All stock must be permanently identified prior to registration with the Kiko Goat Registry. Identification should be effected in the following manner: MicrochipInsertion of a microchip in the body of the animal. The preferred sites for insertion are the tail or the head adjacent to the ear. The preferred microchips are those manufactured by AVID Corporation. After insertion the microchip should be scanned to ensure that it is reading correctly. Care should be taken in recording the microchip number against the tag number of the animal to ensure the integrity of the microchip identification. Microchips are the preferred method of identification. TattooAn alternative to micro chipping is the placement of tattoos in the ears of the animal. Tattoos may be any combination of letters and numbers providing that they provide a unique identifier for the animal. The following are the tattooing requirements for those breeders who prefer to tattoo rather than insert a microchip. If you are a member of the American Boer Goat Association or the International Boer Goat Association and have been allocated a breeder's herd prefix you should use that prefix and conform with the tattooing requirements of the ABGA or the IBGA. They are:
This is particularly important if you wish to register Kiko/Boer crosses on both the Boer registry and the Kiko registry. If you have been assigned a herd name by the ABGA or the IBGA you may use that herd name in the registration of your Kiko goats. If you have been assigned a herd prefix and a herd name by the American Kiko Goat Association you should use that prefix and herd name for all registrations. If you have not been assigned an owner herd prefix by the ABGA or the IBGA or the AKGA, you may select your own herd prefix of three letters. You should, however, clearly indicate that it is not an allocated prefix by placing an asterix before and after the right ear tattoo on the Application for Registration form (for example*GLM*). Note that no asterixes are to be tattooed into the ear - siimply indicate the asterixes on the form. Tattoos should be applied using good quality paste which should be worked thoroughly into the tattoo (an old toothbrush can be useful in assisting good penetration of the paste or ink). Tattoos should be positioned in the center in an area free from cartilage. Three eighths inch characters are suitable for the tattooing of goats. Ensure that tattooing pliers are firmly clamped to the ear to provide permanent identification. You should avoid placing tattoos in a position where they may be damaged or obliterated by the subsequent insertion of an ear tag. Tattoos should be placed so that they read right way up when they are viewed from the front of the ear - that is, from the inside of the ear. Note:For an animal to be accepted for registration it must be EITHER microchipped OR tattooed. Tattooing is suggested as an alternative to microchipping, not in addition to it. Brass tagsBrass or aluminum tags are the preferred form of tag identification. These have the animal's number stamped on them and are inserted in the ear of the animal in a manner which makes the removal of the tag extremely difficult. In management terms, however, brass tags can prove awkward to read on a day to day basis and so should be supplemented by the insertion of a plastic tag which visibly replicates the number stamped on the brass tag. Plastic tagsPlastic tags should be inserted as an aid to management. Since they are easily removed or torn out of the animal's ear they should not be relied upon as a permanent means of animal identification. Plastic tags do, however, provide an effective form of identification of new born goats and should be inserted as soon as practicable after the animal's birth. Ideal identificationEITHER microchip OR tattoo PLUS brass tag SUPPLEMENTED BY plastic tag. Minimum identificationEITHER microchip OR tattoo PLUS EITHER brass tag OR plastic tag.
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