Here is the breeder questionnaire for the INBA History Committee. Please E-mail any responses to me. We hope to compile the responses into some form that can be useful and informative to any interested breeders. Thank you for your responses: I look forward to reading and sharing them, and I'm sure we will all learn a great deal about the people and animals who have helped bring Nubians to where they are today.

Please be as detailed as possible in answering. If you have suggestions for further questions or breeders whom you think might be good resources in answering this questionnaire, please don't hesitate to let me know about them.

Sincerely,

Stephanie Pieck
INBA History Chair

Webmaster note: You can use the form below to submit your questionaire to Stephanie. Click submit when you are finished and your form will be emailed to her.

Breeder Name:
State:



Email Address:
Herd Name:

Are Nubians your only breed? Yes No

What year did you begin breeding Nubians?

What or who got you started?

Who were your main mentors?

Did you participate in DHIR, Standard Testing, or one-day milking competitions?


How many years did you utilize these programs?

Have you participated in classification or Linear Appraisal? Yes No

If so, for how many years?

Did you participate in shows? If so, what region of the country were you active in?

Have you attended any ADGA national shows as an exhibitor? If so, what years? (Show placings for your animals would be helpful if you recall them.)


What were the goals of your breeding program (i.e. color, conformation, milk production, etc.)?


What goals did you see other herds working toward during the time you were breeding?


How did these goals or the overall quality of Nubians change in your opinion?


Who do you see as the foundation animals of your herd or major contributors to it along the way?


Who do you feel were the influential sires or herds during the time you were breeding?


Of the goats you bred, who are some of the top animals and why? (Please be as specific as possible about any awards won, milk production, show placings, appraisal scores, etc.)


What were the main herd health concerns when you were breeding?


How do you think these have changed over time?


What were some of the greatest lessons you learned as a breeder either in herd management, breeding choices, purchases, etc., that you feel are valuable to pass on to beginning breeders?


What ADGA program(s) did you find most helpful to you as a breeder and why?


If you had to tailor a new or improved ADGA program to implement for the benefit of breeders, what would it be?


Do you have any predictions about where you think the Nubian breed is headed?


Are the changes you are seeing in the breed positive or negative? Why do you feel this way?


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