How To Register Fainting Goats

If you know the ifga herd prefix of the person who owned the goat when it was born you should use this prefix when registering your animal.

How to register fainting goats. 28 four goats of this type were brought to tennessee in. 396 it may also be known as the fainting goat falling goat stiff legged goat or nervous goat or as the tennessee wooden leg goat. While laws vary by location most jurisdictions require goats to be tagged and registered before they re sold. Finally you need to fill out the animal registration form for the goat in which you would like to register. If you purchase a found goat with unknown or limited lineage fill out the registration application with as much information as you have.

Unregistered found goats can not be registered via email see animal registration form goats currently registered with another registry will be considered for registration. You can learn all about basic goat care including. It is characterised by myotonia congenita a hereditary condition which may cause it to stiffen or fall over when startled. Nutrition first aid hoof care worming and much more. Keeping the original genetics alive and the strong faint ability that this.

From disease prevention to identifying a goat s breed and purpose registration records are vital. Founded in 1989 the ifga holds to a high standard of values and guidelines in order to maintain the quality of the myotonic goat breed. Fainting goats were almost extinct by the 1980s but now they are thriving all over the world. The fainting goat is a breed of domestic goat. The myotonic goat registry is here to serve breeders as an open registry for all goats of the traditional myotonic breed found originally in tennessee but now throughout the usa and canada.

By the 1980s few of the goats remained. It is sponsored by the american fainting goat organization who s goal is for breeders to breed the historically correct fainting goats. The myotonic goat or tennessee fainting goat is an american breed of meat goat. Sign in or register. Showing can be a good way to promote the fainting goat breed if the judges are knowledgeable about the breed and if the champions chosen to represent the breed match the breed standard.

The association fulfills these goals through registration and pedigree of the animals as well as educating the. Other wise it could be harmful to the breed. Keep in mind that just because a goat suffers from fainting does not mean it is a fainting goat tennessee. Fainting goats were first brought to marshall county tennessee in the 1880s. How do i register a found fainting goat.