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Goat breed associations

A goat breed association or registry performs several useful functions. It records the ancestry or lineage of purebred goats or the progeny that are part of an upgrading program. It actively promotes the breed to the commercial agricultural industry. Many breed association web pages have breeders' directories which can help people locate sources of breeding stock. On this page, the goat associations are organized according to production purpose or breed: Boer, dairy, fiber, meat, miniature, Nigerian Dwarf, and Pygmy.

Boer

American Boer Goat Association
Arkansas Boer Goat Association
Bayou Boer Goat Association
Boer Goat Breeders' Association of Australia
Boer Goat Breeders' Association of South Africa
Boer Goat Breeders of Maine
Canadian Boer Goat Association
Cascade Boer Goat Association
Four States Boer Goat Association
Gulf Coast Boer Meat Goat Association
International Boer Goat Association
Junior American Boer Goat Association
Michigan Boer Goat Association, Inc.
Missouri Junior Boer Goat Association
National Boer Goat Association and DNA Registry
New Zealand Boer Goat Breeders Association
North East Boer Goat Association
Northwest Boer Goat Association
Oklahoma Boer Goat Association

Dairy

Alpines International
American LaMancha Club
Anglo-Nubian Breed Society
Anglo Nubian Society of Australia
Guernsey Goat Breeders of America
International Nubian Breeders Association
International Sable Breeder's Association
National Saanen Breeders Association
New Zealand Nubians
Oberhasli Breeders of America

Fiber

Alberta Mohair Producers Association
American Nigora Goat Association
American Angora Goat Breeders Association
Australian Cashmere Growers Association Ltd. (ACGA)
Canadian Cashmere Producers Association
Colored Angora Goat Breeders Association
Eastern Angora and Mohair Goat Association
Eastern Cashmere Association
Montana Mohair Producers, Inc.
Navajo Angora Goat
Northwest Cashmere Association
Pygora Goat Association
Scottish Cashmere Producers Association
Texas Angora Goat Raisers' Association
Virginia Angora Goat and Mohair Association (VAGMA)

Meat

American Tennessee Fainting Goat Association
American Kiko Goat Association
Boer and Meat Goat Trade Associations
International Fainting Goat Association | another site
International Kiko Goat Association
Southeast Kiko Goat Association
Spanish Goat Association

Miniature

Kinder Goat Breeders Association | Facebook
Miniature Dairy Goat Association
Miniature Goat Breeders Association of Australia
Miniature Silky Fainting Goat Association
National Miniature Goat Association

Nigerian Dwarf

American Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Association
Heartland Nigerian Goat Association
Nigerian Dwarf Goat Association | Facebook

Pygmy

Cascade Pygmy Goat Association
Florida Pygmy Goat Association
Keystone Pygmy Goat Club
National Pygmy Goat Association
Olympic Pygmy Goat Association
Pygmy Goat Association of Great Britain
Sierra Pacific Pygmy Goat Association
Silver State Pygmy Goat Association
West Coast Pygmy Goat Association

Kiko buck in Western Maryand

The Maryland Small Ruminant Page [sheepandgoat.com] is a privately-owned web site. It was created in 1998 as an information portal for sheep and goat producers and anyone else interested in small ruminant production. The web site includes original documents and images as well as a comprehensive list of links pertaining to small ruminants and related topics. The web site was developed and is solely maintained by Susan Schoenian. Susan is an Extension Sheep & Goat Specialist at the University of Maryland's Western Maryland Research & Education Center in Keedsyville, Maryland. She has been with University of Maryland Extension since 1988. Susan holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Animal Science from Virginia Tech and Montana State University, respectively. She raises purebred and crossbred Katahdin sheep on her small farm called The Baalands in Clear Spring, Maryland. Please direct all questions, comments, or suggestions to Susan at sschoen@umd.edu.

Disclaimer: The information and links contained on the Maryland Small Ruminant Page [sheepandgoat.com] and other pages created by Susan Schoenian are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of any person, organization, business, product, or web site. The author disclaims any liability in connection with the use of this information. Common sense and sound judgement should be applied to all information obtained from the web, regardless of source. In matters of animal health, producers are advised to seek competent veterinary assistance.

Last updated 02-Jul-2011 by Susan Schoenian.