Of the 49 bucks that started the test on June 2, fourteen (14) met either Gold, Silver, or Bronze Standards of Performance for parasite resistance. The standards were based on both average fecal egg count (FEC) and highest egg count.
Individual samples were collected from the rectum of each goat every two weeks, for a total of 7 samples. Occasionally, it was not possible to get a sample from a goat, despite repeated attempts. While the sample collected on June 2 was not factored into the test data, no other egg counts were discarded.
Three bucks met the Gold Standards of Performance for parasite resistance, having average fecal egg counts of less than 500 epg and never having had fecal egg counts above 1,000 epg. The competition for the most parasite resistant buck was close and from a practical standpoint, there is no "real" difference in these bucks for parasite resistance.
Numerically, the most parasite resistant buck in the 2012 test was #29, a Kiko x Boer buck consigned by Randy & Jodie Majancsik (KY). Edged out by only 4 epg was #21, a 75% Kiko x 25% Boer consigned by Verlin Garber (TN). Majancsik and Garber are both first time consigners to the test. The third most resistant buck was #30, a 75% Kiko x 25% Spanish buck consigned by Waldo Nelson (MD).
Consigners with parasite resistant bucks include Sam Burke (2), Jarred Dennison (1), Verlin Garber (1), Randy & Jodie Majancsik (5), Waldo Nelson (1), Kent Ozkum (1), David & Dee Richhart (1), and Hanna Zitta (2). Five of the six bucks consigned by Majancsik met Gold, Silver, or Bronze Standards of Performance for parasite resistance.
Lower egg counts
For the fecal samples collected on September 6, fecal egg counts ranged from 0 to 5,057 epg and averaged 1,938 ± 2,043 epg, compared to 2,334 ± 1996 epg on August 22. The median egg count was 1,498 epg, compared to 1,675 two weeks ago.
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Special thanks is extended to Dr. Dahlia O'Brien and her graduate students at Delaware State University. Dr. O'Brien's lab conducted the fecal egg counts and fecal coprocultures. The fecal data was always received in a very timely fashion, especially for the last set of samples.
Individual samples were collected from the rectum of each goat every two weeks, for a total of 7 samples. Occasionally, it was not possible to get a sample from a goat, despite repeated attempts. While the sample collected on June 2 was not factored into the test data, no other egg counts were discarded.
Three bucks met the Gold Standards of Performance for parasite resistance, having average fecal egg counts of less than 500 epg and never having had fecal egg counts above 1,000 epg. The competition for the most parasite resistant buck was close and from a practical standpoint, there is no "real" difference in these bucks for parasite resistance.
Numerically, the most parasite resistant buck in the 2012 test was #29, a Kiko x Boer buck consigned by Randy & Jodie Majancsik (KY). Edged out by only 4 epg was #21, a 75% Kiko x 25% Boer consigned by Verlin Garber (TN). Majancsik and Garber are both first time consigners to the test. The third most resistant buck was #30, a 75% Kiko x 25% Spanish buck consigned by Waldo Nelson (MD).
Consigners with parasite resistant bucks include Sam Burke (2), Jarred Dennison (1), Verlin Garber (1), Randy & Jodie Majancsik (5), Waldo Nelson (1), Kent Ozkum (1), David & Dee Richhart (1), and Hanna Zitta (2). Five of the six bucks consigned by Majancsik met Gold, Silver, or Bronze Standards of Performance for parasite resistance.
Lower egg counts
For the fecal samples collected on September 6, fecal egg counts ranged from 0 to 5,057 epg and averaged 1,938 ± 2,043 epg, compared to 2,334 ± 1996 epg on August 22. The median egg count was 1,498 epg, compared to 1,675 two weeks ago.
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Special thanks is extended to Dr. Dahlia O'Brien and her graduate students at Delaware State University. Dr. O'Brien's lab conducted the fecal egg counts and fecal coprocultures. The fecal data was always received in a very timely fashion, especially for the last set of samples.
