Membership
Welcome to the American Spanish Goat Association. We invite you to become a member of our association.
Starting 2023, dues will be $30 per individual, group, or ranch name. After submitting a membership application, you will be issued a membership card with a breeder ID. In January of each year, membership will need to be renewed.
You must be a member of ASGA to register goats.
How To Register Goats With ASGA
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The first step to register goats is to be a member with ASGA and pay membership dues.
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Once you are a member, you will fill out a DNA submission form. This can be accomplished one of two ways
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Through a personal account with UC Davis where you will share the VGL with ASGA, you will mail DNA directly to UC Davis and pay them
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Through ASGA, where you will check for DNA testing on Part C of the registration paper, ASGA will be paid with acceptable forms of payment. The cost to DNA will be the same as sending it directly to UC Davis or to ASGA.
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After a DNA submission form is obtained and DNA is acquired via submission instructions, goats need to be identified one of two ways
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Microchip that is placed in the web or
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A RFID ear tag. Beyond a microchip or RFID ear tag, a second form of ID will be needed for each goat, acceptable secondary forms of ID are: Breeder ear tag or tattoo.
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One of the identification tags needs to be an approved scrapie tag.
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Microchips and RFID ear tags are not supplied, however they can be purchased through ASGA or another vendor of your choice.
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A registration application will need to be filled out for each goat to be registered.
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A work order is required with the registration application along with payment. Acceptable methods of payment include a credit card or check made out to: American Spanish Goat Association or ASGA.