NEWS December 2008


The cake Stall held outside the BNZ in cambridge was a great fundraising activity. we will be having another one during the school holidays late in January.

The sale of Cadbury Fundraiser bars has also been a success and funds have been put to good use for RAS affiliation fee and Judges expenses.

Shows were great fun. we had Judge Darrell Bishop from NSW judge the Waikato show. With him he brought experience and knowledge and had some good idea for us as a society to have a look at to possibly streamline and improve some aspects of our showing. many thanks to Darrell for coming all the way out to be there at the show.

Sandra Hebberd from the South Island Judged the Clevedon show the following weekend. A great day was had by all those who attended and results were quite different from the waikato show which made it interesting also.

The children seem to be enjoying the season so far. keep up the good work kids and don't forget to keep practicing over the holidays.

The Next breed section for the society is Rotorua show in January.

RAS affiliation is now official. Any ANBSNZ registered goats may enter the Dairy Goat sections as well as AN sections at A&P shows. This is great for members in more remote areas that aren't handy to a show that has an AN section.

Be sure to have a look at the photos page that has just been added. it is accessible from the show results page or by clicking here.

Breeding season will be upon us before we know it. Have a look at the Bucks at stud directory or contact a breeder if you require services from a buck . Mating usually starts late January through until April. Anyone who needs to get their does cycling artificially (with a CIDR) will need to get this organised for approx 3 weeks before mating. Contact your vet for more information.

On behalf of the ANBSNZ we wish you a very safe and happy time over the festive season!

Whats in a name? (Rule Change 2007)

There is some confusion over what a Nubian Goat is and an Anglo-Nubian goat is. They are the same breed. Anglo-Nubian is the name given to the breed in Britain after crossing goats of African and Indian origin with their own British goats, the breed was established and recognised in 1896. In NZ, often an Anglo-Nubian is referred to as a Nubian if it has any other breed in its blood line-even as far back as 20 generations.  This was due to breeders wanting to differentiate between Anglo-Nubians that have been line bred directly from the original imports from Britain to Australia and the ones that have had different blood added. The title “Nubian” was given to these goats, even though they were still “Anglo-Nubians”.
It is generally quite obvious if an Anglo-Nubian is less than 5 generations of only Anglo-Nubian blood, these animals are referred to as “Recorded Anglo-Nubians” or “Cross-Bred Anglo-Nubians” (If the original cross is another pedigree goat of another breed) but are not “Pedigree Anglo-Nubian”. A Pedigree Anglo-Nubian must be of 5 generations of the breed or more.
If you could liken it to a Saanen goat for example being cross bred with a Toggenburg and bred back to the Saanen for 5 generations, or even two or three for that matter. The resulting progeny is named a Saanen, there is no different name for it just because there has been cross breeding done further back.
The Nubian Breed Society of New Zealand (Inc) has recently given the Nubian goat or Anglo-Nubian goat back its correct title of Anglo-Nubian after a unanimous vote by the membership, the society has also undertaken a name change to recognise this. The society is now named the “Anglo-Nubian Breed Society of New Zealand (Inc)”. This brings the New Zealand breed into line with Australia and the U.K where the breed came from originally.
In February this year, 14 new Anglo-Nubian imports have been brought into NZ from Australia; this is the first import of new Anglo-Nubian blood for more than 16 years. It will be a huge boost for the gene pool in our country. Two of the does have since kidded with their Australian conceived progeny and the rest are due later in the year. They were selected on their breed type and also on high milk production which is what some of the bloodlines in NZ could do with a bit more of.

Welcome to all new members, they has been a steady flow over the last few months, we hope to possibly see some of you at up and coming events this season.