How We Pick Out Dairy Goats Using ADGA Performance Programs

I get asked quite often to evaluate goats that people are looking to buy. In this video, I go over how I use the Linear Appraisal (LA) and Dairy Herd Improvement (DHI) programs to pick out new stock for our herd and in making breeding decisions.

Here is the link to the LA training booklet:
http://adga.org/wp-content/uploads/20...

http://adgagenetics.org/Default.aspx

This video was not produced in affiliation with ADGA. It is simply my convoluted way of learning all I can about a goat from looking at the numbers.

Remember that two animals with the same score can look very different. Find a style you like and work on improving your stock while keeping that "look". I have sold animals scoring 90 (Excellent) because they did not have the style and/or production I want.

Finally, it costs the same to feed and care for a quality goat as a poor one and the quality animal is going to give more in return. Start with the best you can get.

Here is Ysabel's page in case you want to see actual pictures of her since we talked about her so much: http://www.hammockhavenfarm.com/ysabe...

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