All of my does are registered with either MDGA or TMGR. "Grade" does not mean they are lacking registration. MDGA has a grade herdbook. This means the animals have some unknown percentage in addition to LaMancha and Nigerian Dwarf percentages. This might have been an unknown parent or an unregistered parent. Previously, some of the registration papers did not include this unknown percentage due to clerical error but the animals are correct in the registry. I've sent some in to be corrected but not all. In the case of a transfer, new papers will be correct and show all three percentages upon return to the new owner.

Generations are no longer assigned to any animal in the grade herdbook. You'll still see this on older papers but not the new ones. Having the generation listed or not does NOT change the quality of the animal, and they will still move out of the grade herdbook whenever the unknown is less than 10%.

For more information, this link is helpful - https://miniaturedairygoats.net/grade-herdbook/

Additionally, it must be noted that MDGA does not currently recognize the TMGR NOP does and TMGR does not register anything grade unless they qualify for Native On Production. More on that here under Registration Rules - https://www.tmgronline.com/registration