Scrapie tags and show goats?

[Ferguson K]

Those of you that show, do you apply your scrapie tags to your show animals?

It's been a long time since I've been in a show ring. All of our boers always had tags. I don't see them in dairy animals. Am I missing them ooor are they not there?

 

[babsbag]

In my circle of friends the only time the scrapies tag goes on a dairy goat is if it going to be sold at an auction that requires the tag. La Manchas are allowed to wear the tag on the collar. They all tag the Boers, but not the dairy stock.

 

[Latestarter]

And here I thought scrapie was a sheep thing...

 

[Ponker]

The people I know that show their goats use tattoos in the tail web. Requirement vary by state by the federal guideline sets the minimums.

Found a very basic overview of the program but be sure to check your state and the state in which you are going to show. www.thejudgingconnection.com/pdfs/Scrapies_Requirements_for_Show.pdf

 

[Ferguson K]

In my circle of friends the only time the scrapies tag goes on a dairy goat is if it going to be sold at an auction that requires the tag. La Manchas are allowed to wear the tag on the collar. They all tag the Boers, but not the dairy stock.

If a Boer sneezes wrong it gets a tag.

All kidding aside, I only planned on tagging non terminal sales. Most of my males will be castrated and sold as terminal or non breeding. We're retaining all does this year unless something is critically wrong with it. They'll be sold as yearlings or two year olds depending on how the dams do milk wise. I'd just hate to sell a for from a F2F and she and up being a milking machine. Call me selfish.


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I'm getting a pair of Alpine from heavy show stock and the breeder is scrapie free, cae/cl/johnes free, and is willing to mentor me in the dairy show ring. They even set up differently than meat goats. This will be fun!

I just wondered if not having tags ON the animals is because dairy animals are different in every aspect in the show world. She might tattoo, I haven't got around to asking that yet.

 

[OneFineAcre]

If she is showing in ADGA shows them she has to tatoo
Your registration papers should have the tatoo on it
La Manchas get tatoo on tail web all others in the ears

 

[Southern by choice]

I only planned on tagging non terminal sales. Most of my males will be castrated and sold as terminal or non breeding.

Any animal being sold to eat that goes to auction or slaughterhouse must have scrapie tag.
So, terminal animals must have scrapie tag.

 

[babsbag]

@Latestarter and @Southern by choice have both given you the information as I know it too. It is only auctions and USDA slaughterhouses that require them in CA. I can send an animal to slaughter for my own consumption from my local processor and no tag required. I also sell Boers directly F2F with no tags, but perhaps they should be tagged, not sure about that.

 

[Latestarter]

YIPES! I didn't give any info I know nothing about scrapie! Maybe Ponker? or Ferguson? or OFA?

 

[ragdollcatlady]

Scrapie tags are required in California on all animals leaving your farm unless tattooed and registered with a recognized organization ABGA, ADGA, AGS, etc. If an animal is purchased without a tag or tattoos and corresponding registration, you should put one of your own tags in and keep info on the seller, name address etc. It is so that the animal can be traced back to the farm of origin in case scrapie shows up so they can test that herd.