American vs. Purebred

[powell7311]

Quick question! Say if I was to buy an American Nubian doe, and bred that doe to my Purebred Nubian buck, the kids would be registered as.....?? I've found that I really like the way some american does are put together all the way around, but kids are hard to sell around here when they aren't purebred. Opinions?? Thanks!

[yarrow]

Purebred buck to an American doe.. always AMERICAN kids.. You can't breed UP to Purbred in Nubians.. As for selling them... I will admit that "they are ADGA PUREBRED, not ADGA AMERICAN??? is one of the first questions asked, when I have buyers contact me... I too have seen a lot of Americans that I really liked, but knowing I have a harder time selling them (and they sell for less) I just started with and have stayed with all purebred.

susie, mo ozarks

[powell7311]

Thanks Susie, I hate that its like that. There are some really nice Americans out there.

[southerngurl]

Yep. Now in other breeds it's not so much that way. Toggenburgs, alpines, lamanchas (and lamanchas can be bred up to Purebred), Americans are fine. Nubians, nope, major bias.

[saanengirl]

Actually, I believe it is only LaManchas and Sables that have open herdbooks where they can be bred up to purebred. The other herdbooks have closed purebred herdbooks.

[Hollowdweller]

For sure in Saanens the Americans are less expensive and usually higher quality than the Purebreds.

When I first got into goats people would call me and ask me if I had any "purebred" goats but later on I just realized that they meant registered, not really purebred. Some of them just meant that would they breed true to what they looked like.