How To Register Fainting Goats

The myotonic goat or tennessee fainting goat is an american breed of meat goat.

How to register fainting goats. By the 1980s few of the goats remained. Showing can be a good way to promote the fainting goat breed if the judges are knowledgeable about the breed and if the champions chosen to represent the breed match the breed standard. Nutrition first aid hoof care worming and much more. While laws vary by location most jurisdictions require goats to be tagged and registered before they re sold. It is sponsored by the american fainting goat organization who s goal is for breeders to breed the historically correct fainting goats.

It is also known by some other names such as myotonic goat tennessee fainting tennessee meat nervous stiff texas wooden leg stiff leg and scare goats. From disease prevention to identifying a goat s breed and purpose registration records are vital. Other wise it could be harmful to the breed. The myotonic goat registry is here to serve breeders as an open registry for all goats of the traditional myotonic breed found originally in tennessee but now throughout the usa and canada. It is characterised by myotonia congenita a hereditary condition which may cause it to stiffen or fall over when startled.

Fainting goats were first brought to marshall county tennessee in the 1880s. You can learn all about basic goat care including. The fainting goat is a breed of domestic goat. Keeping the original genetics alive and the strong faint ability that this. If you know the ifga herd prefix of the person who owned the goat when it was born you should use this prefix when registering your animal.

Keep in mind that just because a goat suffers from fainting does not mean it is a fainting goat tennessee. Unregistered found goats can not be registered via email see animal registration form goats currently registered with another registry will be considered for registration. Finally you need to fill out the animal registration form for the goat in which you would like to register. Fainting goats were almost extinct by the 1980s but now they are thriving all over the world. 396 it may also be known as the fainting goat falling goat stiff legged goat or nervous goat or as the tennessee wooden leg goat.

The international fainting goat association ifga operates with three core goals of promoting protecting and preserving the fainting goat. Ask a breeder for registration records before purchasing a goat. If you purchase a found goat with unknown or limited lineage fill out the registration application with as much information as you have. Sign in or register. 28 four goats of this type were brought to tennessee in.