How To Register A Nigerian Dwarf Goat Without Papers

These come from adga and are blue in color.

How to register a nigerian dwarf goat without papers. Nigerian dwarf nd goats can be purchased from either registered purebred or unregistered lines so when getting started with goats another decision concerns registration. If you are only interested in a couple of wethers as pets then registration doesn t make much difference but if you intend to keep goats for milk show or breeding. If they sold the goat at a reduced price without papers you may be asked to make up the difference in cost in order to receive the paperwork to register the goat. If they don t have a herd name it will have the in front of the name. The second option is a application for registration through adga.

Nigerian dwarf goats are frequently registered in more than one registry see registered or unregistered for information on registries. Once the goat is purchased the buyer would send this paperwork in and pay a transfer fee to have the goat put in his or her name. Deciphering an example nigerian dwarf dairy goat pedigree. Ags will only accept. See article viii b.

In the following generation your animals must have your adga herd name. The only way to get adga registration for nigerian dwarf goats is if the parents are adga registered or if the goat is ags registered they will also accept registration. If you are registering a nigerian dwarf using a copy of the sire dam s ags certificate the goat will take the breeders herd name that is registered with adga. There are some devoted entirely to one breed in particular the nigerian dwarf goat association ndga and the american nigerian dwarf dairy association andda. Most of the time you will be dealing with ags or adga for the goats you buy or sell as they cover all the purebred goats in the usa.

The following instructions are to be used while filling out the adga registration or recordation application form.