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NDGA POLICIES & OBJECTIVES
Formal policies and objectives keep our organization on course with serving our members and promoting the Nigerian dwarf breed.
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Females are called does; males are called bucks and offspring are called kids. Neutered males make great pets and are called wethers. Impress your friends and relatives by referring to goat gender and anatomy by using the proper terminology.
 
 

ndga Breed Scorecards

Breed Scorecards are used for judging and classifying purebred nigerian dwarf
goats against the breed standard. Scorecards are used to understand the relative importance of certain body structures in conformation to breed ideals.

Learn more about how Nigerian Dwarf goats are evaluated in the show ring.

OFFICIAL BUCK SCORECARD

OFFICIAL DOE SCORECARD
GENERAL APPEARANCE including comparison to ideal height and ideal hair coat 15 GENERAL APPEARANCE including comparison to ideal height and ideal hair coat

12
DAIRY TYPE AND ANGULARITY 7 DAIRY TYPE AND ANGULARITY 6
HEAD AND EXPRESSION 8 HEAD AND EXPRESSION 5
NECK 5 NECK 4
SHOULDERS & WITHERS 8 SHOULDERS & WITHERS 5
CHEST (including chine and heart girth) 13 CHEST (including chine and heart girth) 10
BARREL (including loin) 10 BARREL (including loin) 10
SKIN & RIBS 7 SKIN & RIBS 4
RUMP 10 RUMP 10

FORE LEGS

 5

FRONT LEGS

 3

FORE FEET

 3

FRONT FEET

 2

REAR LEGS

 6

REAR LEGS

 3

REAR FEET

 3

REAR FEET

 2

TOTAL POINTS

 100

MAMMARY SYSTEM
24 points

 FORE UDDER 8
REAR UDDER 8
TEATS 4
CAPACITY & TEXTURE 4
TOTAL POINTS 100

Interested in learning more about how judges evaluate Nigerian Dwarf Goats in the show ring? Read Keith Harrell's insightful article on evaluating general appearance.