The goat show at Canadian Western Agribition was an all-female affair this year as the transition year between buildings left producers unable to bring bucks to the event.
Producer Ernie Penny said the bucks are, well, smelly, and because goats were housed in the new International Trade Centre with cattle and horses this year, organizers decided to leave them at home.
It also resulted in the decision to suspend the goat sale.
“With no bucks here, that is the bread and butter of Agribition,” Penny said.
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“Our bucks are no different than the grand champion bulls of all the different breeds. That’s the thing that producers want to see.”
He expects the bucks and the sale will return next year when the construction of new facilities is complete and the goats have a better space.
The growing ethnic market for goat meat has led to strong demand.
“There is a definite smell that’s related to Boer bucks, and some of our customers want the biggest, stinkiest buck they can get because it makes the best stew,” Penny said.
In the show ring, the grand champion purebred Boer ewe, Du Biquet Cafeine, came from Deep Lake Land & Livestock of Indian Head, Sask. Kerry O’Donnell from Calder, Sask., showed the reserve, Kae Ronne Allegra 304A.
The percentage doe champions were STJ Cotton Candy from St. John Boer Goats of Brock, Sask., and Calico Creek Lyric from Calico Creek Goats of Yorkton, Sask.
Junior exhibitors Taylor Spokowski and Jordan Spokowski showed Calico Creek Zap and Calico Creek Scratch to the grand and reserve titles in the junior class.
O’Donnell showed the grand champion commercial doe, Kae Ronne Bonus 140D. Bundy Livestock from Balcarres, Sask., showed the reserve, named Abby.
In the pen of three does division, Bundy took the championship and O’Donnell showed the reserve.
Calico Creek Scratch and Calico Creek Zap topped the market kid classes.
Platinum Livestock of Vibank, Sask., took several banners home in the dairy goat show: grand champion and reserve in the Saanen classes, Givernay Dream Sequence and Givernay Visalia; grand champion of all other breeds, Thorcrest Mylisha; and grand champion recorded grade doe, Boreal Fair Hildie.
Standing reserve in all other breeds was Sweet Solstice Jazz, exhibited by Genevieve Bougher of Earl Grey, Sask.
The reserve recorded grade doe was Halvorson Gretchen from Halvorson Farm of Kuroki, Sask.
Triple C Lamanchas from Sifton, Man., showed the top two entries in the LaMancha classes. GCH Triple C Zelda EX was the grand champion and Triple C Buttercup was the reserve.
