How To Search For An Animal of Another Breed Animals of other breeds can be registered with ASA as foundation dams or sires. Click here to learn about foundation registration. If a member needs to find out whether or not an animal is registered with ASA, a regular animal search using country and breed codes…
Animals Search on Herdbook Services is a tool accessible to anyone and can be useful for finding your own animals, looking at EPDs when making breeding decisions, clarifying ownership, genetic defects, and any other questions you may have about an animal. Follow the instructions below to accurately find an animal: The easiest way to find…
Planned mating is a tool to help make breeding decisions. It gives breeders an estimate of the genetic level of their calves from a mating. Using the Planned Mating tool in Herdbook Services, you can select to mate to one or several sires. 1. Log into Herdbook Services 2. Click on Herd Mgmt, then select Planned Mating…
What does it even mean to put an animal on file? The animal is NOT registered when it is put on file, but it is saved into our database. An easy way to think about it: the data on the calf is saved in it’s own file and filed away in our “filing cabinet”. If…
Many times breeders want to register a calf out of a commercial dam. To do that the dam needs to be put “on file” (unregistered) in ASA database. Below are instructions: 1. Under DamTatt – enter tattoo or tag number of dam. 2. Select BrthDam tab at top of page. 3. Enter date of birth…
Registering an embryo calf is just like registering a natural born calf, except for a few things: the donor dam, MBC, and breeder fields. Here are the quick instructions…
Do you need to report data on your mature cows? Here is how…
*Animals must be on file with ASA to appear on the barn sheet.* A barn sheet is a worksheet designed to help collect data at chute side. When you submit your request for a barn sheet, the lab will receive a copy of the barn sheet and they usually forward to the technician. This allows…
Any animal that is registered with another breed association is eligible for registration with ASA, this is called a foundation animal. Foundation registration is an in-house process. To start the registration process, please submit a copy of the primary Association’s registration certificate to the ASA office. If you do not have a copy of the…
1.Log in to Herdbook (Want to know how to log-in?) 2.Click the “My Account” Tab 3. Click “Pay Account Balance” (We ONLY Accept Visa, MasterCard, or Discover) 4. Click on the Add Payment option in the green box in the lower right hand corner in order to pay the bill. This page shows you what the prior balance owed…
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