A full udder tells you there's volume. An udder that milks down to almost nothing tells you that volume was milk, not just tissue — and that's the trait you're actually paying for.

Breeding dairy goats well is a design problem, not a gamble. Start with the udder — it's the entire job of a dairy doe, so it's where you judge first. Trace the traits you admire back through the pedigree to learn which lines actually throw them. Screen for the genetics that matter before you pair anything — knowing where polled meets polled so nothing surprises you.