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    | Angora | 
    Used to describe goats on market reports that are 
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    | Buck/Billy | 
    Uncastrated male goat over 12 months of age. | 
  
  
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    | Dairy | 
    Used to describe goats that are prodomidately express dairy 
	goat gentics, such as the Apline breed. | 
  
  
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    | Doe/Nanny | 
    Mature female goat over 12 months of age. | 
  
  
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    | Kid | 
    A goat that is under 12 months of age. | 
  
  
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    | Meat | 
    Used a describe goats that prodomidately express meat goat 
	gentics, such as as the Boer breed. | 
  
  
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    | Pairs and Trios | 
    Female goat with 1 or 2 kids at side. | 
  
  
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    | Selection 1 | 
    Live goats and/or carcasses shall possess a superior meat 
	type conformation. Without regard to presence of fat cover, they shall be 
	thickly muscled throughout the body as indicated by the appearance of 
	muscling that is pronounced (bulging) over the outside leg (biceps femoris), 
	full (rounded) over the back strip (longissimus dorsi), and moderately thick 
	over the outside shoulder (triceps brachii group). | 
  
  
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    | Selection 2 | 
    Live goats and/or carcasses shall possess an average meat 
	type confirmation. Without regard to presence of fat cover, they shall be 
	moderately muscled throughout the body as indicated by the appearance of 
	muscling that is slightly thick and less pronounced over the outside leg 
	(biceps femoris), slightly full (flat or slightly shallow) over the back 
	strip, (longissimus dorsi), and slightly thick to slightly thin over the 
	outside shoulder (triceps brachii group).  | 
  
  
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    | Selection 3 | 
    Live goats and/or carcasses shall posses an inferior meat 
	type confirmation. Without regard to presence of fat cover, the legs, back 
	and shoulders are narrow in relation with its length and have a very angular 
	and sunken appearance. | 
  
  
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    | Wether | 
    Castrated male goat of any age. | 
  
  
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    | Y | 
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    | Yearling | 
    A goat that is between 12-24 months of age. | 
  
  
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