Type Evaluation Program

Don’t miss the chance to participate in this year’s Type Evaluation program!

Contact the Office (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) or watch for further information in the Spring 2010 issue of the Canadian Meat Goat Journal.

Type evaluation (also known as Classification) is a comparison of the individual animal (and its parts) with the ideal Canadian Boer Goat – according to the current CMGA Scorecard and current CMGA Boer Breed Standards. This comparison is done by a licensed CMGA Evaluator on farm. The breeder is provided with an official form, indicating a linear score between 1 and 9 for each of the type traits, with a final score ranking the animal as compared to the ideal: a score of 90 and over is considered Excellent (EX), 85-89 is Very Good (VG), 80-84 is Good+ (G+), 75-79 is Good (G), and 70-74 is Fair (F).

Congratulations to all of the participants in the 2009 Type Evaluation Program. Thirteen different producers in Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta presented 160 animals to be evaluated. Bucks and does receiving a minimum of 85 (Very Good) are listed here and in the Winter 2010 issue of the Canadian Meat Goat Journal.

Click here for the 2009 Type Evaluation results.

Click here for a pdf copy of the Type Evaluation Handbook.

For more information on the Type Evaluation Program, please contact:

Canadian Meat Goat Association
Karen Kolkman - General Manager
Box 61
Annaheim, Saskatchewan
S0K 0G0
Phone: 1-306-598-4322
Fax: 1-306-598-8901
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