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The Boer goat was first founded in the early 1900s by Dutch farmers of South Africa. The first full-blood Boers were brought to the United States in 1993; ABGA formed the same year. Today’s American Boer Goat Association is the largest Boer association in the world with 7,000 members annually. NUESTRA HISTORIA COMENZÓ MÁS DE 100 AÑOS ATRÁS La cabra Boer fue desarrollada por agricultores holandeses en Sudáfrica a principios del siglo XX. Fueron traídos a los Estados Unidos en 1993. Ese mismo año se fundó la American Boer Goat Association (ABGA). Una raza única, es popular por su increíble producción de carne. La cabra Boer tiene una tasa de crecimiento rápido, excelentes cualidades de canal y es muy adaptable a diferentes entornos. Dócil y altamente fértil, estos rasgos distinguen a la cabra Boer en los segmentos comerciales y de raza pura de la industria de la cabra de carne estadounidense. Hoy en día, la ABGA ofrece una variedad de oportunidades en marketing, educación y la industria comercial y para los jóvenes a través de la Junior American Boer Goat Association. ABGA es la asociación de cabras Boer más grande del mundo con más de 7.000 miembros. La asociación registra más de 45.000 cabezas anualmente. NUESTRA HISTORIA COMENZÓ MÁS DE 100 AÑOS ATRÁS

The American Boer Goat Association: Protecting, Promoting, and Recording the American Boer Goat Breed. ABGA Breed Standards The ABGA Breed Standards are guidelines for breeders to ensure the animals they produce conform to the defined characteristics of the breed. Download Breed Standards PDF View Teat Structure Diagram

Make a donation towards advancing the education and development of the American Boer Goat Association's members, and to advance scientific research of the boer goat breed. Advancing the American Boer Goat Breed. Beca Donate to ABGF Your Your donation goes toward advancing the education and development of the American Boer Goat Association's members, its Junior members, and to advance scientific research of the Boer goat breed. Reglas de espectáculos sancionados ABGF is a fully tax-deductible charitable organization under Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Section 501(c)(3) Donate to ABGA Your donation to the American Boer Goat Association goes toward operational expenses, networking and outreach efforts, and membership programs and services to protect, record, and promote the Boer goat breed. Donate

The American Boer Goat Association's office is located at 4258 South Jackson Street, San Angelo, Texas. Our office hours are Monday thru Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. Our phone number is 325-486-2242, and our email address is mail@abga.org. Contact Us 9 AM - 5 PM (CT) • Monday - Friday Closed • Saturday - Sunday 325-486-ABGA (2242) mail@abga.org 325-486-BOER (2637) Submit a Work Order Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently asked questions about the American Boer Goat Association, ABGA membership, registrations, transfers, herd prefixes and herd names, tattoos, and rush fees. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Join the largest Boer Goat association in the world with over 7,000 members. You can submit an ABGA or JABGA New Member Application and process payment all online. ¿Buscas la versión en papel? Descargar Formulario Nuevo miembro de JABGA Únase a la Asociación Americana de Cabra Boer Asociación Estadounidense de Cabra Boer La cuota anual de membresía para adultos es de $60. ABGA Memberships run from January 1 through December 31 of each year_d04a07d8-9cd1-3239-9149 -20813d6c673b_ Debe tener 19 años de edad o más para unirse como miembro adulto. You may add up to two Authorized Agents _d04a07d8- 9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1- 3239-9149-20813d6c673b_ en su solicitud. Si necesita agregar más en el futuro, comuníquese con la oficina de ABGA. Please choose up to three unique Herd Prefixes _d04a07d8- 9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1- 3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239- 9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239-9149- 20813d6c673b__d0 4a07d8-9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8- 9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c673b_ on your application_d04a07d8 -9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1 -3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239 -9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c 673b__d04a07d8- 9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1- 3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239- 9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239-9149- 20813d6c673b__d04a07 d8-9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8- 9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1- 3239-9149-20813d6c673b_, ya que su primera opción puede estar en uso por un miembro existente. Elegiremos el primer prefijo disponible. Su prefijo no se puede cambiar una vez que se aprueba. You may also choose an optional Herd Name _d04a07d8- 9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1- 3239-9149-20813d6c673b_ por una tarifa adicional única de $20. Una vez elegido, el nombre de su rebaño puede eliminarse pero no cambiarse. _d04a07d8- 9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1- 3239-9149-20813d6c673b_ Asociación Americana de Cabra Boer Junior La cuota anual de membresía para adultos es de $30. JABGA Memberships run from January 1 through December 31 of each year_d04a07d8-9cd1-3239-9149 -20813d6c673b_ Los miembros de JABGA deben ser menores de 19 años. JABGA _d04a07d8- 9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c673b_Los miembros deben tener un miembro ABGA adulto activo como agente autorizado . _d04a07d8- 9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239-9139d6c677 Adult _d04a07d8- 9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1- 3239-9149-20813d6c673b_mem_d04a07d8-9cd1-3239- 9149-20813d6c673b_bers puede agregar hasta tres nuevas Membresías Junior en su solicitud. Si necesita agregar más, comuníquese con la oficina de ABGA para obtener más ayuda. Junior Members may use the same Herd Prefix _d04a07d8- 9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1- 3239-9149-20813d6c673b_ _d04a07d8-9cd1- 3239-9149-20813d6c673b_ como su Agente Autorizado adulto, o su propio Prefijo de Rebaño exclusivo. _d04a07d8- 9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1- 3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239- 9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239-9149- 20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9c d1-3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1- 3239-9149-20813d6c673b_ _d04a07d8-9cd1-3239- 9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239-9149- 20813d6c673b__d04a07d8- 9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239-9149 -20813d6c673b__d04a07d8 -9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1 -3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239 -9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239-9149 -20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c673 b__d04a07d8- 9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1- 3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239- 9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239-9149- 20813d6c673b__d04a07d8- 9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1- 3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239- 9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239-9149- 20813d6c673b__d04a07d8- 9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239-91 49-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239-9149- 20813d6c673b__d04a07d8- 9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1- 3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239- 9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c6 73b__d04a07d8- 9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1- 3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239- 9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239-9149- 20813d6c673b__d04a07d 8-9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8- 9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1- 3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239- 9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239-9149- 20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239- 9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239-9149- 20813d6c673b__d04a07d8- 9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1- 3239-9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239- 9149-20813d6c673b__d04a07d8-9cd1-3239-9149-20813d6 c673b_

​Improving market opportunities for ABGA members' stock. Member Sales Share your barn sales, online sales, in-person sales, single and multi-consignor sales. Improving market opportunities for ABGA members' stock. Sale submission rules & information Please submit your sales at least 14 days before your sale. Please allow 3-5 business days for you sale to be added to the website. Once approved, your sale will be listed on the Events Calendar on the ABGA homepage. Your sale will be advertised in our newsletter the month of the sale. Subscribe to The Boer Goat Newsletter Your sale will be advertised on Facebook the Wednesday before your sale. Follow us on Facebook! Non-members will be billed $60 per sale posted

This calculator can determine the birth date range of a goat required to enter an American Boer Goat Association show class based on the date of the ABGA show. Clase Rango de nacimiento Fecha de inicio Fecha final 0 a menos de 3 meses 3 a menos de 6 meses 6 a menos de 9 meses 9 a menos de 12 meses 12 a menores de 16 meses 16 a menos de 20 meses 20 a menos de 24 meses 24 a menos de 36 meses 36 más meses fecha de inicio fecha de inicio fecha de inicio fecha de inicio fecha de inicio fecha de inicio fecha de inicio fecha de inicio fecha de inicio fecha final fecha final fecha final fecha final fecha final fecha final fecha final fecha final fecha final The Show Class Calculator tells you which class to enter each age of goat in. All you need to do choose the show date on the calendar, and the calculator will calculate the age break of your goats at selected show date. Show Class Calculator Determine the birth date range of a goat required to enter a show class based on the date of the show.

The American Boer Goat Association: Protecting, Promoting, and Recording the American Boer Goat Breed. iCompete Find iCompete updates, how-to videos, report an issue and more. Go to iCompete Report a Problem Watch Tutorials View Updates New to iCompete? Check out these step-by-step tutorial to get you started. More tutorials coming soon! How to Transfer a Goat on iCompete How to Sign Up for iCompete & Renew Your Membership How to Register a Percentage Goat with an Unregistered Dam Next Back Updates on iCompete Technical Issues and Features These are the major issues or missing features with iCompete. We are working through smaller bugs on the member and staff side of iCompete that shouldn't affect registrations. Please report any issues you are having with registrations that are not listed below by clicking the Report a Problem button above. The "BLUE SCREEN" is no longer being updated or supported. iCompete is an all-in-one solution that includes registry, competition and shows, and research. You will no longer need two logins to manage your herd and data. You can view the new Herd Book by logging into your iCompete account and clicking the Herd Book button. Data Errors. Due to more than 13 million animals, plus member and show data being transferred to our new system, some data transferred over incorrectly. No data was lost. We are working on getting that data corrected. If you see incorrect information on your account or owned animals, click the Report a Problem button and let us know. Herd Book Updates. We are currently working on the Herd Book, and archived show and points data to reflect more data, as it did on the "blue screen." Please allow some time for these updates to be made. Listing Papers. We are unable to print listing papers at this time. If you have trouble registering a listing paper animal, or trouble registering offspring from a listing paper animal, please contact the office. Herd Disposal/Management. Marking your animal as deceased is available. We are still working on marking your animals as "sold without papers" or "sold with papers" to remove them from your herd. Transactions. There is currently no transactions page for members. If you would like a report of your transactions, please contact the ABGA office. This feature is currently being worked on. Payment for work done in the office. The iCompete developers are currently working on a payment system for work done in the office. Currently, you will receive an invoice in your email if you did not provide payment up front. iCompete News & Updates My Animals list: Search and Sort Options 27 nov 2024 READ MORE Viewing Progeny Points on iCompete 21 nov 2024 READ MORE iCompete Update: Registrations are now fully automated! 13 nov 2024 READ MORE Renew You ABGA Membership on iCompete 3 oct 2024 READ MORE Multi-Owned Goats Now Displaying in All Owners Inventory 27 sep 2023 READ MORE iCompete: Please Check Your Owned Animals 14 jul 2023 READ MORE Next Back Adult members can register for their Junior accounts again. Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

The American Boer Goat Association provides a list of Certified and Approved Judges nationwide who are qualified to judge ABGA and JABGA sanctioned shows. ABGA also holds Judges Certification Courses to educate and certify official JABGA judges. ABGA Approved Judges View the list of American Boer Goat Association approved judges. Search by state or name to view the judges in your area. Don't see your name on the approved judges list, or need to update your contact information? Contact the ABGA office. Vista Descargue una lista imprimible de jueces aprobados Jueces aprobados por ABGA Mike Stiefel Alabama mstiefel1@aol.com 256-689-8153 Mark A. Berry Arkansas berrysghfarm@gmail.com Cell: 870-828-1734 Fax: 870-356-4677 David Carwell Arkansas david@bdgenetics.com Cell: 870-318-0307 Warren Thigpen Arkansas warrenthigpen@gmail.com Cell: 210-414-3218 Patrick Aliff California wpaliff@gmail.com Cell: 304-888-6537 Pat Ariaz California patariaz@yahoo.com Home: 209-852-9606 Cell: 209-969-4307 Dr. Shelby A. Gough California shelbyarmstrong1@gmail.com Cell: 503-756-2817 Mike Reis California msrreis@yahoo.com 707-483-6303 Olivia Rush Colorado oliviarush3@gmail.com 215-589-4435 Dr. Jennifer Wagester Colorado jwagester@wagester.net 517-526-1152 Glenda Wilcox Colorado barxiboers1@gmail.com 307-299-4602 Rodney Wilson Jr. Delaware rewilson9131@gmail.com 302-727-3720 Página siguiente > < Página anterior JUDGES CERTIFICATION PROGRAM Judges Certification Sign-Up Are you over 21 years of age, or will you be 21 years of age as of the first day of the Judges Certification Course? * Yes No Vista Vista Last Name Vista Street Address Line 2 City Utah Utah Texas Tennesse Dakota del Sur Do you breed and/or show Boer goats, or have you previously at any time bred and/or shown Boer goats? * Breed Show Both How familiar are you with ABGA’s Rules and Regulations? * Very Somewhat Not Familiar How familiar are you with ABGA Sanctioned Show Rules? * Very Somewhat Not Familiar How familiar are you with JABGA Regional Show Rules? * Very Somewhat Not Familiar How familiar are you with ABGA Breed Standards? * Very Somewhat Not Familiar Dakota del Sur I agree to consent to a background check once I am certified as an ABGA Judge. Pay Now This form has reached the maximum amount of submissions. Thank you for you interest in becoming an ABGA Judge. Thanks for submitting! The program will take place on the first weekend in November at: Tarleton State University Agriculture Center 1091 County Road 518 Stephenville, Texas 76401 ABGA Certified Judge nominees must be ABGA members in good standing and over the age of 21 as of the first day of the Judges Certification Program. JUDGES RESOURCES Download Judges Show Ring Protocol Download ABGA Breed Standards Download Boer Goat Anatomy Download Meat Goat Judging Terminology Download Code of Ethics Download ABGA Rules & Regulations Download ABGA Sanctioned Show Rules Download JABGA Regional Show Rules Download JABGA Sanctioned Show Rules Download Concurrent Show Rules Download Visual Inspection Form

The ABGA affiliate program is a partnership between regional goat clubs and ABGA. With the rapid growth in the meat goat industry, the local meat goat and Boer goat clubs have an increased role of education, marketing and promotion. Affiliates The ABGA affiliate program is a partnership between regional goat clubs and ABGA. With the rapid growth in the meat goat industry, the local meat goat and Boer goat clubs have an increased role of education, marketing and promotion. These local groups provide an essential role in promoting the industry and educating breeders.