Fourteen bucks have been chosen for the sale on September 21 in Chatham, Virginia. Seven of the bucks meet the Bronze standards of performance for growth rate, parasite resistance, and parasite resilience. An additional seven bucks have been chosen for the sale.
The additional seven bucks have disqualifying data (e.g. high egg count), but are included in the sale for various reasons. For example, the buck with the highest average daily gain was chosen for the sale. Two bucks that were not dewormed during the test were added to the sale roster. The biggest buck with the best weight per day of age (WDA) was also included.
Fecal egg count data is based on a maximum of five observations. Fecal egg counts from May 31 and June 13 are not included in the data set. Any time a goat was dewormed, the next fecal egg count was excluded, as the resulting egg count would be due to the anthelmintic treatment and not necessarily the goat's ability to resist infection. Some goats have missing fecal egg count data because samples could not be obtained. Most goats had four observations for fecal egg count.
As in previous years, the Bronze standards of performance permit a goat to be dewormed. Five goats were not dewormed during the test. Three of them have been chosen for the sale. Many of the other sale bucks were dewormed when they had FAMACHA© scores of 3. Due to the severity of this year's parasite problem, goats with FAMACHA© scores of 3 were usually dewormed. Since these are not mandatory treatments, they are not considered the same as dewormings due to having FAMACHA© scores of 4 or 5.
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Sale Rank
|
Test ID
|
Consigner
|
State
|
Level
|
1
|
383
|
Burke
|
DE
|
Bronze
|
2
|
303
|
C. Adams
|
IL
|
Bronze
|
3
|
368
|
Barnes
|
KY
|
Bronze
|
4
|
361
|
Richhart
|
IN
|
Bronze
|
5
|
359
|
Richhart
|
IN
|
Bronze
|
6
|
304
|
C. Adams
|
IL
|
Bronze
|
7
|
328
|
Dennison
|
KY
|
Bronze
|
8
|
375
|
Weber
|
IL
|
none
|
9
|
363
|
Smith
|
VA
|
none
|
10
|
312
|
Barnes
|
KY
|
none
|
11
|
376
|
Weber
|
IL
|
none
|
12
|
383
|
Zink
|
IN
|
none
|
13
|
306
|
D. Adams
|
IL
|
none
|
14
|
342
|
Murphy
|
NJ
|
none
|
The additional seven bucks have disqualifying data (e.g. high egg count), but are included in the sale for various reasons. For example, the buck with the highest average daily gain was chosen for the sale. Two bucks that were not dewormed during the test were added to the sale roster. The biggest buck with the best weight per day of age (WDA) was also included.
Fecal egg count data is based on a maximum of five observations. Fecal egg counts from May 31 and June 13 are not included in the data set. Any time a goat was dewormed, the next fecal egg count was excluded, as the resulting egg count would be due to the anthelmintic treatment and not necessarily the goat's ability to resist infection. Some goats have missing fecal egg count data because samples could not be obtained. Most goats had four observations for fecal egg count.
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