By Cindy Bene, Moonlight Farms For those of us that feel math is not our strong suit, there is a certain mystique regarding the calculation of breed percentages in crossbreeds. It is actually not as complicated as it might appear. First, let's keep it simple by considering the breeding of one full blood (100%) Myotonic to other goats of various percentages of … [Read more...] about Understanding Breed Percentages
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Understanding Goat Defects
By: Phillip Sponenberg, DVM, PHD The issue of conformational defects in goats can be a confusing one - and can become especially controversial when different philosophies of goat breeding and rearing come into contact with one another. What one breeder considers a defect may well be considered a harmless variation by another. A few of the more common variations are outlined … [Read more...] about Understanding Goat Defects
Reasons to Record Crossbreds
Why the MGR Records Crossbred Myotonic Goats By: Phillip Sponenberg, DVM, PhD Over the years the registration or recording of crossbred goats into registries for Myotonic goats (Nervous goats, Scare goats, Fainting goats) has been a very contentious issue. On one side of the issue are people who are adamant that no crossbreeding should ever occur with this breed, and … [Read more...] about Reasons to Record Crossbreds