Table 4: Production Merit Awards for Bucks
Earned through:
Ancestry
Both parents star animals
Both his dam and sire’s dam are star
animals
Dam has earned AR or one day award
and sire has a progeny award
His dam has earned star through
progeny
Progeny4
A. 3 daughters from 3 different dams who
have earned AR star
B. 2 sons that have earned AR plus
C. A and B above
D. 3 daughters from 3 different dams who
have earned star
E. 2 sons that have earned plus (ST)
F. Has one AR son and one plus (ST) son
G. 2 daughters that have star, and 1 son
that has earned plus (AR)
H. 2 daughters that have star, and 1 son
that has earned plus (ST)
I. Combined 2 different qualifications (D,
E, F, G &/or H)
ADGA
*B
*B1
*B1
AGS
*S
*S7
*S7
NDGA3
*DS; *DG
*DS
MDGA
*B
*B
*B
*B
*S7
*DS
*DG
+B; ++B
+B (AR)
+S; ++S
AR +S
+B (AR)
++B (AR)
+B (ST)
AR +S
AR ++S
+S (ST)
+DS
+B
++B
+B
+B (ST)
+B (ST)
+B (ST)
+S (ST)
+S (ST)
+S (ST)
+DS2
+DS5
+B
+B
+B
+B (ST)
+S (ST)
+DS5
+B
++B (ST)
++S (ST)
2+DS6
++B
+DS; +DAR +B; ++B
+DAR
+B
1
Dam must have earned *M AR on milk volume and butterfat or a *M ST doe (milk volume and butterfat both for if O/S ST).
2
sons from 2 different dams
3
Over height bucks (>23.0”) at the time they become eligible for the award will not receive the award. NDGA recommends having bucks Height
Certified at the age of 3 years and recorded on their Registration papers.
4
With NDGA, multiple +DS awards can be earned through additional progeny with different dams (eg 2+DS for 6 daughters who earn *DD(*DAR
or *DLT) of 6 different dams.
5
Daughters from 2 different dams
6
Bucks may receive several Progeny Award (+DS) certificates, but there may be no doubling of offspring or their dams.
AR*D must meet both milk and butterfat requirements.
7
In addition to production, conformation is vitally important to ensure a long productive lifespan.
Dairy goat judging at shows as well as at linear appraisal sessions strives to recognize animals with the
structural traits which are correlated with enabling longevity and production as well as some traits
that are more cosmetic or breed “type” traits (color, nose shape, ears, etc) which contribute more to
“form” than “function”. Titles are awarded to does and bucks who win a number of championships
under a number of different judges with minimum numbers of competitors. Rules vary by registry, in
addition to which traits receive more emphasis during judging. Tables 5, 6, and 7 show the judging
scorecards used by the 4 different registries for does, junior does and bucks respectively.
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