American Goat Society
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The American Goat Society or AGS is a United States
not-for-profit corporation in Pipe Creek, Texas
; founded in New York
in 1935 by goat breeders and dedicated to preserving and improving the pedigrees and production records of purebred dairy goats.
, the AGS does not allow goats to achieve purebred status by breeding and thus does not offer any registration for mixed-breeds, experimental breeds, or non-pedigreed 'grade' goats.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
not-for-profit corporation in Pipe Creek, Texas
Pipe Creek, Texas
Pipe Creek is an unincorporated community in Bandera County, Texas, United States. It had a population of approximately 66 in 1990. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area....
; founded in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
in 1935 by goat breeders and dedicated to preserving and improving the pedigrees and production records of purebred dairy goats.
History
The year after it was formed, the AGS merged with the International Milk Goat Record Association (IMGRA), which had previously formed in 1925, and thus some of its pedigrees go back more than 80 years. It was the first organization to bring a national goat show and to provide training for goat show judges.Breed Registry
The American Goat Society was the first registry to allow exclusively purebred goats and to provide two generations of pedigree on the registry certificate. Unlike some other goat registries, such as the American Dairy Goat AssociationAmerican Dairy Goat Association
The American Dairy Goat Association or ADGA is a United States not-for-profit corporation dedicated to dairy goats. Its purpose is to promote the dairy goat industry, by providing and circulating sound information about goats and goats' milk; maintaining and publishing herd books and production...
, the AGS does not allow goats to achieve purebred status by breeding and thus does not offer any registration for mixed-breeds, experimental breeds, or non-pedigreed 'grade' goats.