Linear Appraisal

Linear Appraisal (LA)

We participate in ADGA Linear Appraisals. We have all goats in our herd evaluated. All evaluation data is valuable, the good & the not so good. We are strong believers in having all bucks evaluated. Appraisal scores are to help you breed better goats and does not reflect personality, friendliness or milk quality/quantity. Linear & Structural scores are just another tool to use along with Milk Tests & Show Results. For a in depth look at our breeding choices and reslults take a look at our Breeding by the Numbers section.

Linear Traits are scored on a scale from 1-50, except RUSV which is scored 0-4. Final Score, Major Categories & Structural Catategories are all scored the same. I have listed them below for reference. As a herd we have had more success in improving Structural areas. have listed our "Ideal Range" for each Linear Catatgory. When we started out this was the most confusing aspect of Linear Appraisals as the ADGA does not have Ideal Ranges for traits. The main reason for this is just every herd is different, in a different environment & used in differnt ways. What is ideal for one herd will not be relevant in another. A goat in West Texas is going to be very differnt from a goat in the Pacific Northwest. A show/pet goat is going to be very different from a goat in a commercial dairy.

E - Excellent, at least 90% of ideal

V- Very Good, at least 85%-89% of ideal

G (+) - Good Plus, at least 80%-84% of ideal

A - Acceptable, at least 70%-79% of ideal

F - Fair. at least 60%-69% of ideal

P - Poor, less than 60% of ideal

Here are the four main Exceptions in Scoring...
Does with a general or breed specific disqualification cannot be Excellent in the major category that corresponds to that disqualification code or in the overall final score, Code 68: Blemished Udder (injury, trama, diease).

A first freshener may be scored Excellent if she has been in milk for 365 days or more and is in milk at the time of appraisal

Bucks with a general or breed specific disqualification cannot be Excellent in General Appearance or in overall Final Score, Code 82: Over height (23.5").

Bucks must be 2 years of age or older before a final score of Excellent (90 or greater) can be awarded

10/18/2025 - BREWFM Herd				Major Categories				Linear Traits															Structural Traits
Ideal Range	YYMM	DIM #F	FS	GA	DS	BC	MA	ST	BDR 35-45	SR 25-35	DY 30-38	RA 30-40 (35)	RW 35-45	RLSV 20-30 (25)	FUA 35-42 (40)	RUH 30-45 (40)	RUA 25-35 (40)	MSL 25+	UD 20-30	TP 15-35 (25)	TD 15-30 (25)	TL 25-30	HD	SA	FL	RL	FT	BK	RP	RUSV 2-3	MISC	MISC
BREWFM KASTOR	07-04	180/6F	NA																												92
BREWFM LOLA	06-07	199/6F	NA					27	37	33	30	26	18	25									V	V	E	E	V	E	A		99	45
REBEL ACRES SP TANQUERAY*B	06-05		NA																												87
GARDENVIEWFARM CC RAPHAEL *B	02-07		86	V	V	V		45	33	34	35	27	42	31			34						E	G	G	E	A	E	A		82	10
BREWFM ROSABELLA	02-07	190/FF	81	G	G	V	G	27	36	25	38	29	27	23	27	27	33	22	35	24	25	22	G	G	A	G	V	G	V	1
BREWFM RUMPELSTILTSKIN	02-06		87	V	V	E		42	43	37	34	24	35	16			38						V	V	G	G	E	V	A		82
BREWFM RP SELENE	01-07	86/FF	83	G	G	G	G	25	22	21	34	25	16	26	29	37	26	16	39	23	19	26	A	A	G	G	G	G	A	2
BREWFM TQ SAPPHIRE	01-07	95/FF	78	A	G	A	G	25	16	12	36	27	20	28	35	32	25	15	43	15	16	14	G	A	F	V	G	G	A	2	24	23
BREWFM RS STELLA BELLA	01-07	163/FF	84	V	G	V	G	23	37	27	28	26	25	29	30	26	28	17	36	20	20	16	V	E	V	V	G	G	G	2
BREWFM TQ SPRINKLES	01-07	191/FF	79	G	G	G	A	25	30	28	30	23	21	28	26	27	24	10	37	17	16	15	G	V	G	G	V	A	A	2
2025 BREWFM DOE AVERAGE	02-06		81					25.33	29.67	24.33	32.67	26	21.17	26.50	29.40	29.80	27.20	16	38	19.80	19.20	18.6								1.80
2025 BREWFM DOE MEAN			81					25	33	26	32	26	20.5	27	29	27	26	16	37	20	19	16								2
2025 BREWFM MEAN			83					26	34.50	27.5	34	26	23	27	29	27	28	16	37	20	19	16								2
2025 NIGERIAN +1SDEV
2025 NIGERIAN MEAN
2025 NIGERIAN -1SDEV

8/15/2023 - BREWFM Herd				Major Categories				Linear Traits																Structural Traits
Ideal Range	YYMM	DIM #F	FS	GA	DS	BC	MA	BDR 35-45	SR 25-35	DY 30-38	RA 30-40 (35)	RW 35-45	RLSV 20-30 (25)	FUA 35-42 (40)	RUH 30-45 (40)	RUA 25-35 (40)	MSL 25+	UD 20-30	TP 15-35 (25)	TD 15-30 (25)	RUSV 2-3	TL 25-30	HD	SA	FL	RL	FT	BK	RP	UT	MISC	MISC
BREWFM KASTOR	05-02	156/4F	88	V	E	E	G	39.00	34.00	36.00	36.00	37.00	35.00	34.00	30.00	36.00	25.00	34.00	22.00	24.00	3.00	26.00	A	V	G	E	A	V	E	-
BREWFM LAIA	04-04	129/4F	83	G	V	V	V	35.00	29.00	33.00	32.00	32.00	29.00	31.00	35.00	32.00	37.00	37.00	20.00	17.00	1.00	21.00	A	G	A	V	A	V	G	-	54
BREWFM LOLA	04-05	-	-	-	-	-	-	33.00	32.00	36.00	33.00	28.00	30.00	-	-	35.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	V	G	A	G	A	V	G	-	99	1
BREWFM MOOONBEAM	03-03	129/2nd	82	G	V	V	G	32.00	28.00	31.00	33.00	24.00	31.00	30.00	27.00	33.00	30.00	30.00	23.00	20.00	2.00	28.00	G	G	G	G	G	V	G	-	Soft 54
BREWFM MARA JADE	03-03	145/2nd	75	A	A	A	A	30.00	20.00	40.00	35.00	30.00	37.00	25.00	18.00	34.00	32.00	31.00	21.00	15.00	1.00	18.00	A	A	A	G	A	G	V	-	Soft 50
BREWFM MAGPIE	03-01	148/2F	85	V	E	E	G	40.00	34.00	37.00	40.00	40.00	36.00	29.00	28.00	35.00	33.00	39.00	22.00	13.00	2.00	17.00	G	V	V	E	V	E	E	-
BREWFM NELLA BELLA	02-06	162/FF	76	A	A	F	A	18.00	19.00	41.00	34.00	30.00	39.00	34.00	34.00	34.00	22.00	42.00	32.00	17.00	2.00	19.00	A	A	A	A	G	G	G	-
BREWFM NIAMH	02-05	54/FF	82	G	G	G	G	28.00	21.00	33.00	34.00	29.00	33.00	35.00	42.00	35.00	15.00	32.00	19.00	18.00	2.00	18.00	G	A	A	G	G	G	G	-
BREWFM NECTINI	02-05	148/FF	78	A	G	G	A	27.00	26.00	30.00	30.00	33.00	30.00	31.00	37.00	30.00	34.00	41.00	19.00	8.00	1.00	11.00	A	A	A	G	G	G	A	-	Soft 23
BREWFM PRIMROSE	01-06	144/FF	73	A	A	A	F	25.00	22.00	39.00	35.00	29.00	38.00	18.00	17.00	36.00	23.00	44.00	17.00	11.00	0.00	18.00	A	A	A	A	G	G	G	-
2023 BREWFM DOE AVERAGE			82					30.70	26.50	35.60	34.20	31.20	33.80	29.67	29.78	32.92	27.78	36.67	21.67	15.89	1.56	19.56
2023 BREWFM DOE MEAN			82					31.00	27.00	36.00	34.00	30.00	34.00	31.00	30.00	34.50	30.00	37.00	21.00	17.00	2.00	18.00
2023 NIGERIAN +1SDEV (3641)			88.31						33.93	36.55	31.86	33.97	31.26	35.90	37.31	35.78	28.45	38.09	24.03	30.69	3.33
2023 NIGERIAN MEAN (3641)			84.14						28.96	32.58	28.02	27.66	27.95	30.91	33.14	30.69	23.04	31.44	20.29	23.89	1.89
2023 NIGERIAN -1SDEV (3641)			79.97						23.99	28.61	24.18	21.35	24.64	25.92	28.97	25.6	16.73	24.79	16.55	17.09	-0.05
REBEL ACRES CC RED RYDER *B	05-04	-	83	G	E	G	-	27.00	34.00	35.00	24.00	40.00	21.00	-	-	29.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	G	G	A	A	G	V	A	-	83
REBEL ACRES SP TANQUERAY*B	04-04	-	-	-	-	-	-	45.00	34.00	36.00	37.00	43.00	25.00	-	-	26.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	E	G	A	V	A	E	E	-	99	14
PHOLIA FARMS JM CHOCOLATE CHIP*B	02-06	-	78	A	V	G	-	23.00	32.00	38.00	23.00	38.00	25.00	-	-	27.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	G	A	F	V	A	G	A	-	24	Soft 14

6/8/2021 - BREWFM Herd				Major Categories				Linear Traits															Structural Traits
Ideal Range	YYMM	DIM	FS	GA	DS	BC	MA	ST	SR 25-35	DY 30-38	RA 30-40 (35)	RW 35-45	RLSV 20-30 (25)	FUA 35-42 (40)	RUH 30-45 (40)	RUA 25-35 (40)	MSL 25+	UD 20-30	TP 15-35 (25)	TD 15-30 (25)	RUSV	TL 25-30	HD	SA	FL	RL	FT	BK	RP	UT	MISC	MISC
AH-MISK-FARMS DARK MOCKINGBIRD	07-04	75/6th	87	V	E	E	+	29	27	32	29	32	25	32	36	29	34	35	23	21	15	26	V	+	V	+	+	V	V	V
BREWFM LAIA	02-02	70/2nd	87	+	V	V	V	29	25	33	29	27	26	34	34	33	24	32	20	19	28	26	+	A	+	V	+	V	V	V
BREWFM KATNISS	02-10	64/2nd	86	+	V	V	+	24	25	31	28	28	26	28	30	24	36	25	22	24	29	31	V	+	+	V	+	+	+	V
BREWFM KASTOR	03-00	68/2nd	84	+	V	V	+	29	26	30	29	33	25	26	32	27	28	29	22	19	28	21	V	V	+	+	+	V	V	V
CAPRINOS ELLABELLA	05-11	86/5th	85	+	E	E	+	23	26	31	27	26	26	29	31	24	18	37	19	15	18	18	+	V	V	+	+	V	+	V
THE UD SOL	03-10	-	86	+	E	E	-	44	30	33	27	39	26	-	-	31	-	-	-	-	-	-	V	V	+	+	+	V	V	-	82
BREWFM LOLA	02-03	69/2nd	83	+	+	+	+	22	24	33	29	23	25	29	36	32	27	23	19	22	27	20	+	A	+	+	+	V	+	V
AH-MISK-FARMS JACOBIM MUGATU	04-04	-	86	+	V	E	-	42	29	32	26	40	26	-	-	25	-	-	-	-	-	-	V	V	A	E	A	E	+	-	82
REBEL ACRES CC RED RYDER *B	03-02	-	84	+	V	V		40	28	31	28	35	24	-	-	30	-	-	-	-	-	-	V	+	A	A	+	V	V	-	82	17

6/25/2019 - BREWFM Herd				Major Categories				Linear Traits															Structural Traits
Ideal Range	YYMM	DIM	FS	GA	DS	BC	MA	ST	SR 25-35	DY 30-38	RA 30-40 (35)	RW 35-45	RLSV 20-30 (25)	FUA 35-42 (40)	RUH 30-45 (40)	RUA 25-35 (40)	MSL 25+	UD 20-30	TP 15-35 (25)	TD 15-30 (25)	RUSV	TL 25-30	HD	SA	FL	RL	FT	BK	RP	UT	MISC	MISC
THE UD SOL	01-10	-	86	+	V	V		39.00	29.00	31.00	25.00	35.00	23.00			31.00							A	V	+	+	A	V	V		82
CAPRINOS SA LILLY	04-02	86/4th	85	V	V	V	V	24.00	30.00	30.00	22.00	35.00	24.00	29.00	30.00	20.00	30.00	34.00	20.00	50.00	23.00	40.00	+	V	+	+	+	V	+	V	68
E K FARMS GOLDFINCH	06-02	107/5th	82	A	A	E	V	21	36	22	28	32	20	28	33	22	37	29	28	23	21	28	+	A	A	A	A	+	A	+
CAPRINOS ELLABELLA	03-11	90/4th	81	V	+	V	A	25	29	33	24	34	33	18	25	21	19	31	18	12	20	18	+	V	+	V	+	V	A	+
FOXDOG STAMPEDE DECADENCE	08-02	88/3rd	80	+	+	V	A	28	30	30	30	35	24	25	22	16	17	42	26	17	16	18	V	+	A	A	A	V	E	+
AH-MISK-FARMS JACOBIM MUGATU	02-04	-	79	A	+	V		41	31	29	20	37	32			33							+	A	A	V	A	+	F		82
AH-MISK-FARMS JUNO	02-04	89/FF	78	+	+	E	A	31	30	28	25	27	26	23	28	19	30	33	17	23	18	20	+	V	A	+	A	E	+	+	50
REBEL ACRES CC RED RYDER *B	01-02	-	78	A	V	+		35	25	35	23	25	28			29							A	A	A	A	A	V	A
AH-MISK-FARMS DARK MOCKINGBIRD	05-04																														05	01

Linear Appraisal (LA)

E - Excellent, at least 90% of ideal V- Very Good, at least 85%-89% of ideal G (+) - Good Plus, at least 80%-84% of ideal A - Acceptable, at least 70%-79% of ideal F - Fair. at least 60%-69% of ideal P - Poor, less than 60% of ideal

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E - Excellent, at least 90% of ideal

V- Very Good, at least 85%-89% of ideal

G (+) - Good Plus, at least 80%-84% of ideal

A - Acceptable, at least 70%-79% of ideal

F - Fair. at least 60%-69% of ideal

P - Poor, less than 60% of ideal