first few GCOs featured a "Land rush" with competing teams making a mad dash to choose their campsite for the weekend. The World Championship BBQ Goat Cook off is officially the longest running goat cook-off in the State of Texas, celebrating our 45th birthday this year!

There's no longer a land rush, since the event has expanded to host 206 cooking teams from across the state and nation. Sprawling across beautiful Richards Park, cookers move in as early as Wednesday. This year, the event continues through Sunday night and is anticipated to draw at least 13,000 visitors throughout the weekend. In 1977, an Arts and Crafts Fair was added, bringing over 50 vendors annually.

Letter from the Editor If Annual you watched the National 10th Production Sale Show (or if you were September at 1:00 PM CDT you know the competione of the9lucky attendees), Viewing: Sat from 5-9 PM & tion gets tougher Sunday 8 AMeach until year.

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2018-2019 AMERICAN BOER GOAT ASSOCIATION

Board of Directors REGION 9: DERIC WETHERELL (EC) PRESIDENT: dpwether@yahoo.com REGION 13: KATHY DAVES-CARR (EC) VICE-PRESIDENT: dxdarlin1@yahoo.com REGION 14: DENISE CRABTREE TREASURER: adcrabtree@horizonview.net REGION 16: SARA DAVIS (EC) SECRETARY: csdavis@oakhollowlivestock.com REGION 1: MADDIE FENTON • maddie.fenton7@gmail.com REGION 2: KEN BATY • kbaty@crc-co.net REGION 3: CLARK HUINKER • chuinker@fmtvets.com REGION 4: KEVIN RICHMOND krichmond6896@gmail.com REGION 5: KENNY ELWOOD (EC) • kennyelwood@hotmail.com REGION 6: RANDY DUSEK • lazystranch@yahoo.com REGION 7: LINDA WEST • ll-west@sbcglobal.net REGION 8: JOHN BLACKSTOCK • blackstock.jd8@gmail.com REGION 10: JOSH STEPHANS (EC) • jcstephans@yahoo.com REGION 11: JESSE CORNELIUS (EC) • jcornelius@nettleton.k12.ms.us REGION 12: KIM MORGAN • km4881@gmail.com

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2019 AMERICAN BOER GOAT ASSOCIATION

Staff

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Letter from the President Hello fellow ABGA members, Twenty five years of ABGA National Shows!!! When I sit back and think about that it seems like a relatively short amount of time. On the other hand though, for me personally, that time has been almost half of my life, enough time to raise two children and put them through school and also to have had the same time to be with my wife and make some amazing memories along the way.

I want to commend EVERYONE on an amazing week!!

During the few times I was able to get out of the office and walk through the buildings; I saw and felt a sense of excitement that seemed to disappear for a few years. I saw folks sitting together socializing, kids playing together with toy tractors and trucks and other games being played including corn hole and Mario Kart tournaments.

Maybe we get used to the same thing year after year and get in a routine and forget that it’s ok to mix it up have fun. I believe those are all factors to a great event!!!

Congratulations to all of our winners at the 2019 JABGA National Show and the 25th ABGA National Show!!!

Thank you to all of the sponsors and vendors that helped make it a success. A huge thank you goes out to the office staff, superintendents, judges, national show committee, exhibitors and the many volunteers for being a part of the 2019 National Show. An event like this is not possible without the contributions of everyone pitching in and coming together to make it happen. With the number of entries and animals exhibited in both the junior and open shows up this year, we were pushing near record numbers once again. I also want to personally thank everyone who donated and bid on the JABGA auctions and also those that have supported our youth throughout this past year. The youth is the future of our industry and we strive to develop and grow them into the fine young adults that they are becoming. The excitement around the JABGA program continues to grow and we look forward to the future of it and other programs to come!!!

I would like to thank our outgoing directors for their service to the organization; Kimberly Liefer, Robert Washington and Scott Pruett. I would also like to thank Robert Washington and Jesse Cornelius for all of their service over the years during the National Shows as they have stepped down as superintendents at the conclusion of this past show. All four of these folks have had some major contributions in helping our association succeed ...continued on page 5

ABOUT THE COVER

Summer 2019

In This Issue

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN BOER GOAT ASSOCIATION

4 Affiliates 5 CEO's Message 6 Calendar of Events 8 Wet weather brings flies 9 Footrot 10 JABGA National Show

Market Show & Commercial

Doe Show: 10 Bred & Owned: 12 Regional Program Wrap-up: 17 JABGA: 19

26 ABGA National Show 30 Summer Watering Tips 31 Free Fecal Testing in North East 36 Standouts 38 Pneumonia in Stressful Times 39 Bites and Stings 42 Ambassadors to the Breed 45 Scrapie Update 47 Photos around the ABGA

This young man exhibits his doe during the ABGA National Show. Youngsters are allowed to enter the ring as a junior at the age of 4 and are allowed to have heelers in some cases to assist with large animals.

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AMERICAN BOER GOAT ASSOCIATION

Affiliates Program

Boer Goat Association of North Carolina

Northern California Meat Goat Association

Contact: Kelly Clark

Contact: Carl McCosker

Serving States: North Carolina

Email: ncmga@yahoo.com

PO Box 36479; Greensboro, NC 27416 Email: KellyClark@triad.rr.com

Keystone Goat Producers Association 125 Ivy Drive, Middletown, PA 17057

PO Box 553

Gridley, CA 95948 530-205-7922

Tall Corn Meat Goat Wether Assoc, Inc

Email: camstoys@comcast.net

Contact: James Shepard

Illinois Meat Goat Producers

Website: www.meatgoatwether.com

Serving States: Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, New Jersey, New York 779 CR 800 E; Tolono, IL 61880 Email: dpwether@yahoo.com

4458 32nd St; Grinnell IA 50112 Email: dcc3200@gmail.com Serving States: Iowa

website: www.ilmeatgoat.org

Serving States: Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, Indiana Indiana Boer Goat Classic 7974 East 100 South Elwood, IN 46978

Email: treasurer@indianaboergoat.org Website: www.indianaboergoat.org

The objectives of the ABGA Affiliate program include: •

To provide resources at the local clubs level

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To assist with educational opportunities

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To provide networking opportunities for the local clubs To attract and retain goat producers

To cultivate grassroots input from local clubs

Local clubs benefit from joining the group of recognized affiliates by receiving:

..Listing on the Affiliate page of The Boer Goat including a short description

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Listing on the Affiliate section of ABGA website with description of club’s mission

Listing of club events (shows and educational events) on the ABGA Event Calendar

Monthly listing of new ABGA members in the Affiliate’s area

Eligibility to receive ABGA promotional and educational material for club events

Eligibility for educational funds

Eligibility for cost share programs

Membership matching funds at the end of each year Opportunities for future programs

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and I thank them whole heartedly for that. I would also like to welcome the newly elected directors; Madison Fenton, Ken Baty and John Blackstock. Thank you once again to everyone on the board of directors and also our members for the time and effort it takes to keep this organization ticking.

We have talked for years about the possibility of a new office building and we are excited about the completion of that very soon.

Finishing touches are being added to it as this goes to press and we should be able to take possession and move in within the next month or two. We continue to seek ideas from our members as we look for additional avenues to benefit more members. Please contact your director and bring information forward so we can continue to grow the organization. We value all of our members and look forward to positive suggestions to move forward in our industry.

I am looking forward to another exciting year of serving the ABGA and helping our members!!

Message from the CEO

The 25th ABGA/ JABGA National Show in Grand Island ,NE, featured well over 2,000 entries. The completion was fierce this year resulting in a set of impressive newly crowned National Champions. While dreams were realized for the chosen I must note there were numerous other fantastic examples of our great breed on display as well. Though you may not have taken home the hardware this time judging by the feedback I am receiving you certainly did not go unnoticed.

THANK YOU to all our sponsors for your generosity, from those who endowed our juniors with a lavish treasure trove of prizes, for the live coverage of this event, and to those that sponsored the ABGA show via ringside tables, endcaps, and awards. Collectively your support has allowed us to grow this event to what many would consider to be the premier Boer Goat show in the world. My hats off to all of you!

THANK YOU to all the volunteers, directors, and show management that worked countless hours to make this show a reality and a huge success. In my short tenure we have never been so lucky to have had so many of you involved in the hosting of this great event. Without all of you it could not have happened. Four years ago I believe I could have easily counted the volunteers with my fingers this year I honestly would need serious help to identify all of you as you were everywhere. I cannot thank all of you who contributed enough!

With all of the positives of growing our National Show comes some growing pains and for any of you who were inconvenienced in any way as a result PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLOGY. I have a notebook full of President ideas, changes, and plans that I hope will eliminate these issues in the ABGA Board of Directors coming year. I suspect we will never be perfect but it imperative that we continue to work from one year to the next to continuously improve.

With that said by all means send forward your suggestions to your directors and myself for review.

I want to say a special THANK YOU to ALL THE STAFF here at the ABGA office for going the extra mile to get the job done this year. Additionally Aaron, your taking time off from your new job to bring your years of experience back to the show was greatly appreciated! Mary Ellen words cannot describe what you put yourself through to make this year’s show a success. I applaud you for doing any and everything you could to be sure every exhibitors work was completed in time for them to compete, that a small army of people’s travel needs were met, for managing the logistics of the mountain of prizes and awards and other details, and at the same time managing to hold an office together at the peak of registration season. I recall you smiling and saying, "trust me, we will get through this. We always do.” at a really tough point. We did but it would not have happened without you!!!

We will be back in Grand Island, NE in 2020 and I for one am hoping all of the 2019 exhibitors will be back with us too. If what I am already hearing becomes a reality we can expect a large contingency of new exhibitors in 2020 as well. It seems the desire to show Boer Goats is contagious.

Thank you exhibitors for making the 25th Annual ABGA National Show a huge success we could not have done it without you.

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AMERICAN BOER GOAT ASSOCIATION

Calendar OF EVENTS 2019 Show

Date

Location - State

Contact

Bay State Boer Wars

Jul 20

Greenfield, MA

Richard Dicey

JABGA Summer Jam

Jul 20

Harrisonburg, VA

Tina Via

Summer Jam

Jul 20

Harrisonburg, VA

Tina Via

JABGA Weld Co. Fair

Jul 21

Greeley, CO

Jennifer Johnson Seltzer

Weld Co. Fair

Jul 21

Greeley, CO

Jennifer Johnson Seltzer

Summer Elite Show

Jul 26 – 27

Mineral Wells, TX

Ashley Hamilton

Powershiek County Boer-Nanza

Jul 27 – 28

Grinnell, IA

Rose Shepard

JABGA Kentucky Showdown

Jul 27

Horse Cave, KY

Chris Anderson

Kentucky Showdown

Jul 27

Horse Cave, KY

Chris Anderson

MSF Gat Barn Fundraiser Show

Jul 27

Livingston County Fairgrounds

Tracy Diefenbach

Summer Sizzlin

Jul 27

Henderson, TX

Cheryl Isbell

Wisconsin State Fair

Aug 1

West Allis, WI

Jennifer Davis

Granite St Showdown

Aug 2

Swanzey, NH

Richard Dicey

Putnam Co. Fair

Aug 3

Cookeville, TN

Ashlee Hoover

Mid-America Spectacular

Aug 10 – 11

Stillwater, OK

Debby Taylor-Collins

Black Canyon

Aug 10

Montrose, CO

Jennifer Johnson Seltzer

Bone Co. Fair

Aug 10

Belvidere, IL

Betsy Muehleip

JABGA Black Canyon

Aug 10

Montrose, CO

Jennifer Johnson Seltzer

Lancaster Super Fair

Aug 10

Lincoln, NE

Matt Simmons

SD Back to School Bash

Aug 10

Tripp, SD

Jennifer Martinez

Colorado State Fair

Aug 29 – 30

Pueblo, CO

Robyn Toft

State of Oregon Premier

29-Aug

Salem, OR

Ashley Roles

Keystone Summer Finale

30-Aug

TBA

Janine Miller

JABGA Keystone Summer Finale

31-Aug

Elizabethtown, PA

Janine Miller

JABGA/ABGA Three County Fair

1-Sep

Northampton, MA

Richard Dicey

Eastern Idaho State Fair

Sept 4 – 5

Blackfoot, Idaho

Bill Coon

Permian Basin Fair & Expo

Sept 4

Odessa, TX

Larry Carroll

IMGA Fall Show

Sept 7 – 8

Red Oak, IA

Dawn McCrory

Kansas State Fair

Sept 10

Hutchinson, KS

Jenn Galloway

Open Meat Goat Show

Sept 15

Fletcher, NC

Tamara Crain

Ohio Great Lakes Boer Goat Show

Sept 20 – 21

Norwalk, OH

Lydia Churchill

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Rumble in the Valley

Sept 21 – 22

State College, PA

Megan Anderson

Great Frederick Fair

Sept 21

Frederick, MD

Rich Hovermale

JABGA Rumble in the Valley

Sept 21

State College, PA

Megan Anderson

East Texas State Fair

Sept 26

Tyler, TX

Denise Weaver

KILE Goat Show

Sept 28 – 29

Harrisburg, PA

Lois Zeigler

State Fair of Virginia Show

Sept 28 – 29

Doswell, VA

David Carter

JABGA KILE Goat Show

Sept 28

Harrisburg, PA

Lois Zeigler

Comal County Fair

Sept 29

New Braunfels, TX

Glenn Avriett

Platte Valley Boer-Nanza

Sept 29

Kearney, NE

Matt Simmons

Music City Boer Bonanza

Oct 4

Lebanon, TN

Brad Simmons

SRMGA Fall Finale

Oct 5 – 6

New Plymouth, ID

Koben Shigeta

TSGPA Fall Showdown

Oct 5 – 6

Ashland, KY

Corey Billups

ABGA Fall Classic

Oct 5

Jennings, LA

Aaron Rasberry

Alabama National Fair

Oct 5

Montgomery, AL

Melissa Palmer

Pan American Boer Goat Show

Oct 5

Dallas, TX

Emma Christensen

Judge's Certification School Download sign up form : http://abga.org/abga-education/ judges-certification-program/ Cut off date for judging school sign up October 8, 2019.

School subject to cancellation if class required number is not met.

Thursday, November 8, 2019 - Saturday, November 10, 2019 Johnston County Livestock Arena (Smithfield Livestock Arena) Best Western Smithfield Inn ~ Smithfield NC ~ 919-989-4047 ABGA Judge Trainers: Kurt Henry, Coni Ross, and TBA Administration/Tabulation: Lary Duncan To identify and certify competent, knowledgeable, ethical, and capable individuals who will be tasked with representing themselves and the ABGA in said manner.

All scoring & final tabulations will be consistent with ABGA Rules and Reg. 1600 and 1601. Participants will be expected to know the ABGA Breed Standards, Show Ring Protocol and Rules and Regs.

Friday, November 8, 2019* 8:00 am Orientation / Overview 8:30 am Boer Goat 101 (Power Point) 9:30 am Break 10:00 am Practice Classes Noon Lunch (provided) 1:00 pm Practice classes 5 pm Conclusion Saturday, November 9, 2019* 8:00 am Written Test (60 points) 9:00 am Practices classes 11:00 am Keep cull classes (2@ 50 points) Noon Lunch (provided) 1:00 pm Keep culls classes (1 @ 50 points) 1:00 pm Reasons class (1 @ 50 points) 2:00 pm Oral Reasons (1@ 50 points) 4:30 pm Conclusion Sunday, November 10, 2019* 8:00 am Reasons classes (3 @ 50 points) 9:30 am Break 10:00 am Oral reason (3@ 50 points) 12:30 pm Break pending results 2:00 pm Results !! * subject to change

Wet, warm weather is a fly's natural breeding environment This year's wet spring and summer has become a favorable breeding environment for flies. As the summer heat progresses it is evident that fly pressure is and will continue to be heavy.

Although there are a plethora of flies that pose a risk to goats, the four main types: Stable fly, Horn fly, Face fly, and Horse fly, are the main cause in the decreasing revenue for producers.

The stable fly causes irritation around the feet and legs of the animal. Naturally, this causes the stomping of feet and switching of the tail, requiring more maintenance and draining the energy of the cattle. Studies have shown that this drain in performance can cause potential loss in profit.

The horn fly is generally found around the shoulders, back and, stomach of the livestock. These flies are the main cause in a loss of productivity, as the animals are serving as hosts for 20 - 30 blood meals per day. Because these flies lay eggs in and around manure, feed through fly control is an effective prevention method.

The face fly is found on the face around the eyes, mouth, and nose. These flies mostly feed on the secretions from the eye allowing them to serve as the main vector for Pinkeye.

Like the stable fly, the face fly also reproduces in manure but is smaller in size than the Stable or Horn fly.

The Horse fly is notorious for biting and feeding on livestock and is a potential vector for any blood transferable disease. It is substantially larger in size than the other types of flies.

Research has tagged over $800 Million dollars of lost revenue annually due to flies. These downfalls are mostly shown in reduced performance, lower ADG, Pinkeye, and lower milk production.

There are several control methods: Fly tags, pour-ons, dust bags, oilers, knockdown sprays, feed additives, baits and more.

Rotating active ingredients or types of insecticide ensures resistance is not easily built up to a certain fly control.

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Oilers and dustbags are best in forced use scenarios. This means the livestock are required to go under them in a gateway, around a mineral feeder, or any high use area. Success is dependent on keeping these "charged" or containing the insecticide. They are a great low labor tool to re-apply fly control.

Sprays are effective in immediately decreasing fly loads on animals. They, however, do not provide much residual control and thus must be re-applied frequently. This adds labor and sometimes stress to the animal. Some sprays do have residual, but only for 1 to 2 weeks. Remember wear protective clothing, eye protection, and do not spray near feed and water.

Biological fly control is growing in popularity. Fly parasites are used to control unhatched flies. These parasites attack fly pupa preventing flies from hatching. The parasitic wasp has a lifespan of 18-21 days and should be distributed throughout the fly breeding season.

Lastly, feed additives like IGR can be fed through mineral or tubs. This prevention method is great at breaking the life-cycle of the fly. This is perceived as a more costly method of fly control. It cannot kill your neighbor's flies. You need to start feeding IGR at least two weeks prior to fly season. This method is very low labor and very low stress on the animals.

Fly control is important to helping ensure performance is not hampered and that your herd stays healthy and disease free. Consult with your veterinarian or Extension specialist on a fly control plan and keep good records of previous years to maintain effective control within your herd.

Footscald / Footrot Summertime brings about hot, wet conditions that breeds bacteria Footrot is a bacterial infection prevalent in warm, moist areas. Footrot is caused mainly by the synergistic action of the bacteria Fusobacterium necrophorum and Dichelobacter nodosus. The D. nodosus bacteria can cause various degrees of involvement of the sole. Footrot can have a range of clinical signs, depending on the specific strain(s) of D. nodosus present.

Foot scald infects only the area between the toes and often clears up quickly with treatment or with improving environmental conditions. Virulent footrot is much more of a problem, as the bacteria enter the hoof and digest the hard, horny tissue of the sole that protects the fleshy tissue of the hoof. Virulent footrot in sheep and goats causes much economic loss and increased management effort. Once it infects a herd/ flock, it is difficult to eradicate.

Clinical signs of foot scald include redness and inflammation between the toes and a bad odor. In advanced cases, the hoof horn becomes under run and actually can separate from the hoof wall. Foot scald and footrot can cause lameness, reduced weight gain as animals are less willing to move to feed, and decreased reproductive capabilities. These conditions result in production losses, treatment and prevention costs, premature culling, and reduced sale value of infected animals.

Both sheep and goats are susceptible to footrot.

Moreover, some of the different strains of D. nodosus affect both animal species. In general, goats are usually less severely affected by footrot than are sheep.

Footrot commonly appears on a farm when an infected sheep or goat is brought into the herd. The D. nodosus bacteria can not live in the environment for more than about 14 days, so almost always, the source of the bacteria in an unaffected herd/flock is a carrier animal. Footrot occurs more commonly when feet are not trimmed frequently enough and in crowded housing situations. Some individuals are genetically more susceptible than others, and 5 to 10 percent of infected sheep become chronic carriers of footrot.

These animals should be culled to prevent them from

re-infecting the rest of the herd.

While not as likely as with carrier animals, footrot can also be spread on boots, tires, feeders, or handler’s hands, so care must be taken if footrot is present in the herd. Producers should not purchase animals with footrot or from infected flocks, and should not use areas or vehicles that infected sheep have inhabited.

Quarantine any new additions to the herd for 30 days, and trim feet before introducing them to the other animals.

To prevent footrot, it is absolutely imperative to avoid the introduction of the disease to a footrot-free herd/flock. Other management tasks that help maintain good foot health include regular hoof trimming and sound nutrition. Foot soaking baths using zinc sulfate can be constructed to treat footrot in conjunction with systemic treatment. Vaccines are effective 60 to 80 percent of the time, and can be used with other management practices to reduce the prevalence of footrot. A combined treatment plan of foot trimming, foot baths, vaccination, and antibiotic treatment (for the most severe cases), can be effective in controlling the physical clinical signs of footrot. To eliminate footrot from the herd takes a dedicated and laborintensive plan of action that includes treating animals, separating infected from non-infected animals, and culling of animals that can not be cured.

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2019 JABGA National Show

Market & Commercial DoeShow

Overall Champion & Champion Medium Weight Market Goat exhibited by Tara Hummel

Overall Champion & Champion Division 1 Commercial Doe exhibited by Kenna Gay

JABGA National Show Senior Wether & Commercial Doe Showmanship Kami McComb

Reserve Overall Champion & Heavy Weight Market Goat exhibited by Tara Hummel

Reserve Overall & Champion Division 1 Commercial Doe exhibited by Elena Santiago

JABGA National Show Intermediate Wether & Commercial Doe Showmanship Kenna Gay

JABGA National Show Junior Wether & Commercial Doe Showmanship Kylee Burns

3rd Overall & Reserve Medium Weight Market Goat exhibited by Kenna Gay

Reserve Heavy Weight Market Goat exhibited by Elena Santiago

4th Overall Market Goat exhibited

by Tara Hummel

Reserve Light Weight Market Goat exhibited by Bree Coxbill

5th Overall & Champion Light Weight Market Goat exhibited by Kadie Hummel

3rd Overall & Champion Division 3 Commercial Doe exhibited by Elena Santiago

Market Goat and Commercial Doe Show Judge: Josh Taylor

4th Overall & Champion Division 2 Commercial Doe exhibited by Rhys Ludlow

Reserve Division 2 Commercial Doe exhibited by Kenna Day

2019 JABGA National Show

Bred & Owned

Overall Grand & Junior Champion Bred & Owned Percentage Doe exhibited by Bailey Brumfield PCSG COLOR BLIND (PQ) (10787866)

Overall Reserve Grand & Reserve Junior Champion Bred & Owned Percentage Doe exhibited by Raelynn Butler MFR1 MAMA MIA (10794759)

Overall Grand & Yearling Bred & Owned Fullblood Champion Doe exhibited by Eden Basford EKB1 BASFORD'S MIXED BLESSINGS (10770662)

Overall Reserve Grand & Junior Champion Bred & Owned Fullblood Doe exhibited by Seth Goodwin GF5 GOODWIN FARMS OUTCAST PRINCESS KATE (10811811)

Overall Grand & Junior Champion Bred & Owned Fullblood Buck exhibited by Boston Stapleton SFGF2 STAPLETON FARMS MIC DROP.... (10802586)

Overall Reserve & Yearling Champion Bred & Owned Fullblood Buck exhibited by Haylee O'Brien MH01 SEA BASS (SQ) (10793424)

Champion Yearling Bred & Owned Percentage Doe exhibited by Grace Ellis EFG ELLIS'S MALEFICENT (10774795)

Champion Senior Bred & Owned Fullblood Doe exhibited by Grace Coulston SHGG JAR OF HEARTS (10751706)

Champion Senior Bred & Owned Fullblood Doe exhibited by Logan Hollen KDCL ROCKIN THE HOUSE (10711686)

Champion Yearling Bred & Owned Fullblood Buck exhibited by Lorelai Row KITK1 RDO4 MC BOONE (10785495)

Reserve Champion Yearling Bred & Owned Fullblood Doe exhibited by Tanner Dahnke TJD7 D2 BOER GOATS LIGHT IT UP (10768883)

Reserve Champion Senior Bred & Owned Fullblood Doe exhibited by Tassie Jo Fadely 3TM SMOKES CRESCENT MOON (10762865)

Reserve Champion Senior Bred & Owned Percentage Doe exhibited Maddie Boyd BGR BLUE GAINEY'S ELLISA (10695747)

Reserve Champion Junior Bred & Owned Fullblood Doe exhibited by Matthew Westfall MW8 WESTFALL'S HEAD TO TOE PRADA (10798966)

Reserve Champion Yearling Bred & Owned Percentage Doe exhibited by Garin Cooper GACB COOPER'S LADY BUG (10772412)

Bred & Owned Division Winners NOT PICTURED: Reserve Champion Junior Bred & Owned Fullblood Boer Buck exhibited by Piper Fisher TKGB SPOOK'S DIRTY DEEDS (10810534)

JABGA Bred & Owned and JABGA Showmanship Judge: Tom Redden

Reserve Champion Bred & Owned Best Pair Both Sexes exhibited by Tanner Dahnke

Reserve Champion Bred & Owned Best Pair Percentage Doe Kids exhibited by Matthew Sinclair

Champion Bred & Owned Percentage Best Pair Doe Kids exhibited by Seth Goodwin

Reserve Champion Bred & Owned Best Pair Buck Kids exhibited by Boston Stapleton

JABGA National Bred & Owned Pairs Classes Not Pictured:

Grand Best Pair of Doe Kids Piper Fisher

Grand Best Pair of Buck Kids Piper Fisher

Grand Best Pair of Kids, Both Sexes Represented Piper Fisher

Champion Bred & Owned Fullblood Best Pair Senior Does exhibited by Kailee Jones

Champion Bred & Owned Percentage Best Pair Senior Does exhibited by Grace Coulston

Hanging up their hats

Superintendents Jesse Cornelius and Robert Washington are hanging up their hats. For more than 10 years, these two have dedicated their time to the ABGA/JABGA National Show as ring stewards.

National Show superintendents are responsible for penning assignments and check-in through checkout. They can be found in the ring during each show from the time the first goat is checked in at the gate to the time the last one walks out of the ring at the end of the day. To say that this job is exhausting is an understatement.

Thank you Jesse and Robert for your hard work and dedication.

Remember, just because you are hanging up your hats, doesn't mean that you shouldn't be found giving kids advice and helping outside the ring.

Showing off more than goats Each year, the JABGA National show gives JABGA and ABGA members the opportunity to showcase talents other than their goat showmanship.

Throughout the week, there are opportunites to participate in various contests that provide educational opporunities. Contest winners are highlighted on the next several pages.

The ABGA invites every goat breeder and showman to come out in 2020 to show off your skills.

JABGA Overall Grand Champion Doe JABGA Reserve Overall Grand Champion Doe donated by

Radiant Reds - Megan & Kenny Elwood

JABGA Overall Grand Champion Buck JABGA Overall Reserve Grand Champion Buck donated by

2M Boer Goats - Paul & Kim Morgan

JABGA Overall Grand Champion Market Animal JABGA Overall Reserve Grand Champion Market Animal donated by

Flatrock Services - Ron Dilley, Kyle Onan and Brennan Lewis

Cash awards received by the market, commercial doe and JABGA National Show Overall Grand and Reserve Grand Champions.

JABGA Overall Grand Champion Commercial Doe JABGA Overall Reserve Grand Champion Commercial Doe donated by SAKB Boer Goats - Jane, Ken & Sydney Baty

JABGA Overall Grand Champion Percentage Doe JABGA Overall Reserve Grand Champion Percentage Doe donated by

Cimarron Boer Goats - Jodie & Bob Seelke

2018-2019 JABGA Regional Show Series Overall Winners Matthew Westfall - JABGA Overall Regional Show Series Intermediate Champion Trailer Sponsored by Exiss Trailers & JABGA Overall Regional Show Series High Point Champion check sponsored by Kemmer Auctioneers

Logan Hollen, JABGA Overall Regional Show Series Senior Champion Trailer Sponsored by Exiss Trailers & JABGA Reserve Champion High Point check sponsored by Kemmer Auctioneers

Boston Stapleton, JABGA Overall Regional Show Series Junior Champion Trailer Sponsored by Exiss Trailers

2019 Grand Island JABGA Regional Overall Contest Winners

JUNIOR DIVISION : High Point: Boston Stapleton, 2nd Giovanni Beretta ; 3rd Eli Chaplin; 4th Cooper Ostrom, 5th Charity Thompson

INTERMEDIATE DIVISION: High Point: Matthew Westfall; 2nd Tanner Danke; 3rd Cathryn Swartz; 4th Jadyn Klinger; 5th Tassi Jo Fadely

SENIOR DIVISION : High Point: Logan Hollen, 2nd Emma Rethans; 3rd Eden Basford; 4th Bretten Basford; 5th Clint Demmit (represented by Elena Santiago)

Carson Wheeler / Emma Rethans

Regional awards sponsored by Sullivan's Show Supply.

2019 JABGA Scholarship Recipients Tyler Peterson Jacob Tipton Seth Goodwin Kailee Jo Jones Jaylee Jordan

Jaelynn Therring Trey Chavana Emily Acevedo Liv Brusseau Maggie Miller

Matthew Sinclair / Rachel Rolando

2019 JABGA National Show

JABGA Overall Grand & Junior Champion Percentage Doe exhibited by Kole McNeer GF5 GOODWIN FARMS ROCKINS DELIGHT NGC-19 (10802127)

JABGA Overall Reserve Grand & Yearling Champion Percentage Doe exhibited by Sarah Pregeant BAR NONE TEE NAH NAH (10788963)

JABGA Overall Grand & Senior Champion Fullblood Doe exhibited by Piper Fisher NEWTON FARMS TK'S PICTURE PERFECT (10725321)

JABGA Overall Reserve Grand & Reserve Champion Yearling Fullblood Doe exhibited by Clint Demmitt SHEPHERD CREEK HABIT FORMING (10780495)

JABGA Overall Grand & Junior Champion Fullblood Buck exhibited by Boston Stapleton SFGF2 STAPLETON FARMS MIC DROP.... (10802586)

JABGA Overall Reserve & Junior Champion Fullblood Buck exhibited by Aaron Yoakum ADVBG KING OF THE ROAD (10810278)

Champion Junior Fullblood Doe exhibited by Aaron Yoakum ADVBG JUST A LITTLE PATIENCE (10810279)

Champion Senior Percentage Doe exhibited by Logan Hollen KYBF 16 AURORA (10730637)

Reserve Champion Senior Fullblood Doe exhibited by Madison Baughman R4R/ALC1 RED NECK ROSE (10714133)

Reserve Champion Senior Fullblood Buck exhibited by John Alvara CAG10 DON'T LOOK 2 HARD (10740361)

Champion Yearling Fullblood Buck exhibited by Cecelia Knott BSMF STARTIN' TO GET BIZ ZEE (10768030)

Reserve Champion Percentage Best Pair Doe Kids exhibited by Matthew Sinclair

Reserve Champion Yearling Fullblood Buck exhibited by Eden Basford DHTBG RIGHT ON THE MONEY (OT) (10778353)

Reserve Champion Junior Percentage Doe exhibited by Grand Premier Percentage Exhibitor Raelynn Butler MFR1 MAMA MIA (10794759)

Champion Senior Pair Percentage Does exhibited by Grace Coulston

Not Pictured From the JABGA National Show

Reserve Champion Yearling Fullblood Boer Doe exhibited

by Piper Fisher Champion Senior Fullblood Boer Buck exhibited by Haylee O'Brien Reserve Champion Yearling Percentage Boer Doe exhibited

by Haylee O'Brien Reserve Champion Senior Percentage Boer Doe exhibited

by Kenzie Glenny Reserve Champion Junior Fullblood Boer Doe exhibited by Piper Fisher

Grand Best Pair of Percentage Doe Kids -Matthew Westfall Grand Percentage Get of Sire - Seth Goodwin Grand Best Pair of Doe Kids - Matthew Westfall Reserve Best Pair of Doe Kids - Piper Fisher Grand Best Pair of Senior Does - Piper Fisher Reserve Best Pair of Senior Does - Matthew Westfall Reserve Best Pair of Buck Kids - Matthew Westfall Premier Fullblood Exhibitor - Piper Fisher

Grand Champion Fullblood Get of Sire Buck exhibited by Clint Demmitt

Fullblood Doe Produce of Dam exhibited by Logan Hollen

Reserve Fullblood Buck Produce of Dam & Reserve Best Pair Buck Kids Boston Stapleton

Fullblood Breeders Herd exhibited by Matthew Westfall

Reserve Champion Fullblood Best Pair of Kids Both Sexes exhibited by Lacey Newton

Reserve Champion Premier Percentage Exhibitor; Grand Breeders Fullblood Herd, Reserve Premier Fullblood Exhibitor; Overall Premier Exhibitor : Matthew Westfall

Champion Percentage Best Pair Senior Does exhibited by Paison Cain

Champion Fullblood Best Pair Both Sexes exhibited by Aaron Yoakum

Reserve Champion Percentage Doe Produce of Dam exhibited by Cameron Shelton

JABGA National Show Senior Breeding JABGA National Show Intermediate Showmanship Clint Demmitt Breeding Showmanship Piper Fisher

JABGA National Show Junior Breeding Showmanship Boston Stapleton

2019 ABGA/ JABGA National Show The 25th annual ABGA/JABGA National Show was

held in Grand Island, NE from June 9-14, 2019. Highlights and champions of the shows can be found within the magazine. But, behind the scenes are many hard-working individuals who keep the daily processes working smoothly.

The ABGA staff and directors spend months working toward the national show with committees and sub-committees assigned to just about every facet of the show.

The judges and superintendents of each show are to be commended for their camaraderie and

ABGA Showmanship and Bred & Owned Judges : Tom Redden JABGA Show:

expertise in the show ring. These individuals have a tough job in sorting through the best goats in the nation.

From coast-to-coast, Boer goat breeders came

Jason Brashear

to the heartland of America to show off their goats,

Phil Myers

but they also came out to spend quality time with

JABGA Market Show: Josh Taylor ABGA Show:

other breeders, learn from each other and provide a future for their children and children's children.

The JABGA silent and live auction allows craftsmen to show off their skills outside of goats. It also

Kathy Daves-Carr

allows breeders to purchase semen and goat-relat-

Josh Stephans

ed equipment while benefiting the junior associa-

Sammy Lerena

tion. The generosity of these individuals is greatly

JABGA Superintendent: Michael Wetherell ABGA Superintendents: Jesse Cornelius

appreciated.

This year's national champions in both the ABGA and the JABGA show had some stiff competition.

Here is a sneak peak at the national champions.

This year's Overall Grand Champion Percentage

Robert Washington

Doe was bred by Seth Goodwin of Goodwin Farms.

Jesse Kimmell

GF5 GOODWIN FARMS ROCKINS DELIGHT NGC-19

Show Committee: Cindy Westfall, Co-Chair Clark Huinker, Co-chair

was exhibited by Kole McNeer. The percentage doe was born on June 8, 2018, and has accumulated 145 unassigned points at the time of the National Show (including National Show Points). The junior doe also earned the title of Overall Grand Champion

Percentage Doe in the JABGA show.

MM7 SARATOGA NGC-19 was bred and exhibited

by Sandra Egger. The fullblood doe earned the title of Overall Grand Champion Fullblood Doe. She was born on September 4, 2018, and has earned 135 points, including her National Champion win.

The JABGA Overall Grand Champion Fullblood Doe was bred by Kamryn Gorka and exhibited by Piper Fisher. NEWTON FARMS TK'S PICTURE PERFECT has 524 points and was born on March 6, 2016.

Double D Farms bred and exhibited the Overall Grand Champion Buck at the National Show. 8881 DBL-D ROCK IT G30 is the son of the 2016 National Champion Fullblood Doe and the 2015 National Senior Champion Buck. After his national title, Rock-It has 246 points. Before earning the title of Overall Grand Champion Buck, this March 9, 2017, buck earned the same title of senior champion at Nationals as his sire did in 2015.

SFGF2 STAPLETON FARMS MIC DROP.... earned the title of JABGA Overall Grand Champion Buck.

This young buck was born on Dec. 2, 2018, and has 29 points toward his ennoblement. He was bred and exhibited by Boston Stapleton.

Make Your Progra Champions Make Champions

BAB5 DBL-D SIMPLY AMAZING D78 This girl may be simply amazing in the showring, but she is down right fabulous in the donor & production pen.

2016 Overall National Grand Champion Doe and Yearling Grand Champion (#10676427)

DSM DBL-D Rockslide C94

The crowd favorite at the 2015 National Show!

Semen $100/straw Live cover $500 Flush $1000 2015 Senior National Champion Buck (#10622010)

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am ROCK SOLID. 8881 DBL-D ROCK IT G30 (PQ)

2019 Overall National Grand Champion Buck and Senior Grand Champion Semen: $150 | Breeding: $500 | Flush: $1,000 8881 DBL-D AVALANCHE A34 (OT) *ENNOBLED* (10533919) Sire: DSM DBL-D ROCKSLIDE C94 (OT) *ENNOBLED* (10622010) TLB ANTEBELLUM (OT) (10435057) Animal: DBL-D ROCK IT G30 (PQ) (10755044) BAB5 CONRAD (10627663) Dam: BAB5 DBL-D SIMPLY AMAZIN D78 (OT) *ENNOBLED* NGC-16 AABG NBD SIMPLY AMAZIN (10587600)

*Partly owned by Moraczewski Show Goats

2019 ABGA National Show

Overall Grand & Junior Champion Percentage Doe exhibited by Kole McNeer GF5 GOODWIN FARMS ROCKINS DELIGHT NGC-19 (10802127)

Overall Reserve Grand & Yearling Champion Percentage Doe exhibited by Sarah Pregeant BAR NONE TEE NAH NAH (10788963)

Overall Grand & Junior Champion Fullblood Doe exhibited by Sandra Egger MM7 SARATOGA (10797800)

Overall Reserve Grand & Junior Reserve Champion Fullblood Doe exhibited by Aaron Yoakum ADVBG JUST A LITTLE PATIENCE (10810279)

Overall Grand & Senior Champion Fullblood Buck exhibited by Lee & Sharon Dana 8881 DBL-D ROCK IT G30 (PQ) (10755044)

Overall Reserve Grand & Junior Champion Fullblood Buck exhibited by Madison Fenton MADI/TRV AFTERSHOCK (10809205)

Champion Senior Percentage Doe exhibited by Logan Hollen KYBF 16 AURORA (10730637)

Champion Yearling Fullblood Doe exhibited by Sandra Egger MM7 SANTA MONICA (10770151)

Champion Senior Fullblood Doe exhibited Paul Morgan FCFB FITZWATER'S LITTLE MORE SUMMERTIME (PQ) (10734924)

Grand Premier Percentage Exhibitor and Reserve Junior Percentage Doe exhibited by Raelynn Butler MFR1 MAMA MIA (10794759)

Reserve Champion Yearling Percentage Doe exhibited by Haylee O'Brien BAB4 FANTASY (10777240)

Reserve Champion Senior Percentage Doe exhibited by Maddie Curdie RBMG ANNABELLE (10742351)

Reserve Champion Yearling Fullblood Doe exhibited by Wendy Mayo B SQUARE GOAT FARM KLONDIKE 18 DIAMONDS (10777547)

Reserve Champion Senior Fullblood Doe exhibited by Piper Fisher NEWTON FARMS TK'S PICTURE PERFECT (10725321)

Reserve Champion Junior Fullblood Buck exhibited by Justin Stuart JSSG MISG BAD BUNNY (10792928)

Champion Yearling Fullblood Buck exhibited by Kody Goats KODYS WOODFORD'S GOLDEN DIMENSION (OT) (10763248)

Reserve Champion Senior Fullblood Boer Buck exhibited by Mike & Maureen Reis NEWTON FARMS BUCKET F147 (SQ) (10738274)

Reserve Champion Yearling Fullblood Buck exhibited by Haylee O'Brien MH01 SEA BASS (SQ) (10793424)

Champion Fullblood Best Pair Buck kids exhibited by Maddie Fenton

Champion Percentage Get of Sire exhibited by Ashley Roles

Champion Fullblood Best Pair Senior Does exhibited by Sandra Egger

Reserve Champion Fullblood Best Pair Doe Kids exhibited by Paul Morgan

Champion Percentage Best Pair Senior Does exhibited by Mike and Maureen Reis

Champion Percentage Doe Kids exhibited by Madessa Hoffer-Dye

Champion Fullblood Best Pair Doe Kids exhibited by Kevin & Lisa Strohl

Champion Get Of Sire exhibited by Sandra Egger

Reserve Champion Percentage Doe Produce of Dam exhibited by Nick Pitlick

Champion Percentage Breeders Herd exhibited by Madessa Hoffer-Dye

Reserve Champion Best Pair Senior Fullblood Does exhibited by Sandra Egger

Champion Fullblood Best Pair Buck kids exhibited by Maddie Fenton

Champion Get Of Sire exhibited by Sandra Egger

Donald Bird Award Sandra Egger

Reserve Breeders Herd exhibited by Sandra Egger

Reserve Champion Get A Sire Reserve Best Pair of Fullblood Kids Both exhibited by John and Stephanie Gorman Sexes exhibited by Maddie Fenton

Reserve Premier Fullblood exhibitor Maddie Fenton

Premier Breeder Award and Premier Fullblood Exhibitor Sandra Egger

Reserve Produce of Dam exhibited by Sandra Egger

Reserve Premier Percentage Exhibitor & Reserve Champion Percentage Doe Sr. Pair & Champion Produce of Dam exhibited by Bill and Sue Hobby

ABGA NOT PICTURED: Reserve Best Pair of Percentage Doe Kids Sydney Baty

Grand Premier Percentage Exhibitor Raelynn Butler

Grand Percentage Doe Herd Madessa Hoffer-Dye

Reserve Best Pair of Buck Kids Piper Fisher

Reserve Percentage Doe Herd Sydney Baty

Grand Best Pair of Kids, Both Sexes Represented Sandra Egger

Water Tips for the Summer Heat • • • •

Position water containers in the shade. Algae grows rapidly in water that receives direct summer sun.

Keep water troughs clean. Dirty water leads to illness.

In extreme heat, or if you will be away for long periods, add ice blocks to your goats’ water.

Change drinking water several times a day in hot weather. Goats will not drink water contaminated with urine and manure (including that from dogs, cats and birds). Make sure water is also free of pesticides and other toxic substances.

Water is essential for temperature control, waste excretion, electrolyte balance, digestion and more. Fresh, clean water should be available to goats at all times. This is especially important for pregnant and nursing does. Water is also critical to bucks and wethers for proper maintenance of their urinary tracts.

Urinary calculi occurs when stones form in the urinary tract and block the urethra, interfering with urination. Genetics, disease and nutritional imbalances play a role, but inadequate water consumption can result in concentrated urine, which can increase the risk of urinary calculi, especially in hot weather. Increase water intake by offering free choice salt. This will help dilute the urine.

Goats don’t need to live in the lap of luxury, but they do need something more than a stuffy shed to get in out of the sun or rain. Make cross ventilation a priority, especially in the summer.

Goats hate rain and mud. A dirt floor is okay, as long as it is kept clean and dry. A raised, slotted floor is even better.

Goats sleep low to the ground, and breathing ammonia fumes is harmful. Ammonia builds up more quickly in the summer heat. Kneel down in your goat shed. If you can smell ammonia from eight inches above the floor, your shed is overdue for a thorough cleaning.

A dirty shed with dirty bedding can lead to skin sores, mastitis, respiratory ailments, foot problems and more. These problems can escalate in the summer heat, so keep your goats’ shelter immaculately clean.

A bout of diarrhea can quickly lead to dehydrationBoer in the heat of summer. Keep cool, clean water available at all times.

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New Approaches for Improving Integrated Parasite Control Strategies for Small Ruminants in the Northeast USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (LNE15-342)

Small Ruminant Producers: Do you want more parasite resistant animals?

Summer 2019: Free Fecal Egg Count (FEC) analysis to assist with selective breeding for resistance to gastrointestinal worms AVAILABLE TO:  New or current National Sheep Improvement Program (NSIP) members either in or marketing to the Northeast who want to generate Estimated Breeding Values (EBV) for parasite resistance. o Producers must be able to obtain and ship fecal samples once or twice (at least 4 weeks later) following NSIP recommendations. o Animals must not have been dewormed within 4 weeks of sampling. o Fecal egg counts can be conducted for all young stock whose data is being submitted to NSIP. o For more information on the benefits of membership in NSIP please visit www.nsip.org or contact the NSIP Program Director, Rusty Burgett, (info@nsip.org).

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 Non-NSIP members living in New England, NY, NJ, PA, WV, MD, DE o Have a history of problems with gastrointestinal nematode worms. o Are FAMACHA certified (online training program is available). o Are willing to share FAMACHA scores as well as general herd/flock information/history. o Have the ability to obtain and ship fecal samples once or twice (at least 4 weeks later.) o Animals must not have been dewormed within 4 weeks of sampling. o To allow us to provide this service to the maximum number of producers we are focusing the FEC testing on young replacement animals.

Samples will be accepted for analysis during the summer months (peak worm season) 2019.

FAMACHA© scores can be used to indicate that worm season is active and will provide fecal egg counts high enough for meaningful analysis (minimum herd average >500 eggs/g). Scores of 3 or higher in 10% or more of your flock/herd or an overall upward trend in FAMACHA© scores away from normal 1's and 2's indicate increasing parasite loads. Animals must not have been dewormed within 4 weeks of sampling.

Please contact Holly Burdett or Dr. Katherine Petersson, University of Rhode Island at urisheepandgoat@etal.uri.edu to obtain appropriate fecal sampling and shipping instructions. Please include your name, farm name, mailing address, and whether you are currently an NSIP member.

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Anderson, CA | April 4, 2020 Spencer, IA | May 23, 2020 Stillwater, OK | Nov. 2, 2019 Osgood, IN | Sept 28, 2019 Bloomsburg, PA | TBD Murfreesboro, TN | September 7, 2019 Abilene, TX | November 16, 2019

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, Doe of Excellence and Sire of Merit.

ENNOBLEMENTS Name

Sex

Owner

Breeder

2M BOER GOATS PACKIN HEAT NDR6 BERNIE FIXIN TO SET FIRE BIGP ONE TUFF POP TST1 WINDY ACRES TRUMP’S PARLAY CBZ HEAD START BDK2 AABG GIMME A BLONDE

Buck

Michael & Lisa Huff

Paul & Kim Morgan

Buck Buck Buck Buck Buck

Saige Givens Thomas Cannon Terry & Sue Taylor Cherokee Zarate Allison Medley

KRG RUGERS NAVAJO

Buck

BSA BEST INK

Buck

JCKN NUFF SAID TKGB DERRINGER TST1 WINDY ACRES TRUMP’S PLAYING THE GAME MM7 POWER BROKER SDG ROCKNHILLS IMA SMOKIN’ PRINCE TFBB COOL HAND AABG NBD BLUE DUCK

Buck Buck

Tena Bernett Dustin & Patricia Cockerham Kahla Shigeta Cecelia Knott MaryKate Harrod Bill, Sue, Christie, Rebecca, & Nicole Hobby Vicki Hoecher-Imig, Trystin & Zane Gielissen Lee & Sharon Dana Piper Fisher

Jason Coin Taeah and Cassie Fisher

Buck

Dustin & Heather Finch

Terry & Sue Taylor

Buck Buck Buck Buck

Sandra Egger Casey Adamick & Jordan Buehne Frank Burner Travis Levings

CRRO SPOOK

Buck

Piper Fisher

SHEPHERD CREEK NASTY HABIT ADVBG OVERDRIVE EGGSTRA FLASHY’S MISS Y339 FTHLS FOOTHILLS ROCK MY WORLD MW8 WESTFALL’S 1 SMOOTH CAT JSSG TST1 PRINCESS ON FIRE LAZYE SHE BADDER THAN BAD L.H. TUSCANA MADI D413 LYNX HOLLOW EARHART CERT PRETTY LADY

Buck Buck Doe Doe Doe Doe Doe Doe Doe Doe Doe

Jason and/or Katherine Klug Sarah Rehmeyer John or Jackie Edwards Judy Hoffman / Katy Zulliger Eden Basford Casey Adamick & Jordan Buehne Jacob Weist Jim & Stephanie Barrie Madison Fenton Cary Heyward Judy Kimbrell

Sandra Egger Steve & Debbie Gailey Frank Burner Nathan Duncan Mark, Mona, Annie & Matthew Seabolt Jason and/or Katherine Klug Aaron & Denise Crabtree John or Jackie Edwards Jerrimy & Shelley Clark Matthew Westfall Justin Stuart Lachel Clark Jim & Stephanie Barrie Madison Fenton Cary Heyward Gary & Joshua Tabler

Bruce Knapton Shana Koonsman May

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, Doe of Excellence and Sire of Merit.

ENNOBLEMENTS Name

Sex

Owner

Breeder

MVP M&C FARMS KATNISS TWBR FAITH MW8 WESTFALL’S RUMOR OF PERFECTION LAZYE BEAUTIFUL MESS HBS MS ANN MW8 WESTFALL’S A LITTLE BLING CREEKWOOD BOERS BO PEEP

Doe Doe

Matthew Westfall Misty Gonzales

Cindy Price-Westfall Ty Witt

Doe

Matthew Westfall

Able Acres

Doe Doe Doe Doe

Heather Bender I-80 Alliance Boer Goats Matthew Westfall Jeri Troesken

Jeff & Kelly Clark Hugh & Ann Schafer Matthew Westfall Perry & Erin Hallmark

SIRE OF MERIT Name

Owner

Breeder

JLS21 ELK CREEK MONOPOLY MONEY AABG BAB4 FUTURE FAN OF THE MAN

Jeremy Church Jason Miller

Johnna Stottlemyre Able Acres

DOE OF EXCELLENCE Name

Owner

Breeder

GRI NOEL

Rhonda Miller

Ron & Chris Grier

LGF3 PUMPKIN CULVER FAMILY FARM MIZZ ROSALIE STILLHOUSE ANGELS AMONG US CHEK ANTIQUE BLACK 4-L BOER GOATS I’M A PROPER LADY CVNT COVENANT FARM LEAP OF FAITH NEWTON FARMS TRICKY VISION E442

Sarah Rehmeyer Ashley Roles Justin & Tina Via Madison Fenton Jared Lindenfelser Nelson Smith Bailey Brumfield

Sharon & Phil Fullerton Ashley Roles Amy Batson Toni Gadsby Jared Lindenfelser Nelson Smith Marge Skaggs/Scotty & Jenn Merrill

Pneumonia in goats Many producers don't think about pneumonia in the summertime. But the infections of the lung tissue, can affect all ages in all environments.

Bacteria, viruses and parasites can affect the upper and lower respiratory trace.

Warm, wet environments cultivate bacteria that play a role in the health of goats.

Below is a list of conditions that Dr. Dave Van Metre of Colorado State University said may increase the risk of pneumonia.

• Overcrowded barns with poor ventilation.

• Poor sanitation of barns.

• Excessive dust • Wide variation in environmental temperatures (cold nights followed by hot days) • High humidity • Stress: Transports, birthing, heavy milk production, weaning and fighting other diseases • Failure to ingest adequate amounts of colostrum (Young animals.)

• Bottle feeding (If kids take in too much milk, the milk may run into the windpipe and into the lungs.)

• Infection with Caprine Progressive Pneumonia (CAEV) virus Pneumonia can be contagious, depending on whether the infections is bacterial or viral. Certain bacteria can be transmitted as well.

Goats with pneumonia should be quarantined and treated immediately. First signs include lethargy, fever, coughing, thick discharge with a tint of white, and rapid or labored breathing.

There is no treatment for viral infections in goats. Consult a veterinarian to determine if the infections is bacterial, and if so, what medications are best suited for the illness.

Goat

Bites and Stings: What Should You Know Walking through the pastures or barns in the summertime can be relaxing, but when you come head-to-head with one of nature’s slithering snakes or creepy crawlers your heart may start pumping a little quicker. Thinking quickly could mean the difference between a trip to the emergency room and a trip to the recliner.

But what happens when your goat’s curiosity gets the best of them? A trip to the veterinarian can save the life of your animal.

According to Paul Daniel, DVM at Crossroads Vet Clinic in Victoria, Tx, early signs of snake bites can be detected if producers are quick to inspect animals that are acting lethargic or “off.”

“Many times there is swelling or puncture wounds around a snake bite,” said Daniel. “But sometimes an animal may simply act lethargic or may not be eating or foraging with the rest of the herd.”

The biggest concern with most snake bites in animals is swelling. However, the skin around a bite may turn colors and begin to slough off.

“If the animals was bitten in the face or nose, there is concern about the airways closing up,” he said. “During these emergencies, it is important to act quickly to take the appropriate course of action.”

There are anti-venoms available for some types of snakes.

Daniel said that administration of the anti-venom has been successful in horse and dogs. It is important that you are able to identify the type of snake so that your local veterinarian can proceed accordingly.

Daniel said that most animals with snake bites are successfully treated with antibiotics and a course of either steriodial or non-steriodial drugs.

As for what NOT to do, Daniel said. “Don’t cut it open and try to suck out the poison.”

Daniel went on to say that wraps and turnicates only exacerbate the problem and should be avoided.

The best thing, he said, is to take the animal to your local vet as quickly as the problem is identified so you can put together a plan.

Snake bites can progress rapidly, Daniel said. “Swelling occurs within the first hour and continues until about the 12th hour.

After 24 hours, the swelling begins to subside.”

Summertime is also the time when wasps, bees, spiders, ants, scorpions and many other poisonous critters are looking for food and water. Keeping pens free of ant beds, and wasp/bee nests can be an important part of your routine.

There are a number of insecticides than can be used on animals and in the your goat kidding / show pens.

Permethrin and Cyfluthrin are just two of the active ingredients in some products that can be used according to the instructions to eliminate pests.

While these may be bothersome to your animals, they won’t likely cause a trip of the vet. However, it is important that young kids are not born in the way of these pests. More importantly, may be your own safety when it comes to these creatures.

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True Colors Sale Report The 8th Annual True Colors Sale was held at the Wyandot County Fairgrounds in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, on May 25, Memorial Day weekend. It was a sunny, warm day to hold a sale with only a shower of rain at loading time. But that didn’t hamper anyone’s spirits. Auctioneering was done by Mike Davis and Rusty Lee narrated the pedigrees and also did inspections on all goats prior to the sale. It was great to meet new buyers and visit with returning buyers and bidders.

Two does consigned by Lucky 7 Farm tied for top-selling doe - Lot #1 LK7 Aurora was purchased by Brent Moore of Michigan and Lot #12 LK7 Kingpin’s Lucky Lady was purchased by Matt Paskewitz of Minnesota. Each were purchased for $3,500.

Top selling buck consigned from Lucky 7 Farm - Lot #42 LK7 Devils Spotted Legacy, sold for $2,100 to Randy and Erin Conger of Valley Creek Farm in Scio, Ohio.

Thank you to Charles Neal of Greensburg, Indiana, for being the High-Volume

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A special thank you to the Davidson Livestock Family for always organizing such a well-run sale, and thank you to the great group of consignors who help throughout the sale weekend and who brought quality goats. They were Davidson Livestock, Arnold’s Time Well Spent Boer Goats, Big B Livestock, Hard Rock Farm Boer Goats, Hazelbaker Boer Goats, HME Boer Goats, Hot Hooves Boer Goats, Lucky 7 Farm, Pine Bank Boer Goats, Red Barn Farm and Zida Acres.

Lastly and most importantly...The True Colors Sale consignors would like to thank everyone who attended and bid in person and via DVAuction! We hope to see everyone next year at the 9th Annual True Colors Sale on Saturday, May 23, 2020.

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The Ambassador to the Breed award was initiated by the ABGA Board of Directors in 2012 to honor people who the association feels have made an impact on the goat industry. This year, the Board of Directors selected three recipients for the 2019 Ambassador to the Breed. Coni Ross has been in the goat industry since 1978. Coni's long background in goats coupled with her nursing background has truly made her an asset to the Boer Goat industry. Also selected for the Ambassador award was Dr. Fred Homeyer, who is known across the world for his goat judging and selection. Rounding out the three recipients was Mr. Joe Tipton. Joe is known for his love of the black Boer goats. Joe was unable to make the National Show, but was humbled by the selection. "This is an award that means so much.

We have worked to select goats based on solid traits and color," Tipton said. "This is such an honor."

Ambassador to the Breed - Coni Ross

I started raising goats in 1978: Spanish goats, and then a few Angoras for brush control. I purchased the first registered Angoras in 1980.

In 1988-’89, we purchased 500 Cashmere embryos from Mc Sherry on the S. Island of New Zealand.

I served as Dist. 8 Chairperson of TSGRA for 2 years, and testified in behalf of livestock raisers before the Texas State Senate. President of Texas Cashmere Assn, President of Cashmere Producers of American, BOD of American Meat goat Assn. For 10 years, ABGA BOD 3 years.

I have judged goats since 1985. Angoras, Cashmere, meat goats, and Boer goats. I have judged Canadian Boer nationals, and multiple major regional shows in Canada, and taught their Angora and Boer Judge certifications.

There used to be two of us who judged all those breeds, Joe David Ross my esteemed friend was the other, and he has retired.

I purchased my first Boer goats in 1995, and joined ABGA that year. My first owned and bred Boers were from AI using Cashmere does. My first does were daughters of Tsjaka. In 1998, Oscar won NGC and I had use of one of his sons on my Tsjaka daughters.

Almost all the goats in my program are descended from these bloodlines.

I was certified as an ABGA judge by the S. Africans, and started judging Boer shows starting in ’98.

In 2001, Two of our does M28, Panache was overall grand at the State fair of Texas. Her sisters, M 33, 30 and 31 were right behind her in the class. M 33 was Grand meat goat doe. These does were huge, capacious does that had and reared twins and triplets. M33 had quintuplets the first time and raised them all. Their lineage is old S. African.

My breeding program has focused on production. A goat that can make a living, grow well, raise kids with little or no intervention, and have worm resistance.

It has been my honor to serve as a judge, and to help others with goat management, and goat “911” for most of my adult life.

I am an RN and as one old man once said, “ my early education” helped a lot.

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Ambassador to the Breed - Dr. Fred C. Homeyer Dr. Fred C. Homeyer is a retired Professor of Computer Science from Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas. He owns and operates Antelope Creek Ranch in Robert Lee, Texas where he raises 500 head of South African Boer goats. He has been active in the Boer goat industry for 25 years and served two terms as the Director at Large in the American Boer Goat Association. He has served on the Breed Standards, Judges Certification, Membership, Education, Judges, and Breed Improvement Committees in ABGA. Goat health, nutrition and maintenance are keen interests and he continues to study the techniques of linear measurement, prediction and extrapolation of physical traits in Boer goats. Dr. Homeyer is internationally recognized for his expertise evaluations as well as judging shows. He has written over 450 articles that have been published in 32 magazines around the world, given over 200 seminars on goats and goat raising and has judged over 20,000 animals in 225 shows worldwide including 32 national shows in 15 foreign countries .

Dr. Homeyer judged the first National Boer Goat show in Austria which has held in Wels, Austria where over 250,000 attended the various livestock exhibitions and activities. He has judged several shows in northeastern Brazil including the State of Pariabo Show as well as the National Show in Sao Paulo, Brazil which was judged by Dr. Homeyer and the top two Brazilian Judges, Joselita Barboza and Edmilson de Sauza. Dr. Homeyer has judged Boer goats from coast to coast in the United States including shows in 39 different states.

Dr. Homeyer holds Boer Goat judging certifications from the American Boer Goat Association (ABGA), United States Boer Goat Association (USBGA), International Boer Goat Association (IBGA) and ABCBoer (Brazilian Boer Goat Association).

Dr. Homeyer has had considerable success in the show ring having shown National Champions in all three Boer Goat Associations in the U.S. (ABGA, IBGA and USBGA). He was awarded the 1997 Premier Breeder Award for Percentage Goats from ABGA (showing the National and Reserve National Champion Percentage Bucks and National and Reserve National Champion Junior Percentage Bucks). He also won the 2002 Premier Breeder Award for Percentage Goats from ABGA (showing the Reserve National Champion Percentage Doe, National and Reserve National Champion Senior Percentage Does and Reserve National Champion Junior Percentage Doe ).

He has traveled to South Africa twice, to Brazil nine times, to Australia eight times and to New Zealand twice in his quest to observe the best Boer goats in the world. Dr. Homeyer is one of very few if not the only American to have judged Boer goats in Australia (Queensland Royal Show in Brisbane, Australia in 2006 and 2008 a large regional show in Cairns, Australia).

For 25 years Boer goats have been his passion and he strives to be a positive ambassador for the Boer goat everywhere he travels in the world.

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Ambassador to the Breed - Joe Tipton Why Black Boer? Sixteen years later I think the answer is becoming clear to me. We traveled to Canada to purchase some traditional white Boer goats in June of 1994. In my mind I envisioned the traditional white with red head Boer goat in the solid black color. I guess this was because I had been raising and breeding native black cashmere goats for some time, and had done very well with the black cashmere breed. Main Man, one of the yearling bucks we had purchased in Canada had turned out to be a super good buck. I had bred him to some of my black cashmere does, but produced mostly the traditional white with red head kids, some miss-marked with red. I could see this would not work for a black Boer goat, not in any realistic time period anyways.

At about this time, we purchased some traditional white does and put Main Man with these does. And what would you know?

Several of their kids were mostly red. Main Man produced about 10 to 15% red kids. I picked out the best red buck and named him Red man. In 1997, I showed Red Man as a yearling at the A.B.G.A. nationals in Kerrville, Texas. He placed 10th in his class of 38 full blood Boer bucks. In 1997, I began to breed Red Man to black cashmere does. I then began to get some black kids. I kept all my does with any black color. I never used any traditional white Boer bucks on my colored goats again. I was able to purchase a few percentage black Boer does and began to enter them into my breeding program. I registered my first black buck in 1999.

In 1997, my daughter JoNell and her husband Danny Waggoner used Red Man to breed their black percentage does. This brought them many good red and some black does. We purchased a black full blood doe in 1998. This added a new generation to my breeding program. We kept only the best black bucks from then on. In 2001, we began to see good black percentage male and female Boer goats. Since then my herd of black Boer goats have grown and continued to improve through the years. We now have full blood black Boers. It has been a long, productive sixteen years to 2010 and well worth it. By no means is this the end of the story. Really, it is just the beginning of black Boer goats! We have now introduced some new genetics to our Black Boers.

We have brought in some new black bucks from Twin Mountain Boers of San Angelo, Texas, thanks to Wayne and Monetta Dusek. We also bought in more color and have purchased a red and white spotted buck thanks to Twin Mountain Boers.

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Scrapie Rule Update W Lafayette, March 25, 2019 - The new scrapie rule which was first proposed in 2015 by the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA/APHIS) was published last week in the Federal Register. AGF began providing information to goat producers about the potential changes in 2017 and we have been waiting for them to take effect since then. Goat producers and those moving animals in slaughter channels are affected most by this new regulation because it calls for several changes to regulations affecting the movement of goats and animals in slaughter channels (except wethers less than 18 months of age) or transporting unidentified sheep or goats.

At the center the Scrapie Eradication Program is the ability to trace diseased animals to their flock of origin. The new rule makes the identification and recordkeeping requirements for goat owners consistent with those requirements that sheep owners have followed for many years.

A goat must be identified to its flock of origin and to its flock of birth by the owner of the animal (or his or her agent) before commingling the animal with sheep or goats from any other flock of origin. This includes unloading of the animal at a livestock facility approved to accept unidentified sheep or goats and that has agreed to act as an agent for the owner to apply official identification. The animal must be identified prior to commingling with other animals from other flocks of origin. Ownership changes also require the goats to have official identification. There is flexibility in the type of official identification that can be used, including tattoos for registered goats, approved tags and/or approved chips.

APHIS will now require that those individuals - or their agents - who move unidentified sheep or goats to a market or other premises where they will then be identified and those moving animals in slaughter channels (except wethers less than 18 months of age) to have an Sullivan’s owner/hauler statement that indicates specific information needed for official • Amplifies Hair Dimension & Shine. identification and recordkeeping. This • Works on all hair types in all temperatures. includes the name, address and phone number of the owner and the hauler (if different), the date the animals were moved, the flock identification number or the PIN that is assigned to the flock or Sullivan’s premises of the animals, the number of animals, and the species, breed and class of animals. If breed is unknown, the face • Boost metabolic fat color for sheep must be recorded and for burning for fresher appearance. goats, the type (milk, fiber or meat) must be recorded.

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on the owner/hauler statement. For animals in slaughter channels, the owner/hauler statement must indicate that the animals are in slaughter channels (except wethers that are less than 18 months of age).

APHIS notes that if the flock of birth or flock of origin is not known because the animal changed ownership while it was exempted from flock of origin identification requirements, the animal may be moved interstate with individual animal identification that is only traceable to the state of origin and to the owner of the animals at the time they were so identified. However, to use this exemption the person applying the identification must have supporting documentation indicating that the animals were born and had resided throughout their life in the state.

An owner/hauler statement is not required if the animals are not in slaughter channels and are officially identified or are traveling with an Interstate Certificate of Veterinary Inspection, commonly called a health certificate.

Animals moved from one premises owned by the producer across state lines to another premises owned or leased by the producer - such as for grazing - will need an owner/hauler statement unless an ICVI is required.

Goat producers who are new to the program and are requesting their flock identification number for the first time

may receive some assistance in obtaining tags. Currently, APHIS will provide up to 80 plastic flock ID tags - free-ofcharge - to producers who have not received free tags from APHIS in the past. APHIS will discontinue the availability of no-cost metal tags for producers. For more information, visit USDA’s Sheep and Goat Identification page.

To request official tags, a flock/ premises ID or both, call 1-866-USDA-Tag (866-873-2824).

One of the purposes for the changes to the current scrapie eradication program is to ensure that all potential pockets of infection are captured so that the United States can be officially declared free of scrapie. Full eradication of the disease will ultimately reduce producer costs and improve the ability of goat producers to market their breeding stock to other countries. Right now the demand in Canada for goats from the US is high but only those producers who are in the voluntary program can sell their goats to Canadian producers.

AGF will keep the industry informed as it continues to evaluate the changes to the scrapie eradication program regulations, and its impact on producers. Additional educational material will be available soon to help producers comply with the regulation changes.

A Record must be made when official ID is applied to a goat; or a goat is acquired or disposed. The record must be kept for five years after the goat dies or is no longer owned by you.

The records must contain: Official ID - Type of Official ID (tattoo, RFID 840 device, USDA Scrapie ID Tag) - Breed - Date Official Scrapie ID Applied - Sex - Birth Date - Date Acquired Name/Address of previous owner(s), if applicable - Date Sold - Name/Address of Buyer - Date Died

to accompany the goats (except wethers under 18 months of age).

Official eartags are required for goats 18 months of age or olderthat are in slaughter channels, unless moving them as a single source group/lot.

Tattoos and electronic implants may NOT be used to officially ID goats that are in slaughter channels or that are moving through a livestock market or buying station.

Owner/Hauler Statement with Group/Lot ID is required for: • Goats in slaughter channels (except wethers under 18 months of age) Eartag goats 18 months of age or older unless moving them as a single source group/lot.

• Goats not in slaughter channels that do not have an official ear tag or other official ID (except wethers under 18 months of age)

Goats Not Moving in Slaughter Channels: That are Crossing State Lines or being offered for sale to out of state buyers (including through a market), being bought from out of state sellers, or being taken to a show: • official Individual ID (official eartag, flock ID or registry tattoo, or official Electronic ID Implant prior to moving (if they are in a class that requires official ID), • owner's official tags applied at another site in-state before changing ownership; or, • tagged at market with market tags if being taken to a federally approved market.

Goats Moving in Slaughter Channels: Complete an Owner/Hauler Statement and Group/Lot ID

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CALL 866-USDA-TAG (866-873-2824) to get official tags and/or request a flock/premise ID. Goat producers who are new to the program and are requesting their flock identification number for the first time may receive up to 80 plastic Flock ID tags free of charge.

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