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 The Canadian Shorthorn Association offers breeders of Shorthorn
and Shorthorn cross cattle the opportunity to "tag" their
Shorthorn animals with our Shorthorn management tag. The tags are
sold individually, or as a package with the Canadian Cattle Identification
Agency RFID tags. The word "SHORTHORN" is printed on
the Reyflex management tag which is available in large and extra
large sizes, in white or yellow.
In the future the Canadian Shorthorn Association would like to
accumulate data on the performance and carcass merit of these "Shorthorn" tagged
animals in order to promote the benefits of the breed.
Commercial cattlemen who have had a Shorthorn bull transferred
to their name have been offered an incentive to use our tags -
we are offering the RFID and Management Tag Package in size large
for $3.00 (the management tags are complimentary) and shipping
costs are absorbed by the Association.
You may order your tags blank or custom numbered. The tag applicator
can be purchased with the tags or an Allflex tagger can be used
by simply purchasing a Reyflex pin to put in it. Tags are packaged
in lots of 25 and buttons are included.
Prices are as follows:
X-Large Tags and RFID Tag & Button $4.10
Large Tags and RFID
Tag & Button $4.00
X-Large Tags are $1.35 individually and Large
Tags are $1.25
Prices include the $0.20 CCIA registration fee, custom numbering,
taxes and shipping are extra.
Breeders, why not say thanks to your commercial customers by purchasing
some tags for them to use on their Shorthorn calves - you can combine
it with the CSA's incentive program!
For more information, or to order your SHORTHORN tags, contact
the CSA office at 306-757-2212, fax 306-525-5852 or e-mail office@canadianshorthorn.com.
If faxing or e-mailing, please include all details of your order
ie: color, size and number of tags ordered (in increments of 25)
and send your complete address, phone and fax numbers. Allow 2
weeks for delivery. Tags are shipped directly from Ketchum Manufacturing
in Ottawa.
Canadian
Shorthorn Association - Whole Herd Registry (WHR)
 In
2001 the Canadian Shorthorn Association introduced a voluntary whole
herd registry which allows Canadian Shorthorn breeders the option
of listing their herd in the WHR program with a single fee paid
for a full range of required services. Those who wish to do so may
make the decision to continue to register and transfer Shorthorn
cattle using the traditional system.
The
WHR program will simplify the paperwork for you as a breeder. It
will also provide a basis for better financial planning by the Association.
Most important, however, is the fact that the WHR program will provide
information required by the Canadian Shorthorn industry - in the
form of weights and performance data requested by the commercial
meat production industry.
The
registry service for the WHR program will be provided by Canadian
Livestock Records Corporation. The performance program service will
be provided by the American Shorthorn Association.
Please
note that the following outline includes the dates and deadlines
which will be a part of the long-term WHR program:
- All
Shorthorn breeding animals on inventory must be on either
the Whole Herd Registry (WHR) or remain in the traditional
system, one or the other. It will not be possible for breeders
to have cattle on both programs under the same membership.
Existing members (2000 and before) of the Canadian Shorthorn
Association will have an option whether or not to participate
in the WHR program but MUST either be "in" or "out" -
in other words, it is not possible to register some animals
on WHR and some on the traditional system.
New members (2001 and beyond) MUST be "in" - in other
words, new members may not register animals on the traditional
system.
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The implementation date for the Whole Herd Registry Program was
January 1, 2001.
-
All cattle born before January 1, 2001 are subject to the old
registration and transfer fee structure. All cattle born
on or after January 1, 2001 from activated females will
be registered under the new Whole Herd Registry program.
-
The single annual WHR enrollment fee is $17 + GST on each animal
of enrollment age (female - 16 months; males - 30 months,
on inventory date of January 1) and payment of this fee
makes the animal active for the current year.
-
The Females activated on the December/January herd inventory
mailing will be the actual inventory used for the Whole
Herd Registry (WHR) for the annual enrollment fees for the
year. Whole Herd Registry invoices will be payable on receipt
with one-half on the enrollment fee - $8.50 + GST due February
1, and the balance due June 1. Full payment may be made
from the initial invoice if the member chooses. No work
will be completed until payment is received in full.
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The single annual WHR enrollment fee of $17 + GST on each animal
of enrollment age (female 16 months, males 30 months on
inventory date) makes the animal active for the current
year and entitles the breeder to:
- Listing of all active cows within the WHR herd.
- Registration of each female's calf within 12 months of calving.
Animals registered after 12 months of age are subject to late
fees of $10 per registration and animals registered after 24
months of age will be charged $20 per registration. This includes
multiple births. (See #10 below in regard to embryos).
- Transfer of the WHR listed female during the year of enrollment.
- Transfer of the calf (calves) to a new owner - females up to
24 months of age and males up to 30 months of age. Transfers
of progeny over the age restriction will be at the regular rates.
- Report of birth, weaning and yearling weights at no charge.
- CLRC transaction fees will be waived for business transactions
in WHR herds.
-
All members must declare by February 1 of each year their intention
to be on either the WHR or traditional system. PLEASE NOTE
that effective 2004 there will be a penalty for late submissions
of $10 per cow.
After the enrollment deadline, members on the WHR program can
add individual animals to their inventory and must pay the current
year enrollment fee. This refers only to animals newly purchased
into the herd OR females which reach the enrollment age of 16
months during the year.
-
When a female is purchased from a herd on the traditional system
by a herd participating in the WHR program, the WHR member
must pay the current year annual WHR enrollment fee ($17
+ GST), only to activate the female on his WHR herd inventory
listing. When a female is purchased from a herd participating
in the WHR program, in which case the enrollment fee has
already been paid on the female, they will be transferred
and processed as other inventoried females already in the
buyer herd.
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A reactivation fee of $60 applies only when cattle are declared
on the WHR Program and dropped from the herd inventory and
then reactivated on the WHR herd inventory. This is the
only time the reactivation fee applies. The reactivation
fee only applies to females, there is no reactivation fee
for males. Bulls can be added to and/or deleted from the
WHR herd inventory without any penalty whatsoever.
Note: Bulls can be inactivated and reactivated without payment
of the reactivation fee, but with the payment of the $17 activation
fee required.
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A dead donor female can be inactivated and reactivated without
payment of the reactivation fee required for reinstatement.
This would accommodate the implantation of frozen embryos
and registration of the resulting offspring after the donor
female is no longer in production (dead). The owner of the
female would be required to pay the annual enrollment fee
of $17 + GST only during the year the embryo transfer offspring
was or were calved and eligible for registry. Embryo/donor
dams which are included on the active cow inventory will
be entitled to process one calf (natural or ET). The annual
enrollment must be paid on each additional ET calf, unless
the recipient dam is active on the current year inventory,
in which case no additional fee is required.
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Each CSA member will receive a list of animals in their ownership.
Partnership owned animals will be listed under the membership
name for the partnership. Enrollment of leased animals will
be charged to the lessee unless written instruction to the
contrary are on file in the association's/registrar's office.
(Note: Participation in the WHR requires adherence to existing
regulation in regard to registration of leases.)
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One of the following must be received for each cow on inventory:
-A record of birth including date and sex of calf (may also include
birth weight)
-A disposal code on the cow (these will provided on the forms)
-A reason code on the cow (example: open, ET program, moved to
next calving season, etc.)
Note:
Any cow on inventory will be inactivated unless one of these three
items is reported.
A reactivation
fee of $60 will be paid to reinstate and activate a female in any
year if she has been dropped from the previous year's inventory.
Note:
If the calf dies before weaning, the breeder only needs to provide
the appropriate calf disposal code, plus whatever information was
collected (sire information, calf sex, birth date, birth weight
and birth management group.)
Other
WHR Guidelines
-
Bulls under assessment age kept for sale will not be assessed
a charge, however, annual enrollment must be paid on bulls younger
than 30 months of age on the inventory date before any progeny
can be registered.
- Bulls
which have been used for natural service in two or more herds
must be activated on at least one herd inventory. Adherence to
existing regulations is required in regard to bulls owned in partnership
or calling for signature of the owner of the bull for registration
of the calf.
- AI
Sires will not need to be enrolled, however semen transfers are
still required.
- Participation
in the WHR requires adherence to existing regulations in regards
to genotyping AI Sires and ET donor dams.
- The
owner of a dam at time of service on the traditional registry
who sells the bred female to a breeder on the Whole Herd Registry
is not required to enroll the service sire in order for the resulting
offspring to be registered.
Undoubtedly,
there will be details that are simply unforeseen situations that
will need to worked out as the program proceeds. There will be unusual
situations that are not covered by regulations and these situations
will need to be handled on a one-on-one basis and in some cases
an immediate decision will be required. This decision will be the
responsibility of the Registrar. The Board of Directors reserves
the right to evaluate at the end of each year the Whole Herd Registry
Program is in effect.
Performance
Recording Information
-
Breeder sends Calving Report and Registration Report to CLRC in
Ottawa with birth weights
- CLRC
sends weaning/yearling worksheets back to the breeder with pre-printed
tattoos and birth weights, with a copy also going to CSA
- CSA
forwards the birth weights to ASA
- ASA
sends birth weight report back to CSA who forwards to the breeder
- Breeder
submits weaning weights to CSA who forwards to ASA
- Breeder
submits yearling weights to CSA who forwards to ASA
- Reports
come back to CSA from ASA, along with an invoice, and CSA forwards
the weaning and yearling reports to the breeder.
Summary
of Deadlines
Decision to participate in WHR ............................................................February
1, annually
(cow list to be returned activating females and reporting breeding
information)
FIRST
PAYMENT (50%) due on the Whole Herd Listing .................February
1, annually
Calving
information submitted by breeder ........................................Spring
of the Year - at breeder's convenience
Second
Payment (50%) due on Whole Herd Listing ......................June
1, annually
Performance
Information submitted by breeder ..............................Fall
of the Year - at breeder's convenience
Deadline
for submission of performance .........................................November
1, annually
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