Registry of Merit » ROM Recipients

We, at International Goat, Sheep, Camelid Registry would like to congratulate Breeders, Owners and animals for their outstanding ability to birth and raise their babies. 

Many animals of today have to be ‘babysat’ in order to give birth.  Its no small feat to raise young.  When I (Peggy) was a young girl, we lived on a cattle ranch.  One of my father’s requirements for our cows was that she give birth and raise her young unassisted.  Most of the ranchers in the area would get up all night every two hours. We never did. We just went to bed and got a night’s sleep.  I don’t ever remember losing a cow or calf due to getting a night’s sleep or going to Church.  One of my personal requirements for my goat herd is the same exact thing.  I work long hours and many days a week away from the farm, at employment. Its imperative to have goats who have kidding ease.

For the dams, we are promoting giving birth and being able to raise their young easily without having to supplement milk to babies.
For sires, we are looking for sires who produce offspring where birthing is done without assistance. RE:  babies not too big, etc.

So again, we wish to send a hand of applause to those animals who are able to give birth and raise their young unassisted or giving birth easily.

We can see evidence that it appears that giving birth easily and also being able to am raise babies and siring babies who are born easily may very well be a genetic trait.  Look at the generational awards.  We can see that we are building a set of lineages who are easy birthers and raise their young on their own.  So far we are 3 generations deep in some lineages.

Birthing age would also be genetic, but also conformation.  Being able to raise their young on their own

Goats

Breed: Nigerian Dwarf P/D group

Year: Catching up… various years

Herd Name: Northern Dawn Website: northerndawnnigerians.com Owner: Peggy Boone
Photo	Doe Name	Percentage of Breed	ROM Award
			Award/Date
	Hawk Meadows Flutter By *M-R/*MF-R/*ML-R (IGSCR)//AR 2*D (AGS) Regularly gives birth to 2	100%	*R
	Northern Dawn Sweet Angel Chibi Yagi Rakunou Tansy *BR x Hawk Meadows Flutter By	100%	2*R
	Northern Dawn Angeline Northern Dawn Apache *BR x Northern Dawn Sweet Angel 2*R	100%	3*R
	Northern Dawn Ethel Ethel usually gave birth to 4, but one time 5.  I joked her, “Ethel, you have to slow down a bit. I can’t keep up with you”	0% Grade	*R
	Northern Dawn Captain Birdee *MF-Y Creamery Creek Milk Man x Northern Dawn Ethel	50% Grade	2*R
	Neightnkevs Izzy AR*D (AGS) Izzy regularly gives birth to 3-4	100%	*R
	MacDonalds Farm DeLuna AR*D (AGS) DeLuna gave birth to 3 regularly.  One lactation was from Mini Nubian babies	100%	*R
	MacDoalds Farm Cocoa AR*D (AGS) Cocoa gave birth to 5 on her own	100%	*R
	Northern Dawn Red Fern Northern Dawn Apache x MacDonald’s Farm Cocoa	100%	2*R
	Northern Dawn Lil’ Virginia Northern Dawn Apache x MacDonald’s Farm Cocoa	100%	2*R
Photo	Buck	Percent of Breed	Award
	Northern Dawn Apache Creamery Creek Milk Man x Bluestone Lil’ Lucy	100%	*BR
	New Shadow Hill’s Moecco Miracle Rainbow Dancer’s Thunder x Daniels Dandy Moecco	100%	*BR
	Northern Dawn MM Handsome Hank New Shadow Hill’s Moeco Miracle *BR x Hawk Meadows *R	100%	2*BR
	Northern Dawn Blackie Northern Dawn MM Handsome Hank x Northern Dawn Red Fern	100%	3*BR
	Chibi Yagi Rakunou Tansy Little Tots Estate Cody Blue x MCH Neightnkevs Venetia	100%	*BR

Breed: Miniature Nubian

Year:  Catching up… various years

Photo	Doe Name	Percent of Breed and Generation	Award
	Northern Dawn Lil’ Missy Northern Dawn Apache *R x Warm Springs Jersey regularly delivers 3	Grade/Gen 1G	*R
	Northern Dawn Naddie Northern Dawn Hes A Gem *BR	Grade/ Gen 2G	2*R
	Mountain Top Mini’s Snowflake Milkin’ Daze Dusk’s Majesty x Milkin’ Daze Lady		*R
	Northern Dawn Hazel Echo Hills SG Archie *BR x Mountain Top Mini’s Snowflake *R		2*R
	Northern Dawn Dolly Echo Hill’s SG Archie *BR x Warm Springs Naddie	Grade Gen 2G	*R
	Northern Dawn DeLuna Echo Hills SG Archie *BR x MacDonald’s Farm DeLuna *R	Grade Gen 1G	2*R

Breed: Nubian