Guarantees
Testing and Herd Health
Testing and Herd Health
Guarantees: Goats offered for sale are healthy at the time of the sale. Buyers, or their representative picking up the goat(s), are responsible for checking the goat for signs of defects, illness, or injury before they leave the property.
We offer no guarantees of health or future development (e.g. height, scurs, milk production, show quality etc.) once an animal leaves our care - it then becomes the buyer’s responsibility.
We follow the Recommended Trade Practices for Members found in the 2025 ADGA guidebook (p. 177).
We test our herd yearly for CAE, CL, and Johnes.
We do not guarantee the fertility of does unless hermaphroditism becomes apparent as the animal matures. A doe sold as bred is not guaranteed to be pregnant, just that she received normal service from the buck.
We do not guarantee the fertility of any bucks that haven’t been used prior on our farm.
We do not guarantee any animal that is sold without registration papers.
Any further guarantees are neither expressed nor implied. We have no idea what sort of care or treatment our goats receive once they leave our possession, (though we hope all of you will give them wonderful homes) therefore you are responsible for their health and wellbeing. We love our goats and hope you will too!
All pregnant does will be given their annual CD&T vaccine four week before kidding. All kids three weeks old and older will be put on a coccidiosis prevention plan. At 4 weeks old all kids will receive their first CD&T vaccine and will be dewormed (if warranted after a fecal test has been ran). At 6-8 weeks old all kids will receive their CD&T booster. Tattoos and disbudding will be done as needed. We realize that some buyers may prefer their kid not be vaccinated or disbudded. We are more than happy to meet your preference as long as the kid(s) has been paid for in full.
Breeding: We breed with one thing in mind and that is to improve the breed. Though we breed our goats for improvement, not all goats produced will meet our expectations. At times this is obvious from an early age and these goats will be culled from our program. When purchasing a young goat, there is no guarantee of its quality. Even if the goat is of great genetic quality, there is no guarantee it will blend well with another goat’s genetics. Every breeding is a genetic gamble. Even genetics from two outstanding lines may not blend well. In most cases you will not know the full quality or potential of an animal until it has fully matured. For does this becomes more apparent after they freshen. A doe may have a beautiful first freshening udder, and in the coming years her udder may not hold up nor show as great of potential. Also remember that a doe’s first freshening udder should not be judged too harshly, as mass improvement can occur with further freshenings. For bucks a large amount of their potential is based on the quality of the daughters they produce. You want a buck that when bred to any dam can consistently produce daughters who are conformationally correct and have beautiful, well attached, high production udders.
Fertility Issues: If you purchase a goat from R&R Sugar Loaf Farm that’s intended purpose is to be for breeding and the goat proves to be infertile, you will need to provide us with detailed documentation from a Licensed Veterinarian or a Certified AI Collector. You will also be required to return the infertile goat's Certificate of Registration to us. Once we have fully evaluated the findings, we will discuss potential replacement or further options.
Disbudded Goats: Although we would love to guarantee that disbudding a goat kid means that no scurs or horn regrowth will occur, this unfortunately isn’t the case. Bucks will typically have some scurs or horn regrowth due to their testosterone levels. This is why we try to disbud as early as needed after the kids are born.
We offer no guarantees of health or future development (e.g. height, scurs, milk production, show quality etc.) once an animal leaves our care - it then becomes the buyer’s responsibility.
We follow the Recommended Trade Practices for Members found in the 2025 ADGA guidebook (p. 177).
We test our herd yearly for CAE, CL, and Johnes.
We do not guarantee the fertility of does unless hermaphroditism becomes apparent as the animal matures. A doe sold as bred is not guaranteed to be pregnant, just that she received normal service from the buck.
We do not guarantee the fertility of any bucks that haven’t been used prior on our farm.
We do not guarantee any animal that is sold without registration papers.
Any further guarantees are neither expressed nor implied. We have no idea what sort of care or treatment our goats receive once they leave our possession, (though we hope all of you will give them wonderful homes) therefore you are responsible for their health and wellbeing. We love our goats and hope you will too!
All pregnant does will be given their annual CD&T vaccine four week before kidding. All kids three weeks old and older will be put on a coccidiosis prevention plan. At 4 weeks old all kids will receive their first CD&T vaccine and will be dewormed (if warranted after a fecal test has been ran). At 6-8 weeks old all kids will receive their CD&T booster. Tattoos and disbudding will be done as needed. We realize that some buyers may prefer their kid not be vaccinated or disbudded. We are more than happy to meet your preference as long as the kid(s) has been paid for in full.
Breeding: We breed with one thing in mind and that is to improve the breed. Though we breed our goats for improvement, not all goats produced will meet our expectations. At times this is obvious from an early age and these goats will be culled from our program. When purchasing a young goat, there is no guarantee of its quality. Even if the goat is of great genetic quality, there is no guarantee it will blend well with another goat’s genetics. Every breeding is a genetic gamble. Even genetics from two outstanding lines may not blend well. In most cases you will not know the full quality or potential of an animal until it has fully matured. For does this becomes more apparent after they freshen. A doe may have a beautiful first freshening udder, and in the coming years her udder may not hold up nor show as great of potential. Also remember that a doe’s first freshening udder should not be judged too harshly, as mass improvement can occur with further freshenings. For bucks a large amount of their potential is based on the quality of the daughters they produce. You want a buck that when bred to any dam can consistently produce daughters who are conformationally correct and have beautiful, well attached, high production udders.
Fertility Issues: If you purchase a goat from R&R Sugar Loaf Farm that’s intended purpose is to be for breeding and the goat proves to be infertile, you will need to provide us with detailed documentation from a Licensed Veterinarian or a Certified AI Collector. You will also be required to return the infertile goat's Certificate of Registration to us. Once we have fully evaluated the findings, we will discuss potential replacement or further options.
Disbudded Goats: Although we would love to guarantee that disbudding a goat kid means that no scurs or horn regrowth will occur, this unfortunately isn’t the case. Bucks will typically have some scurs or horn regrowth due to their testosterone levels. This is why we try to disbud as early as needed after the kids are born.
