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2.
All plans; except the One Day Test, Standard, Group and 3 One-Day Tests require a
verification test.
3.
If verification test results deviate more than 5% from the previous month a 2nd verification
may be required.
4.
Verification Tests will be more than 60 days and less than 150 days from kidding.
5.
When completing your VT, fill out a "Doe Data Sheet" checking "Verification Test" at the top
of the page and send with your samples to the Lab.
6.
When VT results are received from the Lab, please forward to the TMGR Milk Director.
ONE-DAY TESTS
1.
Only official certified DHI technicians may preside over a One-Day Test. Note* DHI testing
technician fees may apply.
2.
The doe must be on the premises where the test is held during the entire period of the test.
Both tattoos and/or microchip information must match does registration papers.
3.
Three milk outs will be conducted. The first is a check with no samples taken. Weights will
be recorded, but not used to figure final score.
4.
Samples and weights will be taken from the second and third milk outs. These will be used
to figure final score.
5.
Each milk out will be 12 hours apart.
6.
Weights and samples must be sent to a DHI lab for butterfat testing.
7.
The original result sheet from DHI will be sent to TMGR, milk test coordinator within two
weeks of the One-Day Test.
8.
Each doe will be officially measured by a predetermined official prior to the first milk out.
Each doe must be measured at the highest point of the withers, in ‘show stance’, with head
up and all four legs squarely beneath her, using an approved measuring devise. The
measuring must be done by a current, approved DHI certified technician, vet or a certified
TMGR judge with no financial interest in the animal.
9.
Calculating Days Since Freshening: Count the number of days starting with the first day in
milk (the day after the doe kids/freshens) to, and including, the date of completing the test
(i.e., when the 2nd sample is collected (24-hour milking).
10. A score of 60 points (figured to the thousandth place, rounded to the nearest whole number)
will be required to receive a Production Star (*D).