Dairy Goat Judging Techniques

By George W. Trimberger and Harvey Considine

1978 Copyright This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0930848020
• ISBN13: 9780930848026
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Dairy Goat Journal
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

fantastic book for anyone serious about goats

Very thorough book on evaluating the conformation of dairy goats, by the true expert, Harvey Considine. For anyone who shows or milks their goats. Chapters: Philosophy of Judging, Parts of a Dairy Goat, Use of the Score Card & Breed Standards for the Evaluation of Type, Evaluation of Defects, Disqualifications, Evaluating General Appearance, Evaluating Dairy Character, Evaluating Body Capacity, Mammary System, Type Deficiencies - Specific for Breed, Judging Etiquette & Ring Technique, Giving Reasons, Judging Classes of Milking Does, Judging Dry Stock, Judging Group Classes, Judging Bucks, Fitting & Showing, Judging Showmanship, Classification, Type Changes - Similarities & Differences by Age, Use of Production & Type Information.328 pages

Topnotch resource for conformation and showing techniques

For anyone who wants to learn more about conformation of the dairy goat, or learn and fine-tune their showing techniques, this is an outstanding resource. No serious goat breeder should be without this book in their library!