State Master Showmanship - Nigerian Goat

What is the scientific name for the Nigerian Dwarf Goat

Capra Aegagrus Hircus

Name the four compartments of a goat stomach

Rumen, Reticulum, Omasum, Abomasum

What is the gestation period for a nigerian dwarf

145 to 155 days (about 5 months)

What is the body style of the nigerian dwarf

more refined in muscle, angular, with good milk production

What was the first dairy goat cultivated in the US

Toggenburg

Name some dairy goat breeds

Saanen, Anglo-Nubian, Alpine, Lamancha, Nigerian (only dwarf dairy goat)

What are some products made from goat milk.

Butter, lotion, soap, cheese, ice cream, yogurt, fudge

Name two diseases that goats get tested for annually

CAE and CL

What is the main food of kids the first few days of life?

Colostrum

What does Freshen mean

Process of giving birth and starting to produce milk. Usually once per year

When should does first freshen

12 months

What is the temp water should be for insing milking equipment

110 to 120 F

When showing goats, if the topline starts to dip should the head be raised or lowered

Raised

name three types of worm parasites that can infect goats?

Tapeworm, lungworm, roundworm

what are main areas for dairy characteristics?

Neck, withers, ribs, barrel, loin, udder. Looking for a long, slender neck, thinner body build than meat goats or pygmy. Long body and good depth through chest. Balanced udder.

what is a term to describe good dairy characteristics?

Angular

Explain purpose of Thuris and how to measure

Thuris help the kid rotate to the proper position for birth and help the doe push and contract. To gauge length of rump measure from thurl to pin bone, and determine width between thurisWha

What is a common lactation period in Nigerians

10 months

What diseases can be transmitted to Nigerian Dwarf goats from sheep?

CL and CAE. These will require culling the entire herd

What has more protein: a pound of cheese or a pound of milk

cheese

A doe bred in November should kid in which month?

April

Washing the doe’s udder stimulates what?

Milk letdown

In what order are diary goats shown

Alphabetically by breed: Alpine, Lamancha, Nigerian, Nubian, Oberhasli, Sables, Toggenbur

What is the solid portion of cheese called?

Curd

What is whey

the liquid part left over after curds are removed in cheesemaking

what breed of dairy goat is not standard size breed

Nigerian Dwarf

What nutrients are in milk

Calcium, phosphorus, protein, riboflavin, vit A, and vit D

What is the name of cheese made from goat milk

chevre

How is white muscle disease treated and prevented

Selenium

How soon after kidding does peak milk production occur

6 to 8 weeks

what can cause milk to have an off flavor

buck kept near milkers, improper chilling, strong-flavored feeds, unclean equipment, doe in heat, mastitis

What problem is caused by feeding too much calcium in late gestation does.

milk fever

how many days are generally considered standard lactation for a goat

305

What is a dry doe

does that isnt milking

what are the four major parts of the dairy goat does on the AGDA scorecard

general appearance, dairy character, body capacity, and mammary system

What are the top dairy producing states

WI, CA, TX, IA, PA