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Corinna Belman started working with ABGA June 22, 2021, she has gained much knowledge and experience with goats since working at ABGA. She enjoys helping members with questions about registrations and membership. Corinna is also bi-lingual. When not in the office she loves family time, especially her 3 grandchildren, her dog Moe, and dancing. She also loves the outdoors, going camping and fishing. She finds it very relaxing. < Back Corinna Belman Member Services Administrator Email All work orders must be submitted to mail@abga.org , or through our Contact page .

THE BOER BREED Breed Standards View Breed Standards View ABGA breed standards for registered American Boer goats. Tattoo Guidelines View Tattoo Guidelines Learn more about ABGA’s tattoo guidelines for registered animals. Gestation Calculator View Gestation Calculator Use this handy calculator to estimate an animal’s kidding date based on exposure dates. RECIPES Easy Goat Enchiladas See Recipe Stir-Fry Chevon with Green Onions See Recipe Goat Jerky See Recipe See All Recipes The DNA Program Explained View DNA Program Learn more about ABGA's DNA program. Holiday Marketing Calendar View Calendar Goat meat has grown in popularity in the United States thanks to ethnic markets which center their goat consumption around specific religious and cultural holidays. Boer Info View Boer Info Boer Info is dedicated to educational resources about meat goats and the Boer breed. American Goat Federation goatusa.org USDA Market Reports USDA Market Reports NLPA Sheep & Goat Fund Sheep & Goat Fund

ABGA Adult Membership 21 years of age or older as of January 1 of the application/renewal year $60.00 JABGA Membership Under 21 years of age on January 1 of the application/renewal year $30.00 Annual Membership Description Price All Memberships are due for renewal January 1st of each year. Renewals are full price. Fullblood or American Purebred Under 18 Months of Age $20.00 $15.00 $38.00 Fullblood or American Purebred Over 18 Months of Age $24.00 $20.00 $48.00 American Percentage Herdbook Under 18 Months of Age $20.00 $15.00 $30.00 American Percentage Herdbook Over 18 Months of Age $24.00 $20.00 $40.00 Listing Paper Under 18 Months $11.00 $9.00 $22.00 Listing Paper Over 18 Months $16.00 $14.00 $32.00 Clone Registration $50.00 N/A $100.00 Registrations Member Rate (Mailed or Emailed) Non-Member Rate Online Member Rate If you are submitting a registration application for a goat that is not the offspring of a purchased "bred" doe and you are not the breeder, a transfer form and transfer fee will be required at the time of registration. American Fullblood Does = 100% Bucks = 100% American Purebred Does = Minimum of 93.75% and less than 99.99% Bucks = Minimum of 96.875% and less than 99.99% American Percentage Does = Minimum of 25% and less than 93.75% Bucks = Minimum of 50% and less than 96.875% Transfer Ownership of ABGA Registered Goat $10.00 $9.00 $16.00 Transfers Member Rate (Mailed or Emailed) Non-Member Rate Online Member Rate DNA Database Search $10.00 $15.00 DNA Testing $35.00 per goat $40.00 per goat Deletion/ Registration Cancellation Fee $5.00 per goat $5.00 per goat Duplicate Certificate $5.00 $10.00 Flat/Sleeved Certificates of Registration $5.00 per certificate $5.00 per certificate Flush Report $10.00 per donor $10.00 per donor Herd Name $20.00 N/A Herd Prefix $5.00 one-time fee 10.00 one-time fee Live Coverage Service Memo Free Free Name Change (See Rules & Regulations for requirements) $10.00 $20.00 Recording of Inspection for Ennoblement $10.00 $15.00 Research Fee (all incomplete, illegible, or unreadable forms and applications are subject to a research fee). $25.00 $25.00 Revisions due to faults of ABGA Free Free Revisions due to request or fault of applicant $5.00 each $10.00 Rule 900 Complaint Fee (See Rule 900 in the Rules & Regulations) $500.00 N/A Other Services Member Rate Non-Member Rate Flush Report $5.00 per donor ** $10.00 per donor ** Live Coverage Service Memo $5.00 per sire ** $10.00 per sire ** Registrations/ Transfers $25.00 per goat ** $50.00 per goat ** Rush Fees Standard Rush (3-business day turnaround).* Same-day Rush (1-business day turnaround).* * Does not include weekends, holidays, or special mailing. Standard USPS mailing is included. ** In addition to applicable registration fees. Download Fee Schedule ABGA Fees See a full list of fees for all ABGA services including Membership fees, registration & transfer fees, and more.

Kate Schaefer is the daughter of Tim and Jennifer Schaefer and has two younger brothers, Tyler and Colton. Her family operates Schaefer Farms, a 200-head Boer meat goat farm, just outside of Adel, IA. This is where Kate found her passion for agriculture. While attending Adel DeSoto Minburn High School, Kate was involved in soccer, track, student council, and of course FFA. She served as FFA Chapter President both her Junior and Senior years and was the top fundraiser all four years of high school. April of 2023, Kate hung up the jacket for the final time as an Iowa FFA State Officer, serving as a Vice President. Her SAE project is based on Goat Production, which correlates to the activities Kate participates in and leads with the Junior Iowa Meat Goat Association. She currently serves as JIMGA President and can commonly be found mentoring youth at goat shows and other events. She continues to serve the goat industry in Iowa by hosting a 3-weekend goat show, with a fitting contest and Skill-a-thon for the youth in August every year. Kate plans to major in Agricultural Communications, which suits her fun personality and keen ability to teach, sell, and network. She is detail-oriented and constantly making connections and working with others. Kate is eager to continue interacting with youth within the Junior American Boer Goat Association and helping them find their success Kate Schaefer Reporter, Area 2

The " Unlock a Lock" event will return in 2024. Junior members need to participate in all four contests on Saturday, June 8th – including Skill-a-thon, Public Speaking, Sales Talk, and Goat Judging – to qualify for a chance to "Unlock a Lock" and win different prizes. Unlock a Lock will take place on Monday, June 10 during the lunch hour. Prizes include Airpods, fitting mats, Sullivan Supply accessories, and more! View JABGA Contest Rules For more information or questions, contact: nationalshow@abga.org Unlock a Lock The "Unlock a Lock" event will return in 2024.

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Kim Morgan Secretary, Region 9 Kim Morgan has been the regional director for Indiana since 2016. She and her husband Paul are from Charlestown, Indiana and operate 2M Boer Goats. Together, they have been in the goat industry since 2006 raising both commercial and show stock. Kim graduated from the University of Louisville in 1992 and has been in the banking industry for over 30 years. Email

The " Unlock a Lock" event will return in 2024. Junior members need to participate in all four contests on Saturday, June 8th – including Skill-a-thon, Public Speaking, Sales Talk, and Goat Judging – to qualify for a chance to "Unlock a Lock" and win different prizes. Unlock a Lock will take place on Monday, June 10 during the lunch hour. Prizes include Airpods, fitting mats, Sullivan Supply accessories, and more! JABGA Skill-a-thon Skill-a-thon contest is a quiz to test your knowledge of the goat industry. Each age division will have their own test. The number of questions per test is as follows: Novice Division– 35 questions Junior, Intermediate and Senior Division – 50 questions A moderator will be present. If you have trouble reading, do not worry; just make sure you let us know before arriving at the contest and an assistant will help you with reading your quiz. Pens and pencils are provided. Casual dress. The use of electronic devices is prohibited. Any contestant found to be using a phone, headphones, watches, or any other electronic device will be disqualified from the contest. Photo by Photos by Magen JABGA Judging Contest All animals will be judged as having no faults (including teats, ears, scrotum, pigment, tail and bite) and based on the ABGA Breed Standards. No handling of goats for any of the classes. Recommended Classes (based on availability) Wethers / commercial does Young does Mature does Bucks Contestants will get 8 minutes to judge each class (unless all cards are turned in). Official placings and cuts will be done 2 ABGA judges at the National Show. Conferring between other contestants, parents, and/or advisers is strictly prohibited during the judging contest. Any contestant believed to be receiving assistance during the competition will be disqualified. The use of electronic devices is prohibited. Any contestant found to be using a phone, headphones, watches, or any other electronic device will be disqualified from the contest. There will be one class that will be oral reasons required for all senior individuals. There will be one class with 3 questions for all age divisions, that will be used for tiebreakers. Materials: Notepad and a pencil. Dress: There is no required dress for this contest although many participants wear jeans and polo shirts or button downs. Photo by RJ Imaging JABGA Sales Talk Sales talk uses a live setting complete with a live animal, photo or pedigree and potential buyers. This contest is a mock sales situation—you are selling your animal to buyers. The purpose is to evaluate the effectiveness of the presentation and the contestant’s ability to merchandise Boer Goats. Contestants will be judged on their knowledge of the animal, semen, or embryos they are selling, their ability to relay important information, and their overall effectiveness in convincing the judges to buy their product. Time allotted: 4-7 minutes. Materials: A live animal (another individual should hold the animal), photo (no larger than 8 x 10) or a registration certificate for the animal, semen or embryos being “sold”. Dress: There is no required dress, but it is important to keep in mind that appearance is important when marketing yourself and your animals. Nice jeans, boots, and button-down shirts are suggested. Ties: in the event of ties in sales talk, they will be broken by comparing scores in the following judging sections: Knowledge/ Introduction Organization/ Style Delivery Response to questions Photo by Photos by Magen JABGA Public Speaking Contest Electronic devices will not be allowed in the holding area or contest room. Materials: two 3 x 5 note cards can be used, absolutely no outside materials are allowed. Excessive reference to notes may result in deduction of points and the use of visual aids may not be allowed. Dress: There is no required dress, but it is important to keep in mind that appearance is important. Nice jeans, boots, and button-down shirts are suggested. Each contestant must make the presentation without a microphone. Contestants shall not be penalized for moving about or using (or not using) a podium. Contestants will be penalized one point per second on each judge’s score sheet for being over or under the time allowed for each speech. Ties: in the event of ties in public speaking, they will be broken by comparing scores in the following judging sections: Content Delivery Language Novice Division No less than 3 minutes and more than 5 minutes. Topic: What should you do in the showring? Junior Division No less than 3 minutes and no more than 5 minutes. Topic: How do you decide what buck to breed your doe to? Intermediate Division No less than 4 minutes and no more than 6 minutes. Topic: Why or why not is record keeping important for the care of your herd? Senior Division No less than 5 minutes and no more than 7 minutes. Topic: Pick a biosecurity issue. How would you overcome this issue within your herd? Photo by Photos by Magen JABGA Coloring Contest Date and Time: The coloring contest will be held on Saturday June 8th, 2024. Participants may stop by the JABGA office, or other designated location, and color in their 45-minute time slot from 9:00-2:00. Who can participate? The JABGA will be having a coloring contest for all junior members in the novice and junior age divisions. Supplies: All coloring sheets, pencils, crayons, and markers will be provided. Rules: Each participant will have 45 minutes to complete their coloring sheet. Only one child per coloring sheet. All coloring will be done in the JABGA office, or other designated location. Judging: All coloring sheets will be judged prior to the JABGA awards ceremony. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony. Attendance is required to receive an award. JABGA Marketing Contest What is it? The JABGA is introducing a new contest this year. The marketing contest is a way for our youth to share highlights of JABGA and all that it has to offer. The contest will highlight JABGA nationals and the regional show series contests that take place in June. It is also encouraged to focus on the location of nationals and all Louisville has to offer. How to participate? Members will create a social media post on Facebook, Instagram or both using #jabganationals. Junior members may use their own accounts or may use the account of a parent. The post will be a digital design created by the junior member to market the JABGA national show being in Louisville and all JABGA contests/ show events that take place during this week. The digital design will be posted online and then a high quality print out of the design will need to be submitted to the JABGA office in Louisville. Rules: This contest will NOT be required to participate in the unlock a lock. This contest will NOT go towards points for overall high point in the regional show series. Posts will need to be on social media no later than May 27th, 2024. The Junior members digital design will Not be judged based off of likes or shares from social media. Junior members will need to have a high-quality printout of their digital design and turn it into the JABGA office by Tuesday June 11th at noon. Do Not send the printout to the ABGA office in San Angelo. Judging process: To be fully entered into the contest the junior member must have a digital design on social media using #jabganationals and also have a high quality printed out version turned into the JABGA office. All digital designs will be judged, and the winners will be announced at the JABGA awards ceremony. Attendance is required to receive awards. For more information or questions, contact: nationalshow@abga.org JABGA Contest Rules JABGA National Show Contest Rules: Showmanship, sales talk, skill-a-thon, judging contest, public speaking, and more. Photo by Pearl's Pics .

ABGA Breed Standards The ABGA Breed Standards are guidelines for breeders to ensure the animals they produce conform to the defined characteristics of the breed. Download Breed Standards PDF View Teat Structure Diagram

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⚠ The ABGA & JABGA National Show entry deadline is May 22, 2023, at 11:59pm CST. ⚠ Your entries and payment must be submitted by May 22, 2023 (11:59 PM CST) to avoid late fees. Late entries will be accepted after May 22 until June 1, 2023 (11:59pm CST) with added late fees. If your work order was in the office before the Herd Book deadline, but your goat is still not registered, your entry will be honored. Please use “PENDING” as the registration number and complete all other fields for your National Show entry on Showman.app. We are working hard to get your animals registered as soon as possible. If your animal’s registration application was not in the office, or registered by the Herd Book deadline, (May 15, 2023) but was entered in Showman, your animal will NOT be eligible for the National Show. Entries are non-refundable per the National Show Rules . Click here to enter the National Show #2023NationalShow #news Entry Deadline Important Updates The ABGA & JABGA National Show entry deadline is May 22, 2023, at 11:59pm CST.