The recent video footage apparently shot in South Africa by PETA and the associated publicity regarding Angora Goat farming in South Africa is naturally of great concern. In the UK we (BAGS and BMM) provide health and welfare information on
Entries Urgently Needed for Royal Welsh Show on 23 – 26 July 2018
Royal Welsh Show 23 – 26 July 2018 Entries Urgently Needed For Angora Goat and Fleece Classes The Royal Welsh Show will open on Monday 23 July and closes on Thursday 26 July 2018 at the Royal Welsh Showground. The
Join us at the BAGS Breed Show on 15 and 16 June
The Royal Three Counties Show takes place on Friday 15th June to Sunday 17th June 2018 at the Three Counties Showground. The BAGS breed show will take place on Friday 15th and Saturday 16th June, the judge for both days
EU Animal Breeding Regulations
New EU animal breeding (or zootech) regulation comes into effect on 1 November 2018. The consultation document (accessed via the link below) explains the technical changes, and the plans for implementing them. It would be helpful to receive views from
BAGS Notice
Please remember that bucks born in 2016 may be registered upto 31st December 2017 for £23. After that date the charge increases to £46. Does born in 2017 should be registered by 31st March 2018. Christine Brown Secretary
BAGS 2017 YEARBOOK
We are currently collecting stories, news and articles for the next Yearbook with a view to producing it in the next few weeks. Advertising If you would like to advertise in any of the categories please submit your copy ASAP.
Bluetongue Virus in England and Scotland
Cattle have been imported to the Kendal/Preston area of England and Stirling area of Scotland which have on testing been identified with Bluetongue virus. We all need to be aware of this and need to be responsible in reporting suspicious
BMM 2017 – fibre collection
The next BMM mohair fibre collection will take place on Saturday 30th September 2017 at Kingcraft Farm, Chambers Court, Longdon, Tewkesbury, GL20 6AS. The collection points are as follows: Local Contacts / Collection Points Wales Doug Lockton 01994 419327 vlockton@onetel.com
Food Unwrapped Tries To Turn The Public Onto Goat Meat
In this episode of C4s Food Unwrapped programme Matt Tebbutt tries to convince the public to eat goat meat. If you don’t want to watch the full programme then fast forward to 9.36, the clip finishes at 14.45 and the
Mohair Fibre Collection 2016
The annual collection was held at Kingcraft Farm, Longdon, Tewkesbury on Saturday 1st October by kind permission of Mrs J Beswick. A total of 2858 kgs was collected made up of: Kid 501 kgs, Young Goat 695 kgs, Adult 1373