Founded 1972. Affiliated to the British Goat Society.
A GUIDE TO BGS Distinguishing Signs and Awards
For full details please refer to the British Goat Society Regulations.
CHAMPION (CH)
A goat shall become a Champion when:
(a) A male goat has won three Challenge Certificates under three different Judges. He must also have sired three daughters who have qualified for any combination of the following awards:
(i) Star (*), Q Star (Q*).
(ii) C, R, RM, AR.
(b) A female goat has won three Challenge Certificates under three different judges and must have gained not less than eighteen points in a milking competition at the same shows. She must also have won three Inspection-Production Challenge Certificates with a minimum eighteen points in the milking competition. She must also qualify for a Q Star.
BREED CHAMPION (BrCh)
A goat shall become a Breed Champion when:
(a) A male goat has won four Breed Challenge Certificates under three different Judges. He must also have sired a daughter who has qualified for one of the following awards:
(i) Star (*), Q Star (Q*).
(ii) C, R, RM, AR.
(b) A female goat has won five Breed Challenge Certificates under three different Judges and she must have gained not less than sixteen points in the Milking Competition at the same shows and has also qualified for a Star or Q Star.
FEMALES
Star (*)
When 18 points are obtained in a milking competition, subject to the butterfat percentage being not less than 3.25% at each milking.
Q Star (Q*)
When 20 points are obtained in a milking competition, subject to the butterfat percentage being not less than 4% at each milking and the total yield for the competition being:
(i) not less than 4.50 Kg when a goat has kidded for less than 365 days
(ii) not less than 4.00 Kg when a goat has kidded for 365 days or more.
The female progeny of a goat that has qualified for a Star or Q Star are eligible, upon themselves qualifying for either of these awards, for the appropriate affix which shall be followed by a numeral indicating the number of ancestors in the direct female line that have qualified for either the Star or Q Star, i.e. a goat bearing the affix Q*3 will itself have qualified for the Q Star, and its dam, grand- dam and great grand-dam will have qualified for either the Star or Q Star, while the affix *2 will denote that the goat itself will have qualified for the Star and its dam and grand-dam have qualified for either the Star or Q Star.
R PREFIX
To be eligible for the prefix “R" plus numerals, the goat must have yielded not less than 1000 kg of milk in a Milk Recorded lactation period, the lactation average butterfat percentage of which was not less than 3.00%. R100 shall indicate a yield of not less than 1000 kg, R105 no less than 1050 kg and so on. Qualifying Club Recorded lactations terminating prior to NOON on 25th September 1986 were indicated by the "C" prefix.
RM PREFIX
Register of Merit. The goat and its dam must each have yielded not less than 1300 kg of milk in a Milk Recorded lactation period. The respective lactation average butterfat percentages must not be less than 3.00%. A goat which is registered in the Register of Merit is eligible for the prefix "RM" plus numerals.
AR PREFIX
Advanced Register. The goat must have yielded not less than 1600 kg of milk in a Milk Recorded lactation period, excluding any "C" award gained prior to NOON on 25th September 1986. The lactation average butterfat percentage must be not less than 3.5%. Also, the dam of the goat must be registered in the Advanced Register or the Register of Merit, and the sire of the goat must be out of a goat so registered. A goat which is registered in the Advanced Register is eligible for the prefix "AR" plus numerals.
DAM OF EXCELLENCE AWARD
A female goat which has borne four daughters, each gaining a Star or Q Star award or the prefix AR, RM or R, or four sons each gaining the Sire of Merit award, or any combination of six sons and daughters gaining these awards, shall be eligible for a Dam of Excellence Award. This award became available on 1st January 1994 and for the dam to qualify the progeny must have been born after 1st January 1990
MALES
DAGGER PREFIX (†)
A registered male goat whose dam and whose sire's dam are both entitled to a Star or Q Star is eligible for the Dagger prefix.
SECTION MARK PREFIX (§)
A registered male goat whose dam is entitled to the prefix R and whose sire's dam is entitled to the prefix R or C, shall be eligible for the prefix Section Mark (§). The prefix shall be followed by the numerals indicating the R value of the dam and the R or C value of the sire's dam, respectively, i.e. a male whose dam is entitled to a R185 prefix and whose sire's dam is entitled to a R120 or C120 prefix will qualify for the prefix §185/120.
DOUBLE SECTION MARK PREFIX (§§)
A registered male goat whose dam is registered in the Register of Merit or Advanced Register and whose sire is (a) entitled to a CR, Section Mark or Double Section Mark (§§) and (b) out of a dam entered in the Register of Merit or Advanced Register, is eligible for a Double Section Mark (§§). The prefix shall be followed by numerals indicating the R value of the dam and the sire's dam, respectively, i.e. a male whose dam is entitled to a RM220 prefix and whose sire's dam is entitled to a RM150 prefix will qualify for the prefix §§220/150.
SIRE OF MERIT PREFIX (SM)
A registered male goat which has sired five daughters gaining the Star or Q Star award or the prefix AR, RM or R.
CR AWARD
A registered male goat whose dam has a C prefix and whose sire's dam has a C or R or RM or AR prefix shall be eligible for the CR award before its name. The CR shall be followed by numerals indicating the C value of the dam and C (or R or RM or AR) value of the sire's dam respectively, i.e. a male whose dam is entitled to the C100 prefix and whose sire's dam is entitled to the C (or R)105 will qualify for the prefix CR100/105.