NOW HIRING - JABGA YOUTH COORDINATOR:
NOW HIRING!
ABGA is hiring a Youth Coordinator for the Junior American Boer Goat Association (JABGA). This is a mostly remote position with travel required; the full job description is posted HERE.
If you are passionate about leadership, education, and personal development for youth and want to work with an expanding nonprofit organization, email your resume and cover letter to officemanager@abga.org or apply on Indeed. This position will remain open until it is filled.
ABGA JUDGES CERTIFICATION COURSE:
Judges applicants: Please direct all questions regarding the upcoming Judges' Certification Course to Kathy Carr and Kevin Richmond.
ABGA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES:
The ABGA Board of Directors meeting minutes from September 13, 2022, are now available online. For more information regarding agenda items in the minutes, please contact your region's ABGA Director(s).
REGISTRATIONS:
We are currently processing work submitted on September 22, 2022.
REMINDER: All work submitted via mail must be submitted to our current address: 4258 S Jackson Street, San Angelo, Texas 76903.
Our Registrations department has processed 500 transactions more in the last 30 days compared to the same timeframe one year ago, with fewer staff members. We’re thankful for our awesome office team and the dedication they bring to ABGA!
According to the Rules and Regulations, ABGA animal names are limited to 32 characters in total, including numbers, letters, spaces, and special characters. ABGA animal names must include the applicant's herd name or herd prefix. For more information about ABGA animal names, herd names, and herd prefixes, please see the ABGA Rules and Regulations.
If you are not listed as the breeder of the animal (owner of the animal’s dam at the time of conception, unless the dam was bought bred), you MUST submit the animal’s Registration Application directly to the ABGA office. All Registration Applications submitted through Online Live will automatically register the animal in the breeder’s name and the breeder will receive the registration paperwork.
BOOKKEEPING:
The ABGA office will be finalizing audits from 2019 and 2020 soon and anticipates the 2021 audit will progress quickly.
DNA:
DNA Processing: UC Davis' average processing time is 23 business days.
ABGA SANCTIONED SHOWS:
All shows with complete submitted results have been entered in ILR.
Show secretaries have 30 days after the show to submit results. If you see points missing or incorrectly calculated in ILR, please reach out to your show secretary. If your show is not visible in ILR, we may be awaiting placings from your show secretary; please email shows@abga.org for more information.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Where will ABGA be next? Click below to see our full calendar of events!
