Officers and Trustees
Please be aware the Grassroots Officer is always reachable via email but only reachable by phone Monday – Saturday. Feel free to leave a message if you miss them, or email when outside sociable hours. Office will be closed on Sundays.
Chair
J Jenkins
Buckingham
01280 817294
Vice Chair
G Liddle
Eire
00 353 851459028
Secretary
Treasurer
Grassroots Officer and Memberships
N Knott
Hill House Farm
Top Road
Rattlesden
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP30 0SJ
01449 737951
registrations@britishboergoatsociety.co.uk
Trustee Members
J Jenkins
Buckingham
01280 817294
C Whale
Yorkshire / Eire
07512 407125
G Liddle
Eire
00 353 851459028
Aims Of The Committee
The Trustees’s Aims for 2019 – 20
- To promote the development of the Boer Goat
- To develop and support training and learning opportunities for members.
- To produce magazines about the BBGS and its members for the members.
- To support a selection of shows around the country to promote the Boer Goat
Updated 11/01/20 ms
Goat Health
As with all with all livestock there is inevitably going to be sickness and disease, good husbandry, good observation, vaccinations, and health schemes, can minimise the effects and increase the avoidance of some of these diseases . There are Articles within this website to assist in detection and avoidance. Contained in some of these Articles you will find the do’s and don’ts of buying goats, along with the importance of checking the health of any potential purchases, and how the quarantining of new additions to your herd can be of benefit. Your local Vet should be able to test for anything you feel uneasy about. Please see here for further information.
Here are some articles that may help you:
Imports & Exports
Are you thinking of Importing or Exporting live animals or semen/embryos?
customeradvice@apha.gsi.gov.uk or
call on 0300 200 301.
There is a key to breeders’ preferences on the Members Directory to help you find what your looking for. This includes members with Export status, see below for the Key.
H – Hobby B – Breed Pedigree Boers M – Breed and sell meat G – Genetic material E – have export status (though this might depend on country exporting to).