. Agri-news. Agriculture. CATvADlAiYA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE GOAT INDUSTRY IN GERMANY. A group of prize-winning dairy goats at a show in Schleswig-Holstein, a province in West Germany. Do you have goats? If so, you will be interested in the following observa- tions on the West German dairy goat industry, which were reported to a staff member of Alberta Agriculture by Ruth Mausolf, editor of the Alberta Goat Breeders Association's publication "Slant". The uniform quality of the goats in West Germany was one of the things that impressed Mrs. Mausolf most during her recent tour of a
. Agri-news. Agriculture. CATvADlAiYA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE GOAT INDUSTRY IN GERMANY. A group of prize-winning dairy goats at a show in Schleswig-Holstein, a province in West Germany. Do you have goats? If so, you will be interested in the following observa- tions on the West German dairy goat industry, which were reported to a staff member of Alberta Agriculture by Ruth Mausolf, editor of the Alberta Goat Breeders Association's publication "Slant". The uniform quality of the goats in West Germany was one of the things that impressed Mrs. Mausolf most during her recent tour of a number of goat herds and a cheese factory in West Germany. "German goats," she says, "are smaller than Canadian goats, have perfect legs and their udders are well attached. At the present time the breeders are trying to produce a longer-bodied goat, but are not intending to add ; Mrs. Mausolf be- lieves that the uniformity in the animals is due to the strict breeding programs that are prac- tised in West Germany. It seems that all bucks used for breeding are owned by the local governments and are held at buck stations. The does are brought to the station to be ser- viced, thereby ensuring that they are bred only to the best bucks in the country. To qualify for a buck station, an animal has to meet the following criteria: he must have been born before April, he must be hornless and his dam must be at least four /dlberta ne (403) 427-2127 COMMU. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Communications Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Print Media Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. Publishing Branch. [Edmonton] : Communications Branch, Alberta Dept. of Agriculture
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