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Performance
testing is the backbone of our operation, and while I'm more concerned with
the overall performance of the animals we produce as a group, rather than
the performance of a few, it is also very satisfying when one of your animals
wins the test.
The photo above shows MMBG S231Y (left), me (center), and TGF S1470
(right). S231Y and S1470 were the 2004 ASU Meat Goat Performance Test
co-champions. They both led the field in average daily gain (0.833
lbs/day) and ribeye area (2.4 square inches). S231Y is a son of our sire Tarzan,
and we bred and raised him. After the test we purchased S1470 from
Marvin Shurley's Texas Goat Flock, named him Elmo,
and added him to our lineup of top performing sires.
In 2007 we improved further by producing the top 4 bucks
on test (including another champion), the top 3 sires, and the best herd
overall, and for an encore in 2008 we produced 3 of the top 5 bucks, the top
3 sires, and the best herd overall. 2012 proved to be our best year
yet as we produced the top 4 bucks on test (including another dual ADG/Ribeye
Area Champion), and 6 of the top 8. Click the links
below to view the full test results for each year.
We had too much inventory because of slow sales during
2009, so we chose not to produce a kid crop in 2010, and did not have any
bucks to test that year.
2013 ASU Performance Test Results
2012 ASU Performance Test Results
2011 ASU Performance Test Results
2009 ASU Performance Test Results
2008 ASU Performance Test Results
2007 ASU Performance Test Results
2006 ASU Performance Test Results
2005 ASU Performance Test Results
2004 ASU Performance Test Results
2003 ASU Performance Test Results
2002 ASU Performance Test Results
2001 ASU Performance Test Results
2000 ASU Performance Test Results
1999 ASU Performance Test Results
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