DHIR Standards for ND's

AGS
500# minimum fluid milk weight
25# minimum butterfat weight
requirements increase as doe ages until she reaches 5 years old. See AGS site

ADGA
600# fluid milk minimum
18% butterfat
21% milk protein
Requirements increase over age until 5 years old.

Glossary of Terms/Abreviations

ARMCH = Advanced Registry Master Champion, either a MCH who has
earned a *D on 305 day test, or a MCH who's offspring has earned it for him.

MCH = Master Champion, 3 GCH in AGS Shows with at least 2 being unrestricted.

Restricted Leg = A GrCh title won as a junior doe, or an unproven buck, or a leg won as a Reserve Grand Champion

*D = a doe who has met AGS minimum DHI requirements,
     OR  has 3 daughters who have reached their DHI minimums,
     OR 2 sons who have reached +S levels,
     OR 2 daughters with *D's and a son with +S

#D's = Number refers to the number of continuous generations of does
             reaching AGS DHI levels

S = a buck who has at least 3 daughters who have reached *D out of 3 different dams
      OR has 2 *D daughters and 1 +S son
      OR has 2 +S sons

*S = an inherited title for a buck who's dam is a *D AND his sire is +S buck,
       OR his dam is a *D and his paternal granddam is a *D and paternal Grandsire is a +S.

++ S = a buck who has at least 3 daughters who have reached *D levels,
        born out of three different dams, AND has at least 2 +S sons

++*S = A buck who's dam is a *D and sire is +S AND has three daughters,
       out of 3 dams, who have reached *D status AND has 2 +S sons.

PGCH = NDGA - A doe who has won 3 different Grand Championships, OR
       a buck who has won 4 different Grand championships

CH - ADGA - An animal who has won 3 Championships at ADGA shows

LA = Linear Appraisal - An ADGA evaluation program that can be repeated annually.          Often done on an entire line of goats.

Classification - An AGS evaluation program that is done once, on an individual goat

CH - ADGA Show Champion ( 3 Wins)

GCH - (ADGA Champion Doe who has also earned her DHIR star)

+GCH - (Buck who's earned his CH and has earned his +B rating)

*B (*B and *M on butterfat & milk) son of a *B buck and *M doe who has earned her star on both butterfat and milk

+B (buck whose offspring have reached ADGA DHIR minimums)

Understanding Linear Appraisals

E = Excellent
V= Very Good
+= Good Plus
G = Good
F= Fair
P = Poor

Scores are given in 4 areas:
General Appearance, Dairy Character,
Body Capacity and Mammary