Become a Member!

Improving herd management no matter how many goats you care for is imperative for advancing animal welfare and lowering costs. 

Introduction to the Ministry of Agriculture Veterinary Diagnostic Lab  
 ​Dr. Glenna McGregor Veterinary Pathologist at the Animal Health Center BC Ministry Of Agriculture 

So your thinking of getting
sheep or goats? 
Dr. Glenna McGregor Veterinary Pathologist at the Animal Health Center BC Ministry Of Agriculture 

Dr. Jessica Semper
​discusses herd management strategies
and what a herd health exam is and why it's so important! 

Goat Management 

• Keeping Flocks Healthy Sheep and Goats 
• National Farm Animal Care Council Code of Practice for Goats
• FAMACHA test :free online certification 

Associations

• Canadian Goat Society 
• ​Canadian Livestock Records (CLRC) Register your Goats​ ​
• Canadian Meat Goat Association 

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BCGA has sent feed back to the Ministry of Agriculture​Supporting B.C.  Farmers request for information period!

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Programs

• Scrapie Canada
• ​BC Agricultural Research & Development Corporation (ARDCorp)
• BC Premises Identification (PDF)

Government Offices​

• BC Ministry of Agriculture
• BC Association of Fairs and Exhibitions
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)​​

Do you know the new 
Code of Practice for Agricultural Environmental Management?
If not click on this link and find out more! 
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Premise ID do you have one? 

Wondering what a Premise ID is? Read the  ​BC Goat Association Interview with Lisa Levesque team lead for Traceability and Premise ID from Ministry of Agriculture 

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Did you know there is Funding avaliable for traceability?
Checkout the ​​BC Traceability Adoption Program here.
Application form here.