Pennsylvania Buck Testing

Meat Goat Testing Program

The program is administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with Penn State’s Department of Dairy and Animal Science, the Pennsylvania Sheep and Wool Grower’s Association, and state breed associations. The objectives of the program are to: • Provide a genetically sound testing program that would allow both large and small goat producers to participate. • Promote performance testing of goats in Pennsylvania and acquaint producers with its overall value. • Provide a common test for evaluating rate of gain, structural soundness, muscularity, condition, and estimated carcass merit. • Provide an opportunity for purebred breeders and commercial producers to purchase performance-tested bucks, which have been evaluated in part under similar, unbiased, environmental conditions.

The testing facility houses up to 200 Bucks in 5 pens for a 70-day feeding period. Rations are self fed after a warm-up period and contain approximately 1000 lbs. Oats, 500 lbs Corn, 250 lbs. Linseed meal, 190 lbs. Soybean meal, 50 lbs. Wheat middlings, and 26 lbs. Minerals and vitamins.

Care and Management of Pennsylvania Buck Testing

Participating bucks complete an official 70-day performance test at the Livestock Evaluation Center on July 4. Prior to the start of the tests, buck are allowed a 14-day adjustment period. During this 2-week period, bucks are dewormed, introduced to the LEC ration and prepared to begin the test.

Throughout the performance tests,bucks are self-fed a pelleted 16% protein feed. All animals received a mix grass/legume hay.

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PERFORMANCE RECORDS

Individual performance records exist for each buck cataloged. These records include: a. Average Daily Gain – weight gained over course of test divided by days on test b. Weight Per Day of Age – average weight gain per day since birth c. Loin Area – ultrasonically scanned between the last two ribs, then adjusted based on average weight within breed d. Fat – measured ultrasonically, and to some degree indicates composition of gain f. Ratio – The percent above or below average a buck is within his own breed group for a particular trait. (100 is average.)

INDEX

Buck Index = (.40 x average daily gain ratio) + (.20 x final weight per day of age ratio) + (.20 x loin muscle area value adjusted by test goat’s breed avg. metabolic weight) + (.20 x hind leg circumferenc measurement adjusted by test goat’s breed avg. metabolic weight)

Animal’s index divided by the average animal index within a breed provides the index ratio.

Buck ID

Buck Reg # Scrapie ID Herd ID Sire Dam Birth Type Breed % Birth Date Start Wt. 4/25/17 St Wt/ DOA 7/4/17 Weight Avg Daily Gain ADG Ratio Wt per Day of Age Wt/ DOA Ratio

Senior Full Blood Boer Locustwood Farm/ DR. Joanne Bicknese- Cream ridge, NJ-609-259-0075/ bicknesj@verizon.net

201 NJ6274-0218 Locustwood Jacob Locustwood Ivory's Holly TW 100 10/18/2016 100 0.53 136 0.51 86 0.53 87 202 NJ6274-0219 Locustwood Jacob Locustwood India S 100 10/25/2016

Bush Hollow Farm/ Carol Hall-Pennsdale, PA- 570-546-2982/ carolahall1962@gmail.com

203 PA3054-0247 East Heritage P+R Backlash BHB1 Leona TW 100 9/14/2016 107 0.48 156 0.70 116 0.53 88

Nix Besser Farm/ Dr. Robert Herr- Narvon, PA-717-354-5640/ drherr5909@comcast.net

204 PA99-123 AABG Big Timber NBF 946Y Liberty QD 100 9/17/2016 138 0.63 164 0.38 63 0.57 94 205 PA99-129 AABG Big Timber NBF Edge 961Y TW 100 9/30/2016 129 0.62 161 0.46 76 0.58 97 206 PA99-143 AABG Big Timber NBFX Emily B264 TW 100 10/31/2016 105 0.59 143 0.55 92 0.58 97 207 PA99-145 AABG Big Timber NBF 943Y Mystery TR 100 10/31/2016 112 0.63 145 0.48 80 0.59 98

Iron Mtn Boer Goats/ Keith and Donna Isenberg, Marion Ctr., Pa - 724-422-4110

101 PA3873-0515 TMB Infinity's Smoky Draft Iron Mtn Poppy's Fair Queen TW 100 12/14/2016 76 0.58 126 0.71 119 0.62 104 102 PA3873-0537 TMB Infinity's Smoky Draft Iron Mtn Stubborn TW 100 12/16/2016 75 0.57 118 0.62 103 0.59 98

Walnut Stone Boer Goats/ Judy Yearick, Mill Hall, PA- 570-660-2437

103 PA6373-0116 JKBT Mufasa BACSF Cool Kitty TW 100 12/20/2016 75 0.60 121 0.65 108 0.61 102

Soggy Oaks Boer Goats/ Barbara Levering- Flemington, NJ.- 908-892-6867/ itsraininout@hotmail.com

208 NJ8684-0220 Countryview Sirius Black Soggy Oaks Kinky Boots TW 100 11/8/2016 91 0.54 142 0.73 121 0.60 99 209 NJ8684-0209 Countryview Sirius Black Hart 1 Dare Devils Hot PursuitTR 100 11/18/2016 94 0.59 139 0.64 106 0.61 101

Leaning Oak Boers/ Verl & Pam Miller- Everett, PA- 814-285-6282/ leaningoakboers@yahoo.com

104 PA3086-0661 JMP1 Holly Hill 279 LOB Sundances Jolene TW 100 12/2/2016 88 0.61 130 0.60 100 0.61 101 105 PA3086-0663 JMP1 Holly Hill 279 LOB Sundances Jolene TW 100 12/2/2016 95 0.66 149 0.78 130 0.70 116 108 PA3086-647 4KLF Fire Storm PPF Boers Uriahs Heavenly HopeTW 100 11/23/2016 79 0.51 123 0.64 106 0.55 92

Hot Hooves/ Jacob Weist- Middleburg, PA- 570-765-0129/ jodyweist@gmail.com

210 PA4940-0246 JKBT Smokin Jo Goats Galore Hotshot CabellaTW 100 11/18/2016 119 0.75 156 0.52 87 0.68 113

211

PA4940-0247 17 Senior Full Blood Boer

Performance Report-

JKBT Smokin Jo Goats Galore Hotshot CabellaTW 100 11/18/20162017 Pennsylvania Performance Buck Test 111 0.70 157 0.65 108 0.69 114 0.60 0.60

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Buck ID

Buck Reg # Scrapie ID Herd ID Sire Dam Birth Type Breed % Birth Date Start Wt. 4/25/17 St Wt/ DOA 7/4/17 Weight Avg Daily Gain ADG Ratio Wt per Day of Age Wt/ DOA Ratio

Junior Full Blood Boer Nix Besser Farm/ Dr. Robert Herr- Narvon, PA-717-354-5640/ drherr5909@comcast.net

106 PA99-111 AABG Big Timber NBFX Z001 Celica TW 100 1/20/2017 66 0.69 97 0.44 93 0.58 106 107 PA99-112 AABG Big Timber NBFX Blioss 958Y TW 100 1/21/2017 82 0.87 120 0.54 114 0.73 133

Watts Farm/ David & Carolyn Watts- Geigertown, PA- 610-286-6936/ cwatts922@gmail.com

109 PA4055-0589 Watts Flap Jack JMP1 Holly Hill 203 TR 100 1/18/2017 39 0.40 70 0.45 96 0.42 76 110 PA4055-0594 Watts Flap Jack NB Julianne TW 100 1/28/2017 41 0.47 73 0.46 97 0.46 85 4 Junior Full Blood Boer 0.47 0.55

Senior Purebred/Percentage Boer Goats Galore/ William & Jody Weist- Middleburg, PA- 570-765-0129/ jodyweist@gmail.com

212 PA4940-0264 Hot Hooves Troubador BX TW 0 11/23/2016 117 0.76 163 0.65 126 0.73 116

213

PA4940-0265 Hot Hooves Troubador Boer X TW 0 11/23/2016 90 0.59 117 0.39 74 0.52 84

2 Senior Purebred/Percentage Boer 0.52 0.63

Junior Purebred/Percentage Boer Losch's Riverview Farm/ Sherrie Losch- Port Royal, PA- 717-994-4482/ sherrie@getgoats.com

111 PA2694-0463 RVF Polaris Mossy Oak RVF Certifieds Ink Spot S 99.9 1/4/2017 69 0.62 121 0.75 125 0.67 113

112

PA2694-0462 RVF Polaris Mossy Oak RVF Paint Me Peppercorn PamTW 99.9 1/5/2017 62 0.56 93 0.45 75 0.52 87

2 Junior Purebred/Percentage Boer 0.60 0.59

KIKO MR Goats-Mike & Lorie Renick/ Worthington, WV- 304-657-0456

113 WV1037-1313

114

WV1037-1314

115 116 4

WV1037-1320 WV1037-1321 KIKO TW 1/23/2017 31 0.34 64 0.47 91 0.40 82 TW 1/23/2017 44 0.47 83 0.56 108 0.51 106 TW 1/25/2017 44 0.48 75 0.45 87 0.47 97 TW 1/26/2017 47 0.52 88 0.59 113 0.55 114 0.52 0.48

Spanish Stephen Simcheck/ Cambridge, PA- 814-398-4781

117 PA8228-0111 Spanish Valera 1 Spanish