Billy Goat Purchase Markets

Catalogues for Billy Goat Purchase Markets (PM)

• They contain identification and evaluation data of an individual who, after being assessed by the selection committee at the PM, is included in breeding as an adult individual.
• The catalogue contains the following data about the individual: fertility, the dam’s milk performance, the final classification of the parents and their entry in the herd book.
• They are produced 3 weeks before the PM date. PM dates are determined by ZCHOK. Usually 3 purchase markets are held at the end of August.
• After the billy goat is assessed by the selection committee, it is assigned a final class, entered into the herd book and a certificate of origin is printed. The purchase market data is returned in electronic form and, after processing, the billy goat is entered into the database as an adult individual designated for breeding.

The current billy goat catalogue together with archive catalogues is provided by the Breeding Information System – PLIS