PRESENT & PAST HERDSIRES
Our herdsires are ranged on native pasture year round with no foot trimming, supplemental feeding, vaccines or worming.
Regarding adult body size....we place low importance on this trait, since it has little relation to the early-maturing genetics that produce fast-growing market kids. It is also highly influenced by the parasite control and nutritional inputs provided; anyone can grow a large goat with wormer and a feed sack.
In past years, our herdsires were 150+ as yearlings, 200+ pounds at two years of age, and 250+ at three years. We have since shifted our management to place increased nutritional, parasite and environmental challenges on our buck mob. Under these more harsh conditions, our bucks are more typically 100+ as yearlings, 150+ pounds at two years, and 200+ pounds at three years.
Due to variations in weather and pasture conditions from year to year, weight comparisons are only valid between animals born in the same year, with the same birth-rear status. Our primary weight-related selection criteria for bucks are 120-day weights (post wean-off) and yearling weights (post winter survival and spring parasite loading). Other criteria include dam performance traits, scrotal size and split depth, teat structure and hoof characteristics.
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SHREDDEAR (2008)
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JUPITER (2010)
Twin-Twin (embryo transfer) |
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TARGET (2010)
Single-Single (embryo transfer) |
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JOLT (2010)
Single-Single (embryo transfer) |
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SAIGA (2010)
Twin-Twin (embryo transfer) |
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SPOCK (2004)
Twin-Twin |
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LEONARD (2004)
Twin-Twin |
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PERIL (2008)
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BRUNO (2007)
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TANNER (2006)
2-year weight: 196 |
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SQUIRT (2003)
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BUCKY (2002)
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