Become a Member!

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

So your thinking of getting
sheep or goats? Webinar by:
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.