Friday, May 20, 2016

Eighty-eight Bucks

So far, twenty-four (24) consigners from thirteen (13) states have consigned eighty-eight (88) bucks to the 2016 Western Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test. Seven (7) bucks have been entered into the new Performance & Carcass Contest.

The nomination deadline is June 1. Nominations are not closed. All nominations received by the deadline will be treated equally. If nominations exceed test capacity (which they likely will), consignments will need to be reduced. No consigner will be refused.

The Performance & Carcass Contest still needs more goats. The goal is 10 to 15 male goats. There is no entry fee for the contest. Consigners who consign five bucks to the test and enter a goat in the carcass contest will receive a $20 per head discount. All of the contest goats will be harvested to collect carcass data.

State
Consigners
Test goats
Contest goats
Alabama
2
8
1
Georgia
1
4
0
Illinois
2
5
1
Indiana
1
5
1
Kansas
1
5
1
Kentucky
6
26
3
Missouri
3
9
1
New Jersey
1
5
0
North Carolina
2
6
0
Ohio
1
5
0
South Carolina
1
2
0
Tennessee
2
5
0
Vermont
1
3
0
Totals
24
88
8