ÿþ<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <title>The Breed</title> <meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document"> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript"> <!-- function MM_reloadPage(init) { //reloads the window if Nav4 resized if (init==true) with (navigator) {if ((appName=="Netscape")&&(parseInt(appVersion)==4)) { document.MM_pgW=innerWidth; document.MM_pgH=innerHeight; onresize=MM_reloadPage; }} else if (innerWidth!=document.MM_pgW || innerHeight!=document.MM_pgH) location.reload(); } MM_reloadPage(true); //--> </script> <style type="text/css"> <!-- @import url("BABStyle.css"); --> </style> <link href="BABStyle.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> <style type="text/css"> <!-- .normal12px { font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } --> </style> <link href="Babstyle.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> <link href="Babstyle.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> <style type="text/css"> <!-- .style1 {color: #000000} --> </style> </head> <body> <table width="650" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3"> <tr> <td height="40"><div align="center"> <span class="normal12px">|<a href="index.html"> Home </a>|<a href="people.htm"> People </a>|<a href="thebreed.htm"> The Breed </a>|<a href="thesociety.htm"> The Society </a>|<a href="photo_gallery.htm"> Photo Gallery</a> |<a href="events.htm"> Events </a>|<a href="breedsshow.htm"> Breed Show </a>|<a href="contacts.htm"> Contacts </a>| <a href="adverts.htm">Adverts</a> |</span><a name="Top"></a></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div align="center"><img src="images/Tthebreed.gif" width="650" height="50"><a name="thebreed"></a></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div align="center"><img src="images/Headgif.gif" width="144" height="143"> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div align="center"> <p align="left" class="normal16">In the British Goat Society's Year Book for 1943, Mr. H. E. Jeffery stated in an important article on the British Alpine:<br> <br> &quot;Of the recognised breeds of goats in Great Britain the British Alpine has the greatest claim to being the product of our goat breeders, for it is built upon the fewest imported stock of a similar type.&quot; </p> </div></td> </tr> </table> </div> </caption> <tr> <td width="648" align="center" valign="top" class="style4">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <center> <tr> <td width="648" height="43" align="left" valign="middle" class="style1 style4"><table width="650" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3"> <tr> <td><span class="larger"><font color="#000000"><a name="Top"></a></font></span><span class="normal16"><font color="#000000">Click on the questions&nbsp; below if you would like to know more ...</font> </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="163"><ul class="normal18"> <li><a href="#Breedcharacteristics">What are the main characteristics of the British Alpine Breed? </a></li> <li><a href="#HowoldistheBritishAlpineBreedandhowwasitdeveloped">How old is the British Alpine Breed and how was it developed?</a> </li> <li><a href="#What yield can be expected from a British Alpine milker?">What yield can be expected from a British Alpine milker?</a></li> <li><a href="#What are the Breed Standards of the British Alpine?">What are the Breed Standards of the British Alpine?</a></li> <li><span class="larger"><a href="#WhatarethekeydatesinthehistoryoftheBritishAlpine">What are the key dates in the history of British Alpines?</a></span></li> </ul></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="648" valign="middle" align="left" height="43"><hr width="80%"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="648" height="26">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="648" valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="650"> <tr> <td height="40" class="Section"><font face="Arial" color="#000080"><i><b>What are the main characteristics of the British Alpine Breed?</span></a></b></font> <a name="Breedcharacteristics"></a></td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="650"> <tr> <td><font face="Times New Roman"><span class="style7"><img src="images/falineborder.jpg" alt="Broadwater Faline" width="254" height="179" hspace="20" border="0" align="left"></span><span class="normal16">The British Alpine should have a black coat with white &quot;Swiss&quot; markings on its head, legs and around its tail. The correct distribution of black and white markings is best illustrated with a photograph. The female's short, shiny, black coat set into relief by the contrasting white markings can make it a most attractive breed.&nbsp;<br> Both sexes should be rangy,&nbsp; without becoming coarse.&nbsp;</span></font><font face="Times New Roman" class="normal16">The rangy frame of the breed makes it well suited to browsing, and it does well on a bulky fibrous diet.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="30">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <center> <td align="center" valign="middle"><div align="left"><img src="images/Huntsman.jpg" width="218" height="170" hspace="20" border="0" align="right"><span class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman">Males are larger and heavier than the females. Forequarters and hindquarters should be strong with very good bone.&nbsp; The male should stand foursquare and have plenty of length and depth in the body. He should be wide from the front and rear, both when standing and walking. The feet should be sound and pasterns strong. The shoulders should be clean and neat. The hair is usually longer and coarser than that of the female, and facial stripes can become indistinct in mature males. He should retain&nbsp; a masculine appearance and general air of quality.&nbsp;</font> </span></div> <div align="left" class="normal16 style1"><font face="Times New Roman">The BA tends to be an active breed, but has big variations in temperament. It is a difficult breed to establish a strain that breeds true by mating like to like continually. Patient out crossing to correct developing faults has been widely practiced in the past, and it is this that probably brings in some of the variations one finds in the breed. The <a href="photo_gallery.htm">photo gallery</a> illustrates this point.</font></div></td> </center> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="650"> <tr> <td><div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman" class="normal16">The BA milks as well as any of the other major breeds in the UK (see data), and has a reputation for milk with a very pleasant taste. The breed also &quot;runs through&quot; very well i.e. milks well for a second year without having to kid.</font> </div> <p><a href="#Top"><img src="images/Upgrey.gif" width="30" height="31" border="0"></a></p> <hr width="80%"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="650"> <tr> <td height="40" class="Section"><font face="Arial" color="#000080"><i><b>How old is the British Alpine Breed and how was it developed?<a name="HowoldistheBritishAlpineBreedandhowwasitdeveloped"></a></a></b></i></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="largerstandard normal18"><span class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman">The British Alpine breed, although first recognised and established in England at the beginning of the last century, is of varied and largely unknown genetic origin.</font> </span> <p class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman">There were black and white goats in England, which had been produced by introducing genes from black Anglo Nubians into Toggenburg goats (and of course the native goats in Great Britain. &nbsp; </font> </p></td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="6" width="650" height="310"> <tr> <td height="292"><p><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><img src="images/Faith.jpg" alt="Sedgemere Faith" width="274" height="183" hspace="20" border="1" align="left"> </font><span class="normal16"><img src="images/squarebullet.gif" width="8" height="8"></font> The female goat that has been given the distinction of being the founder of the British Alpine breed is Sedgmere Faith which was imported in 1903 from the Paris Zoo (see photo - left).&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span class="normal16">Sedgemere Faith, who carried a white blaze on her head in addition to the black and white &quot;Swiss&quot; markings, was the first goat recorded as having given a gallon of milk in 24 hrs in public.&nbsp;</font></span> </p> <p class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US"><img src="images/squarebullet.gif" width="8" height="8"> Three other black and white female goats were imported at the same time, but these had very little effect.&nbsp;</span></font> </p> <p class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="images/squarebullet.gif" width="8" height="8"></font> They were originally thought to be of the Sandgau breed (Alsace), but similar goats have been identified in Switzerland as similar to the Bunder-Strahlenziege breed.&nbsp;</span></font> </p> <p class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="images/squarebullet.gif" width="8" height="8"></font> It was through Faith's sons, when mated to an imported Toggenburg male, that important progress was made. The frequency of black and white goats increased. The combination of high yield and attractive appearance lead to the increase and popularity of the breed. </span></font> </p> <p class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="images/squarebullet.gif" width="8" height="8"></font>Two male goats, which have been attributed with contributing to the establishment of this spectacular ebony black goat with white “swiss” markings, were Ch. Leases Lucky Steyne (a grandson of Sedgemere Faith, out of a white goat Ch. Leazes Eve) and Ch. Prophet of Bashley (who traces back to Lucky Steyne on his dam’s side and imported Toggenburgs on his sire’s side).</span></font> </p> <p><a href="#Top"><img src="images/Upgrey.gif" width="30" height="31" border="0"></a></p></td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <div align="center"> <center> <table width="650" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#EFEBDE"> <tr> <td height="40" class="Section"><i class="Section"><b><a name="What yield can be expected from a British Alpine milker?"> <font face="Arial" color="#000080">What yield can be expected from a British Alpine milker?</font> </a></b></i> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><font face="Times New Roman" class="normal16">Since 1995 it has been possible to analyse the performances of each breed of goat in BGS recognised milking trials conducted over a 24 hour period. A few goats attended over 10 trials but many attended one or two. The average is between three and four per goat. The data below is for British Alpines.</font> <p class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman">The data has high credibility since it is obtained in public and under test conditions. The tests are carried out between May and October, and some goats will have kidded more than 365 days.</font></p> <div align="center" class="largerstandard style10"> <table border="1" cellspacing="1" bordercolor="#000000" bgcolor="#EFEBDE"> <tr bgcolor="#EFEBDE" class="normal16"> <td><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;Year&nbsp;</font></span></td> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> &nbsp;Entries&nbsp;</font> </span></td> <td align="center"><p align="center" class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;<span class="normal18">Avge.yield&nbsp;<br> Kg.</span></font> </td> <td align="center"><p align="center" class="style9"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;<span class="normal18">Avge.BF&nbsp;<br> %</span></font> </td> <td align="center"><p align="center" class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;<span class="normal18">Avge.PR&nbsp;<br> %</span></font> </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#EFEBDE" class="normal16"> <td><p align="center" class="normal18"><font face="Times New Roman">2000</font></td> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> 343</font> </span></td> <td align="center"><p align="center" class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman">4.36</font> </td> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> 3.73</font> </span></td> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> 2.68</font> </span></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#EFEBDE" class="normal16"> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> 1999</font> </span></td> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> 459</font> </span></td> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> 4.59</font> </span></td> <td align="center"><span class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman"> 3.78</font> </span></td> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> 2.68</font> </span></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#EFEBDE" class="normal16"> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> 1998</font> </span></td> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> 470</font> </span></td> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> 4.40</font> </span></td> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> 3.74</font> </span></td> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> 2.69</font> </span></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#EFEBDE" class="normal16"> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> 1997</font> </span></td> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> 493</font> </span></td> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> 4.15</font> </span></td> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> 3.90</font> </span></td> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> 2.72</font> </span></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#EFEBDE" class="normal16"> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> 1996</font> </span></td> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> 476</font> </span></td> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> 4.23</font> </span></td> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> 3.68</font> </span></td> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> 2.68</font> </span></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#EFEBDE" class="normal16"> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> 1995</font> </span></td> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> 460</font> </span></td> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> 4.25</font> </span></td> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> 3.76</font> </span></td> <td align="center"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman"> 2.67</font> </span></td> </tr> </table> <p><font face="Times New Roman">T</font><font face="Times New Roman" class="normal16">he best individual performance of a British Alpine each year was as follows (as measured by total points gained i.e. yield, fat %, protein %, and time since the&nbsp;start of&nbsp; the lactation):</font> </p> </div> <div align="center" class="style7"> <table border="1" cellspacing="1" bordercolor="#000000" height="222"> <tr bgcolor="#EFEBDE" class="normal16"> <td height="44" class="largerstandard"><span class="style11"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; Year&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></td> <td height="44" align="center" class="style1"><span class="normal18"><font face="Times New Roman"> &nbsp;Name of goat&nbsp;</font> </span></td> <td height="44" align="center" class="style1"><p align="center" class="normal18"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;Yield&nbsp;<br> Kg</font> </td> <td height="44" align="center" class="style1"><p align="center" class="largerstandard normal14 normal14 style11"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;<span class="normal18">Avge.BF&nbsp;<br> %</span></font> </td> <td height="44" align="center" class="style1"><p align="center" class="largerstandard normal14 normal14 style11"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;<span class="normal18">Avge.PR&nbsp;<br> %</span></font> </td> <td height="44" align="center" class="style1"><span class="normal18"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;Points</font></span><span class="largerstandard normal14 normal14 style11"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font> </span></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#EFEBDE"> <td height="22" class="style1"><p align="center" class="normal18"><font face="Times New Roman">2000</font></td> <td height="22" align="left" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> Hayley Chorley Q*3&nbsp;</font> </span></td> <td height="22" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 8.25</font> </span></td> <td height="22" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 4.44</font> </span></td> <td height="22" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 2.31</font> </span></td> <td height="22" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 33.00</font> </span></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#EFEBDE"> <td height="26" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 1999</font> </span></td> <td height="26" align="left" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> Hayley Blakshadow Q*2&nbsp;</font> </span></td> <td height="26" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 7.30</font> </span></td> <td height="26" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 5.31</font> </span></td> <td height="26" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 2.54</font> </span></td> <td height="26" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 32.51</font> </span></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#EFEBDE"> <td height="22" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 1998</font> </span></td> <td height="22" align="left" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> Broadwater Pineapple *2&nbsp;&nbsp;</font> </span></td> <td height="22" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 7.45</font> </span></td> <td height="22" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 3.82</font> </span></td> <td height="22" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 2.73</font> </span></td> <td height="22" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 28.64</font> </span></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#EFEBDE"> <td height="22" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 1997</font> </span></td> <td height="22" align="left" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> Pridham Pikey Q*2</font> </span></td> <td height="22" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 8.80</font> </span></td> <td height="22" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 4.04</font> </span></td> <td height="22" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 2.59</font> </span></td> <td height="22" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 34.33</font> </span></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#EFEBDE"> <td height="22" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 1996</font> </span></td> <td height="22" align="left" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> Pridham Pikey Q*2 (RT)</font> </span></td> <td height="22" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 8.00</font> </span></td> <td height="22" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 4.28</font> </span></td> <td height="22" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 2.75</font> </span></td> <td height="22" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 35.31</font> </span></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#EFEBDE"> <td height="22" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 1995</font> </span></td> <td height="22" align="left" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> Pridham Pikey Q*2&nbsp;</font> </span></td> <td height="22" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 7.95</font> </span></td> <td height="22" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 4.69</font> </span></td> <td height="22" align="center" class="style1"><span class="largerstandard"><font face="Times New Roman"> 2.35</font> </span></td> <td height="22" align="center" class="style1"><span class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman"> 32.27</font> </span></td> </tr> </table> </div> <font face="Times New Roman" class="normal16">RT means running through i.e. kidded more than 365 days.</font> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="#Top"><img src="images/Upgrey.gif" width="30" height="31" border="0"></a></p> <hr width="80%"> </td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="650"> <tr> <td height="40" class="Section"><font face="Arial" color="#000080"><i><b>What are the Breed Standards of the British Alpine ?<a name="What are the Breed Standards of the British Alpine?" class="sectiontitle"> </a></b></i></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="normal16"><b>General points</b> that describe a good dairy goat are of paramount importance.&nbsp; </span> <ul class="style1 style7"> <li> <span class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman">The most important consideration in the female is dairy quality.&nbsp;</font> </span></li> <li class="normal18"> <span class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman">The head should be neat and fine, with jaws meeting evenly. The eyes should be full, bright and alert.</font> </span></li> <li class="normal18"> <span class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman">The neck should be long and slender, blending neatly into the shoulders, which should be fine and not coarse or lumpy.&nbsp;</font> </span></li> <li class="normal18"> <span class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman">The chest should be deep and full. Feet should be sound and not misshapen, with pasterns strong.&nbsp;</font> </span></li> <li class="normal18"> <span class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman">Front legs should be straight, with a good width between them.</font> </span></li> <li class="normal18"> <span class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman">Rear hocks should be wide apart when viewed from the rear - especially when walking. From the side the rear legs should not be neither too straight&nbsp; nor too curved.</font> </span> </li> <li class="normal18"> <span class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman">The back should be straight from shoulders to hips, with a slight slope from hips to tail. The ribs should be well sprung and the whole body should be wedge shaped when viewed from the side or looking along the goat's back.</font> </span></li> <li class="normal18"> <span class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman">The goat's skin should be supple with fine, short and soft hair.</font> </span></li> <li class="normal18"> <span class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman">The udder should be wide and deep, firmly attached to the body over a wide area at both the rear and at the front. Teats should be well defined from the udder, a comfortable size for hand milking, slightly tapering and pointing downwards.</font></span> </li> </ul> <span class="normal16"><b>Specific points</b> (as defined in the British Goat Society Breeds booklet) apply to the British Alpine, in addition to the above:</span> <ul class="style1 style7"> <li class="normal18"> <span class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US">Head:&nbsp; Facial line straight or slightly dished. With or without tassels.</span></font> </span></li> <li class="normal18"> <span class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US">Body: Large and rangy.</span></font> </span></li> <li class="normal18"> <span class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US">Skin: Fine and supple. </span></font> </span></li> <li class="normal18"> <span class="normal16" lang="EN-US"><font face="Times New Roman">Coat:&nbsp; Black with “Swiss” markings. i.e. broad white facial stripes from above the eyes to the muzzle and white edge and underside to the ears. White legs below the knees and hocks, also white on rump and on and about the tail. </font></span> </li> <li> <span class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman">Male coat: May be longer than on females especially on face, shoulders and hind legs.</font> </span></li> </ul> <span class="normal16">Departures from General or Specific points in the Breed Standards are penalised by judges according to degree, and slight variations are permissible.</span> <p class="largerstandard" style="font-size: 18px;"><a href="#Top"><img src="images/Upgrey.gif" width="30" height="31" border="0"></a></p> <hr width="80%"> </td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="650"> <tr> <td height="40" class="sectionheading"><span class="Section"><font face="Arial" color="#000080"><i><b>What are the key dates in the history of the British Alpine ?</b></i></font></span><font face="Arial" color="#000080"><i><b> <a name="WhatarethekeydatesinthehistoryoftheBritishAlpine"></a> </b></i></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><ul> <li class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US">1911 The Pytchley Herd of British Alpines, established by Mrs Soames, was the first BA herd. </span></font> </li> <li class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US">1918 Mrs. Abbey bought a BA type goatling,&nbsp; Preference from Miss Pope (Bashley Herd). This plus the purchase of Prophet of Bashley formed the basis of the Didgemere Herd. The most influential BA herd of all time was thus founded. Mrs Abbey kept careful records and applied the principles of&nbsp; line breeding extensively in her herd. </span></font> </li> <li class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US">1919 The BGS described BA’s as a distinct breed and set up a committee to formulate the breed standards. </span></font> </li> <li class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US">1920 Recognised shows first held separate classes for BA’s </span></font> </li> <li class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US">1925 BGS opened the BA section of the Herd book. For entry into the section the goat had to be (a) eligible for registration in the British Section of the Herd Book and (b) passed, by a BGS Judge, as conforming to type after it reached the age of six months. </span></font> </li> <li class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US">1925 BA No.1 was registered - Cobalt Clarissa from Dorset. She was bred by a Didgemere sire. </span></font> </li> <li class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US">1935 Entry in the BA section was made on breeding only, inspection was abandoned. At the same time a British Alpine Register was formed for goats grading up to BA that were certified as being of the correct type by the breeder. </span></font> </li> <li class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US">1943 The BA Register was abandoned, with entry into the BA section depended on the same grading up criteria as other breeds.</span></font> </li> <li class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US">1979 British Alpine Breed Society was formed. </span></font> </li> <li class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US">1986 Publication of the first BA Handbook by the Society. </span></font> </li> <li class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US">1991 Publication of Volume Two of the BA Handbook. </span></font> </li> <li class="normal16"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US">2001 The Society's web site was launched.</span></font> </li> </ul> <p class="normal16" style=" font-size: 18px;"><a href="#Top"><img src="images/Upgrey.gif" width="30" height="31" border="0"></a></p> <hr width="80%"> </td> </tr> </table> <table width="650" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td><div align="center"><span class="normal12px">|<a href="index.html"> Home </a>|<a href="people.htm"> People </a>|<a href="thebreed.htm"> The Breed </a>|<a href="thesociety.htm"> The Society </a>|<a href="photo_gallery.htm"> Photo Gallery</a> |<a href="events.htm"> Events </a>|<a href="breedsshow.htm"> Breed Show </a>|<a href="contacts.htm"> Contacts </a>| <a href="adverts.htm">Adverts</a> |</span></div></td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> </body> </html>