Red River Savannas' Mission Statement

        Here at Red River Savannas, our ultimate goal is to create animals that not only conform to the traditional breed standard, but are functional out in the field. Our dream animal is one that will have a high worm resistance, kid unassisted, raise multiple kids with ease, and breed back at any time of year. All in all, this animal will be a highly functional, low maintenance goat that will withstand the challenges of any climate, whether it be the hot, muggy summers of southern Missouri or the subzero temperatures of North Dakota.

        Understanding that this will take time and will not be an easy task, we have set a plan in place to help us achieve this goal, starting at birth for every kid.

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        1. Any kid who does not have a will to thrive at birth will be sent to the sale barn at weaning. Achieving a low maintenance herd requires that every animal be low maintenance from birth on.

        2. Does have a "two strikes you're out" policy when it comes to not claiming kids. The first time is most often when they are a first timer and don't know what is going on. As of right now, that is acceptable. But any funny business in kiddings afterwards, they go down the road to the salebarn. In the future as we select more and more for mothering ability, it will go down to a "one strike you're out" policy.

        3. Using our own performance spreadsheets to track amount of times dewormed will allow us to monitor who is needing the most help and needs to go. We've been using this the past few years and it has made a difference in how often we need to deworm because we are able to identify and remove those who are the most prone to worms.

        4. Our performance sheet also allows us to see who is raising not only the biggest kid, but also the kid with the most growth potential by looking at adjusted ADG.

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By utilizing technology and keeping a strict herd management system, we can rapidly improve not only our herd, but the Savanna breed as a whole. It is our hope that by producing these animals we can get past the typical fragile goat and can instead make the invincible Saturday morning cartoon goat more of a reality.