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Breeding Points
Breeding Points are traits looked for in a dairy goat which will indicate
to the dairy breeder that the goat will be a quality milk producer and
butterfat producer.
Look through these traits before continuing on to the breeding
simulation.
- One hand, fingers spread, should fit easily between the front legs.
- Forelegs should be straight with no swelling at the joints, indicating
no CEV, an arthritic disease affecting goats.
- The heart girth, or area around the rib
cage, should be large to show a good heart and lung capacity.
- One finger or two should fit between the ribs.
- The neck should be long and lean (no fat).
- The goat should walk squarely and gracefully.
- The withers, vertebrae between the shoulders,
should be sharp.
- The backbone should be level and strong to support kidding and pounds
of milk.
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- The loin, the area between the shoulders
and the back legs, should be wide.
- The rump should be long to support the ligaments
of the udder; it should be level from thurl
to thurl (hip bone to hip bone), also from hips to the pins (tailbone).
- The escutcheon, the horseshoe shaped area
where the udder fits, needs to be wide to provide udder space.
- The fore udder should have no pocket; the
transition from the tummy to the fore udder should be smooth.
- The hocks, the first joint in the back legs,
should point straight out.
- The pasterns, the overhang just above the
foot, should be short and strong.
- The feet should be flat and toes not splayed.
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