Mini-Alpine
The Mini-Alpine is an alert, gracefully hardy, animal that adapts and thrives in any climate while maintaining good health and excellent production. The straight or slightly dished face and fine, narrow, erect ears gives it a clean appearance. The various colors are given French names but color patterns are fine to use. Alpines with Toggenburg color AND white markings or all white are discriminated against in the show ring, but are registerable as Experimental with MDGA. All other color combinations are acceptable in all herdbooks.
PLEASE NOTE:
***BOTH Generation AND Breed Standard MUST be met to enter each herdbook**
REQUIREMENTS | EXPERIMENTAL | AMERICAN | PUREBRED |
Generation | F1 + | F3 + | F6 + |
Percentage | Any | Less than 70% or more than 30% of either parent breed. | Less than 70% or more than 30% of either parent breed. |
Breed Character | Any | Erect ears Straight or slight dish nose |
Erect ears Straight or slight dish nose |
Height | Any | Max: Does 29” / Bucks 31” | Max: Does 29” / Bucks 31” |
DISQUALIFICATION FROM AMERICAN OR PUREBRED HERDBOOKS
Animals will be disqualified from American or Purebred herdbook and placed into the Experimental or American herdbook despite generation if they have any of the following:
- Animal is over 70% or under 30% of either parent breed
- Ears that are anything other than erect or noses that are convex
- Any animal that is overheight
**NOTE ON HEIGHTS: Currently MDGA does not require heights to be recorded with the registry except in the instance of milk testing and live shows as we know final height is not achieved until maturity (3-4 years old). It is the breeder’s responsibility to ensure their animals are within proper heights, and to submit them to the registry to have herdbooks changed when it is known they are over height.
PROGENY OF DEMOTED HERDBOOK ANIMALS
If an animal is demoted to Experimental or American due to not meeting the breed standard, they will receive an asterisk, * at the end of their registration number. If the demoted animal’s offspring meets generation AND breed standard, the offspring will then be placed in the proper herdbook. If the offspring does not meet the standard and/or generation, then they will be put into the herdbook that they meet requirements.
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