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Western Maryland Performance-Tested Buck and Invitational Doe Sale and Field Day


The 1st Western Maryland Performance-Tested Buck and Invitational Doe Sale and Field Day will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2008, at the Washington County Agricultural Center near Boonsboro, Maryland.

Top gaining buck - M78
 Kiko and Boer bucks

The 20 top-performing bucks from the Western Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test will be auctioned off, along with doelings that are half-sibs to the bucks on test. Sale animals will include full-blood and percentage Kikos and Boers, along with some Kiko x Boer crossbreds.

The 20 top-performing bucks will be chosen on the basis on growth performance, parasite resistance and resilience, carcass merit, and minimum standards for structural correctness and reproductive soundness. The goats on test consume a pasture-only diet, with no supplemental feed.

The Field Day will start at 10 a.m. It will feature Dr. Dan Waldron, Professor of Animal Science from Texas A&M University. Dr. Waldron is an expert on the performance testing of small ruminants. Lunch will be available for purchase. The sale will begin at 2 p.m.

For more information about the sale and field day, contact Susan Schoenian at (301) 432-2767 x343 or sschoen@umd.edu.

Superior Semen Works will be on hand on Friday and Saturday, October 3 and 4 to collect semen from the bucks on test or bucks brought to the facility. For more information, contact Jeanne Dietz-Band at (301) 432-7296 or jdietzba@umd.edu.

Visit the meat goat test blot at http://mdgoattest.blogspot.com.


Potential consigners include ALL Boer Goats (MD), Bear Creek Kikos (IL), Bluestem Farms (VA), Bridgestone Manor Farm (MD), Caprine Genetics(VA), Cedar Creek Farm (DE), Cedar Hill Goats (PA), Chey-View Kikos (KY), Double S Livestock (KS), Egypt Creek Ranch (MS), Emco Farms (DE), Ferncliff Farm (VA), Goat Hill Kikos (OK), Lebanon Valley Farm (PA), Leather Wood Kiko Goat Ranch (MO), Losch’s Riverview Farm (PA), Many Rocks Farm (MD), Rush Creek Farms (IL), Saxon Acres (MD), and Wild Wind Farm (MD).