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January/February 2019 Newsletter
http://www.miniaturedairygoats.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/MiniGoatNotes_JanFeb2019-Final.pdf
How to Measure Height
It is important to learn to stand your animals the right way to measure their height correctly. If you are measuring incorrectly you can easily add on or take off an extra inch or...
Tattooing Your Goats
MDGA accepts tattoos and/or microchips as forms of identification; however, you MUST assign and list your animal’s tattoo sequence (both right and left ears) on the registration application when filling out for registration. The...
Breed Calculations
Figuring Percentages: Let’s say you’re breeding a 75/25 mini buck to a 62.50/37.50 mini doe. Take the “standard” part of the percentage from both parents (75 and 62.50), add them together (75 + 62.50...
Understanding Generations
Understanding Generations: A first generation (F1) is either a cross between a Nigerian Dwarf (ND) and a standard-sized doe (one of the recognized dairy breeds) OR a cross between a miniature dairy goat and a...
December 2018 Newsletter
http://www.miniaturedairygoats.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/December-2018-Mini-Goat-Notes-final.pdf
305 Day Milk Testing UPDATE
The MDGA Milk Committee had a meeting recently to discuss the deadline date for 305 milk testing. As you may already know it is a goal of MDGA to make our programs user-friendly. We...