Québec, February 20^th 2011

 Hello Kiko breeders and/or Northern Kiko Genetics customers,

Northern Kiko Genetics, which is grouping Les Élevages Franc-Nord (Mario Duchesne) and Les Élevages Caprannie (André Lavergne), would like to let you know about its choice for the US registry to register its Kikos.

In the process of recognition of the Kiko breed in Canada, we need to work with a registry that will recognize the registration papers from other registries. The American Kiko Goat Association (AKGA) does not recognize the registration papers from any other registries. Besides, the AKGA is currently in troubles and it is threatening by so many fights. There is a high risk to split AKGA into two different registries. According to these problems and incompatibilities with the project to create a Canadian Kiko Registry, Northern Kiko Genetics has decided to move all its Kikos to the International Kiko Goat Association (IKGA) Registry. We will keep following things with AKGA problems to see what will be the future whit, but we have decided to move now when it still time. The IKGA is accepting other registration papers if the registry is held at the same high standards.

Here are the fees comparison between AKGA and IKGA:

All cost are in US dollars

Until June 1st, IKGA is offering to the IKGA Membership some advantages for transferring their Kikos: $4 / transfer from other registries and $3 / transfer with at least 15 transfers submitted at one time. DNA is not required, but if your goats have been DNA'd through AKGA you may enclose the DNA Marker Report in your demand. Then if you had submitted the DNA report, the IKGA Certificate will show the DNA Status. 

You may fill out the IKGA Registration Form and you just let blank info that does not pertain such as IKGA Registration Number.

A copy of the front and back of the AKGA registration certificate must be submitted for each goat.

http://www.theikga.org/

So for the ones who would like to move from AKGA to IKGA, or want to be on both registries, look at your AKGA registration papers to see if you have animals DNA’d without reports and ask them to AKGA as soon as possible so you may join them to the IKGA transfer. It costs 5US$ each and you just need to print the “AKGA order form” and write the number of animals in the bottom line “DNA without new registration”. Besides you add a list of the animals you are asking the DNA report and also the payment must be in US money.

http://www.kikogoats.com/orderform.htm

Other information for the ones who would not want to quit AKGA.

AKGA registration cost is 50 US$ (DNA test included)

Or do both registrations like this:

First, do IKGA registration with DNA test for 40 US$

Second send DNA report and registration demand to AKGA for 15 US$

So, both registrations will cost a total of 55 US$ (5 US$ more than what we pay just for AKGA right now)

If you have any questions or need assistance for it, feel free to contact us anytime at: http://www.northernkikogenetics.ca/en/contact

And if you know any other breeders that they are not in this E-mail list, please send them the information.