American Colored Angora Goat Registry

Registry Inspection

Goat Herd & ID #______Inspection Location ______Inspector ID#______

Fleece color and pattern______Goat Inspection # ______

Traits / Standard / X / Minimum / X / Disqualifying /

X

1. Ears / Pendulous / Ears held lifted / Upright or Gopher ears
2. Horns / 1” minimum spacing, curving back / Dehorned, less than 1” spacing / Straight, upright, or spiked horns; polled
3. Topknot / Mohair topknot / Sparse, fuzzy / No head coverage
4. Chin and Neck / Full mohair coverage / Bare jawline
Wattles / Bare jawline extending down neck
5. Forelimbs & Chest / Chest broad and deep
Legs well spaced and strong
Pasterns upright
Good bone density / Narrow chest
Knees turn in or outward / Shallow, Unthrifty Collapsed pasterns
Crooked legs
Deformed feet
6. Back and Barrel / Strong and level back
Flat, slightly sloped rump
Ribs well sprung
Barrel deep and full / Slight sway,
Slightly roached
Flat ribs
Narrow body / Roached
Excessive sway
Unthrifty
Shallow body
7. Rearlimbs / Legs set straight, strong & well spaced, upright pasterns
Good bone density / Sickle hocked
Cow hocked
Weak pasterns / Crooked legs
Hocks touch
Collapsed pasterns
8. Mohair Definition / Well formed and distinct locks with good luster / Open locks / Lacks lock definition, Double coated, sheepy fleece
9. Mohair Uniformity and Density / Uniform coverage, fineness, length and style
Dense fleece / One change in uniformity; Moderate density / More than one change in uniformity
Thin fleece density
10. Freedom from Kemp and Medulated Fibers / No kemp or medulated fiber or minimal kemp in topline or britch (not both) / Light sprinkling in topline or britch, but not both / Kemp or medulated fiber throughout the fleece
11. Mohair Coverage / Body fully covered, including belly and legs in & outside at least to knees / Light leg or belly coverage / No belly or leg coverage
12. Mohair Yield / At least 4lbs every six months / 3 to 4 lbs in 6 months / Under 3 lbs in 6 months
13. Mouth / Teeth meet pad / Teeth forward of pad less than ¼” / Deformed or over-shot mouth
14. Reproduction, Bucks / Scrotum split 1” maximum / Scrotum split 1” to 3” / Scrotum split more than 3”
Missing testicle
Results: / Total Standard Traits----à / Total Minimum Traits------à / Total Disqualifying Traits------à

Inspectors Certification: I am a certified ACAGR inspector. I have inspected this goat in accordance with the standards listed above and noted my findings. My recommendation for this animal is:

____ Registerable: has no disqualifying traits and 1 or no minimal traits

____ Recordable: has 1 or more disqualifying traits and/or 2 or more minimal traits

Inspectors Signature______Date______

Revision: Original