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Any of the goat breeds can be crossbred to each other, either intentionally or by accident. (Many a crossbreed has mysteriously appeared five months after a buck escape!) These inadvertent crossbreeds usually can’t be registered without genetic testing, and so they go for a bargain. ADGA accepts and records crosses between their standard size breeds into their association as “experimental” and provide classes for them at their shows. Their offspring can be graded up to “American.”

Crossbreeds also may be cheaper than purebreds if they are from farms that don’t really care about the goat breed, but just want a milker or some meat.

Don’t discount the crossbreeds or experimentals. They may be just what you want if you don’t care about a specific breed, or if you really care about the breed and want one of the new, experimental breeds such as a mini dairy goat or a Nigora.