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Registrations

· Only current members can register cattle.

· All Dexters must have a tattoo number or permanent tag to be registered.

· Use current forms to get correct information and costs.

· Families often have two memberships.  Make sure what name they will be registered in.

· If Artificial Insemination is used, a signed form by the technician is needed.

(In registering and transferring the animals, about one third of paperwork received has missing or ineligible information, wrong amounts, unpaid yearly dues, or address changes.  This slows down the process and makes for a lot of unnecessary effort in reaching the owners for corrections.)

Coat Colors

· Black, Dun, and Red

· Red cattle must have a red sire and dam, or be genetically tested to verify a red designation.

Horned/Polled

· Polled animals must have at least one parent that is polled.

Transfer

· Transfers can only be made to current members.

· Make sure new members information is included.

· Contact information helps  correct problems. (phone number, email)

· Membership numbers help to find the correct member. (We presently have 42 Smiths, for example.)

Corrections

· The Online Registry is created out of the Registry.  If you find a correctable error, please let me know.

· The registry can be corrected by emailing me with the correct information.

· Emails, phone calls or letters are also a good way to let me know of errors in the registry.

Dexters from other registries

· Those cattle registered from other registries may have ADCA cattle in their pedigree, please send copy of the certificate from other registries. There registrations will be billed as transfers.

Deceased or inactive animals

· Owners should contact me if there are animals in your herd that are deceased.

Online pedigree

· Put your name in the owner field and it shows only those animals that are alive and in your herd.

· Contact me if a deceased animal appears or if a live animal does not.  Our old registry changed some to deceased when they were not verified by the owner.

· You can put your own digital photos of your cattle in the Online Pedigree.  Email me if you want the password to do it, or would like support on how to do it.

Registration and Transfer Procedures

The white application for registry should be completed as follows, with all sections being completed:

1. Indicate if the tattoo is in the left or right ear.

2. Be sure the name is no more than 21 letters and spaces.

3. Be sure the birth date and the sire and dam registration numbers are included.

4. The the breeder should be the person who bred the cow (the person who owned the cow at the time of the breeding).

5. The owner of the dam at the time of calving may be different if you purchased a bred animal.

6. The owner of the sire would be the owner of the bull who bred the cow.

7. The transfer application section of the white application form should be filled out only if you are purchasing an animal that is not registered.

Transfers

 Once the Green or Tan registration paper is received, the reverse side of the paper should be used for all sales of the animal registered on the paper (see example on the following page).  The section should be completed with the buyer’s name,   address (A), and the date of the sale (B), signature of seller (C), and mailed in to the Association Secretary.  Breeders should complete all transfers of animals sold.  The person selling the animal should do this, not the buyer. 

 Be Sure Paperwork Is Current

The Buyer Beware statement is well founded.  If you are purchasing an animal, be sure that it possesses a green or tan registration paper.  If not, please request the owner of the animal to get one processes for you.  Be sure if you purchase a bred cow that you get the proper signatures on the white application for registry so you can get your calf registered.  If there is some question about the registration of an animal, please check with your Regional Director, the Secretary, or any Officer of the Association.  They will be more than happy to assist you to make sure the animal you are about to purchase can be registered.  Remember, there are  animals out there that cannot be registered.

Most conscientious breeders and members will be more than happy to provide you with the proper paperwork.

Naming Animals

The ruling of the Association has always been that names of animals should not exceed 21 letters and spaces.  In the past, this has not been strictly enforced.  With the use of a new computer program, it is becoming more important that names not exceed the 21 letters and spaces limit.  This does not mean to use Sally’sHighRiserBetty with no spaces.  This would be difficult to read on a paper.  Spaces will be added and the names will be limited.

Membership Application

New Membership For individuals who own a registered Dexter (Free for first calendar year)
Members not owning registered Dexter cattle $30
Annual Renewal for all memberships due January 1 of each year $25
 

NOTE:
All fees should be paid in U.S. currency. Names for registration cannot exceed 21 characters.

Dexter Registrations (Adobe Acrobat file containing the new animal registration application.)
Cows up to 1 year old $20  (All registrations and transfers require both fees.)
Bulls up to 2 years old $20
Cows over 1 year old $40
Bulls over 2 years old $40

Transfers at any age is $20

Animals registered and transfered at the same time pay both fees  or $40.

The white application for registry should be completed as follows:

·        Breeders Name  

·        Breeders Number

·        Dam Name

·        Dame Number

·        Sire  Name

·        Sire Number

·        Animal Name

·        Birthdate

·        Artificial or Pasture Breeding

·        Tatoo Number (right or left ear)

·        Color (red/dun/black)

·        Polled/Horned (must have at least one polled parent)

·        Bull/Cow/Steer

Indicate if the tattoo is in the left or right ear.

Be sure the name is less than 21 letters and spaces.

Be sure the calf carries the herd name of the breeder (the person who bred the calf).

If you are the breeder, use your herd name (abbreviate if long). The same herd name must be used on all animals you breed.

Be sure the birthdate, color and the sire and dam registration numbers are included.

Be sure to indicate if the animal is polled (polled animals must be out of either a polled cow and/or a polled bull).

Indicate if the animal is out of AI (artificial insemination) breeding.  If so, please attach a signed slip from your AI technician indicating the breeding date of the cow.

The signature of the breeder should be the person who bred the cow (the person who owned the cow at the time of breeding).

The signature of the owner of the dam at time of calving may be different if you purchased a bred animal.

The signature of the owner of sire would be the owner of the bull who bred the cow.

The ADCA reserves the right to require DNA testing to confirm the validity of any registration.  Such testing may include but shall not be limited to parentage verification and to color

Buyers check list

         Be sure the animal is registered  (registration certificate).

         If the animal is not registered, make sure it can be. Animals without registration papers may not be able to be registered.  If there is any question about the registration paper of the animal to be purchased, its sire or dam, the buyer may be buying a grade animal.  (Avoid disappointment later.)  If there is a question about registration, contact the Registrar

          Be sure the tattoo number on the paper matches the number in the animal's ear.

          Make sure the animal can meet your state's health requirements--(for example blood testing for brucellosis, etc.)

          As a precaution, ask that the animal receive any necessary shots (such as for B.V.D. ) prior to shipping.

          If buying a bull, you may want to request semen testing.

          Be sure the price is right--shop around--call other breeders--don't buy the first Dexter you see--go visit several herds if possible.

          Ask to see progeny or sire, dam, of the animal you are buying.  Anything you can see will be helpful to you in making your decision. Hint check the pedigree on line

          Make sure the animal fits your needs (if you want to milk the animal make sure she has a good sound udder).

1. A quick way to do a herd check, is to put you name in the owners field and search.
2. You will have better luck searching if you search by one criteria at a time.
3. By clicking on an animal you can get information on the breeder or owner.
4. The list of members is in an Adobe Acrobat  file because it loads much faster and takes less memory. Click on Adobe Acrobat to  download.
5. Adobe Acrobat is free and is easier to use and print . (click on the binoculars to find specific names or place.
6. You can find animal pedigrees for dexters registered in the Canadian registry by clicking here.         http://www.clrc.on.ca/dexter.html

Tattoo letters guidelines

Tattoo Letters for year:

Tattoo suggestions:

1. Halter or muzzle the animal, if necessary.

2. Cleanse the area  to be tattooed using a cloth dampened with a cleansing fluid, such  as alcohol, to remove dirt, grease, and wax.

3. Insert the correct symbols into the pliers and press down firmly over the needles with a thin rubber sponge pad.  This pad helps to release the needles from the skin.

4. Check the correctness of the symbols by  making a mark on a piece of paper.

5. Smear ink on the needles and on the skin, choosing an area free from freckles and warts, if possible.  Place the symbols parallel to and between the veins or cartilaginous ridges of the ear.  The accidental piercing of a vein may spoil the tattoo.

6. Make the imprints with a quick firm movement and immediately apply a further amount of ink from the container onto the ear and rub vigorously and continuously for at least fifteen seconds to ensure penetration.  This is very important.  The most effective method is to rub thumb and forefinger, though a brush  may be used.

7. Remove the rubber pad and rinse it and the needles in water, then dry.  The sponge rubber pad should be discarded when it begins to lose its elasticity.  The brush, if one is used, should also be rinsed.

8. Do not disturb the area until the healing  process is complete, which may be from 5 days to 21 days, depending on the age of the animal.

9. Keep a list of tattoo numbers with names of animals and enter same in your private   breeding records.

POLLED ANIMALS

In 1994, semen from a polled Dexter bull was imported into the United States and Canada.  For all     animals that are registered with the ADCA that are born polled, their registration numbers will carry the “P”       extension following the registration number.  This will   allow members to determine if they wish to breed either horned or polled animals. 

The polled trait depends on just one gene, expressed by the symbol “P”.  The opposite condition, the presence of horns, is expressed as the “p” gene.

The polled gene (P) is dominant to the horned gene (p).  When an animal inherits the dominant P gene from one parent, it is the dominant P that shows up in the individual’s appearance as the polled trait.  The only time the recessive horn gene (p) can express itself is when the dominant P gene is not present.

There are three possible gene combinations   involving the polled trait.  They are PP, Pp, and pp.  Half  of each combination is inherited form each parent.

The PP individual is polled and said to be homozygous because it possesses two identical genes (“homo” means “the same”).  It will have all polled offspring regardless of whether the other parent is horned or polled, because it has only the dominant P gene to pass on to    its progeny.  PP bulls are sometimes referred to as 100% dehorners.

The Pp individual is also polled, but is heterozygous (“hetero” means “not the same”).  The Pp individual passes two different genes, so it won’t breed true for the polled trait.  Fifty percent of the time, the Pp individual will pass on the horn gene, p, to its progeny.

The pp individual is horned, an d is also homozygous because it has two identical genes.  The pp individual will always pass on the p (horned) gene to its progeny, because that’s all it possesses.

Keep in mind that each parent passes one-half of its genetic makeup to its offspring.

(Courtesy of the American Simmental Association.)

Registration of polled animals

1.)  One or both parents must be a registered polled Dexter.

2.) If both parents are registered as     genetically horned and a mutation is  suspected:  Both parents MUST be    available for DNA parentage genotyping.

3.) Polled animals may not be registered as horned.  If a polled animal is indicated as horned and is discovered to be polled at a later date, the registration may be  revoked.

4.) A dehorned animal will be registered as horned.

5.) Polled Dexters from other recognized Registries will be accepted if they meet the ADCA criteria.

6.) The ADCA reserves the right to review Registries, require testing, and  revoke the registration of any animal  improperly registered.

(If one parent is dead/unavailable, the requirements for building the necessary genotype profile will be outlined by the  Laboratory performing the Geno-typing for the ADCA and will be followed with strict guidelines and supervision of the American Dexter Cattle Association.)

All test expenses will be the

applicant’s responsibility.