dragonlord483
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What would the percentage be for a 75% lamancha 25 % Nigerian to another 75/25
So that if I keep that up it will be pure breed I haven't received my goats yet but soonIf I do the math right they are still 75/25.
You take 75 from each parent, add them together and divide by 2; same for the 25%.
It is easier to see the math when they aren't the same percentage. My 75% Alpine 25% Toggenburg goat bred to a 100% alpine buck...
75+100=175 175/2 = 87.5 Alpine and 12.5% Toggeneburg
Recorded Grades are technically only supposed to be crosses of standard dairy goats, not Nigerian and not known to have any boer.
That is also my understanding. Yet experimentals can be with Nigies and registered with the MDGA. Where I am sometimes perplexed is the NOA which this goat's offspring (if sired by a Lamancha Buck) would probably qualify.
Section C states "Standard" which eliminates the miniature but then it still comes back around to the NOA.
There are many goats that end up NOA with little background info I imagine some might have had just about anything in the background.
I know what you mean. Someone asked us once why we wouldn't just register our unregistered kids under one of our registered does... I couldn't believe that they would ask that. I just looked at them and said, "Why would I do that? That is unethical and I would know the truth." It's scary to think there are people out there like that. Next thing everyone will need to start doing DNA because of the few that abuse the system. Sad really.I have never quite understood the significance of NOA. They are treated just like recorded grades. You can also register any animal of "unknown origin" as recorded grade.
So, I'm not sure if the NOA's are already treated as 50% and then their offspring 75% and the recorded are just that "recorded" and their offspring are only 50%. I'm not sure.
I do know that I was talking to someone with ADGA one time and he was talking to people who were registering 50% grades where the buck was registered and the dam was unknown origin when they in fact knew the dam was boer. They thought it was ok, but you aren't supposed to do that, it's not the intention at least.