List of Dairy Goat Acronyms (from the ADGA website)

 + – Good Plus (Linear)
+B  – Plus Buck earned from offspring production information
*B  – Star Buck awarded from parent production information
*M – Star Milker
A – Acceptable (Linear)
AI – Artificial Insemination
CAE – Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis
CL – Caseous Lymphadenitis
CH  – Champion
D – Dam
DHI – Dairy Herd Improvement
DIM – Days in Milk
E – Excellent (Linear)
F – Fair (Linear)
FS – Final Score (Linear)
GCH – Grand Champion
JCH – Junior Champion
LA – Linear Appraisal
MSL – Medial Suspensory Ligament
P – Poor (Linear)
PB – Purebred (Herdbook)
PTA – Predicted Transmitting Ability
RCH – Reserve Champion
S – Sire
SG – Superior Genetics
SGCH- Superior Genetics Grand Champion
ST – Star Volume Milk Awards
VG – Very Good (Linear)

Organizations and Agencies

ADGA – American Dairy Goat Association
ANDDA – American Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Association
CDCB – Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding
USDA – United States Department of Agriculture
VGL – UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Laboratory