Canadian Centre for  Swine Improvement Inc.

Canadian Dairy Goat Genetic Evaluations

	Juvenile Genetic Evaluation and Selection For Dairy Goats (Member Login)
	La Société des Éleveurs de Chèvres Laitières de Race du Québec, with the financial support from the Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec, have launched a genetic improvement program for goat milk producers. This is a four year project and is now also supported by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The objective of this project is to develop a sustainable genetic improvement program for commercial dairy goat producers and breeders. We collect performance data on dairy animals for both milk production and body conformation and use this information to create indices to help aid producers in the selection process. We currently recieve all milk recording information from any Canadian Goat Society (CGS) sanctioned recording program, as well as any CanWest DHI programs. Independent programs maybe accepted upon review. We also currently receive all type classification data from CGS. A web-based program available on the Internet allows participating producers to enter new parent information and instantly have these young kids evaluated and ranked based on the genetic evaluations of their parents. The evaluations of the parents are updated bi-monthly using new records that accumulate on a regular basis. If you are a dairy goat producer or breeder and are interested in particpating in this research program, click here. Contact: Tracy-Lynn Reside at CCSI More Detail?
	Helpful Information
	If you want more information on the program or have questions about what using the website or tools, follow the links below or contact CCSI for additional help. CCSI Goat Q and A! For a brief outline of the tools available, click here! (requires free Adobe Acrobat Viewer plug-in)
	Other Information
	7th International Conference on Goats - brief report (PDF version) added May 1, 2001 here's a less fancy html version if you have problems with the PDF (pretty darn fancy) file. . Goat genetic evaluations in the USA and Canada Presented at the 7th International Conference on Goats - updated April 4, 2001 Slide presentation on Canada's Dairy Goat Improvement Program - posted April 4, 2001 Probably best viewed with Internet Explorer, but Netscape should work too. France's dairy goat improvement program: English | Français added Jan 31, 2002 Article from France on AI and genetic improvement (in French) added Jan 31, 2002 Article from France on feeding and management effects on AI (in French) added Jan 31, 2002
	Links to Some Other Goat Sites
	http://www.goats.ca Canadian Goat Society http://www.agr.gouv.qc.ca Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec http://www.ogba.ca Ontario Goat Breeders' Association http://www.ontariogoatmilk.org Ontario Goat Milk Producer's Society http://www.adga.org American Dairy Goat Association http://aipl.arsusda.gov/main/gqueries.html USDA Goat Genetic Evaluation and pedigree lookup http://www.adgagenetics.org USDA Animal Improvement Laboratory (lots of information about genetic evaluations) http://www.tours.inra.fr/7ICG/ 7th International Conference on Goats http://www.capri-ia.com/ Dairy goat improvement and AI in France http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Topic/AgrEnv/ndd/goat/ National Goat Handbook (USA) - lots of general information on goats