Wednesday, June 3, 2015

94 Bucks Nominated

As of today, ninety-four (94) bucks have been nominated to the 2015 Western Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test.  It is still possible to received more nominations, if they were postmarked and mailed on or before the deadline (June 1).

Nominations were received from 26 consignors. Sixteen are previous consignors. Ten are first-time consignors.  Twelve states will be represented in this year's test:  Alabama, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, and Virginia. Kentucky is the state with the most goats and consignors, 23 and 6, respectively.

According to the nomination forms, all of the consigned bucks are Kiko or Kiko cross. However, not everyone filled out the breed information on the nomination form.

State
No. consignors
No. goats
Alabama
1
4
Delaware
1
5
Illinois
4
12
Indiana
1
4
Kansas
2
6
Kentucky
6
23
Maryland
2
6
New Jersey
1
5
North Carolina
3
10
Tennessee
3
11
Vermont
1
3
Virginia
1
5
Totals
26
94