Glades Ridge Nubian Dairy Goats

Glades Ridge

Nubian Dairy Goats

[Zaribi Nubians 1976 - 2000]

Continuous DHI
Linear Appraisal
Scrapie Program 2005
CAEV Prevention

2007 ADGA Linear Appraisal Herd Average - 85.25!!

We are working toward breeding a herd of Nubian dairy goats that are structurally correct, milk well out of sound, well-attached udders, and have the stamina to meet the demands of sustained production. We take production and type seriously, and to this end are supporters and participants of monthly DHI testing and the American Dairy Goat Association Linear Appraisal program. Our overall goal is to maintain a dairy herd in the traditional sense of what that means - Nubians that milk, without compromising on udder quality and type.

Bucks are selected carefully, and kids are culled strictly - we don't sell an animal that we would not keep ourselves. All kids are raised on a CAEV prevention protocol. As a result, kids are removed from their dams at birth and bottle-raised. Herd health is a primary consideration. We vaccinate for enterotoxaemia and tetanus using Covexin-8, and pneumonia with Nasalgen. Hooves are trimmed regularly, and the herd has round-the-clock access to high-quality hay and pasture. Grain is fed twice a day, and Sweetlix protein blocks, trace minerals and bicarbonate of soda are available free choice.

Generally, Glades Ridge does not sell buck kids for breeding - the only bucks offered for sale are out of does that appraise and milk well, and by sires that have some production and type data behind them. Doe kids and yearlings are occasionally available, although most are retained as herd replacements. Senior does are not for sale.

One last note - We've been seriously evaluating the direction of our herd, and where we'd like to be over the next few years. To this end, we ushered in 2007 with the purchase of two Nubian doe kids from Alice Gay Hall, the owner of the Hallcienda herd in San Bernardino, CA. And in July, 2007, Alice sent us two additional kids - a buck and a doe. We hope that the addition of Hallcienda stock will give us the edge on the competition, and enable us to consistently produce Nubian dairy goats that milk well, appraise well, and are also competitive in the show ring. Although we don't show a lot due to work and farm demands, adding show wins to our "dairy goat toolbox" is an important sales consideration, and one that we'll concentrate on in 2008.

Joe Pietrangelo for Glades Ridge

Our farm is located in North Florida

South of Lake City and north of Gainesville, Exits 404 or 414, I-75

In rural western Union County just east of where

Columbia, Union and Alachua Counties meet