Taylor Joins Marketing Team at Red Angus

by Brandi Buzzard Frobose, Editor

The Red Angus Association of America is pleased to welcome Josh Taylor to its commercial marketing department as a marketing specialist. Taylor will play a crucial role in the Association’s strategy to bring a wide variety of marketing solutions to the industry, while simultaneously assisting commercial producers with their profitability goals.

“We are thrilled to welcome Josh to the Red Angus staff,” said Harold Bertz, RAAA director of commercial marketing. “He adds years of beef industry experience to the team and his vast network will be a great asset to RAAA. Josh stood out among a strong pool of applicants and will quickly connect with Red Angus producers.”

Taylor, of Perkins, Oklahoma, has a passion for beef production and has worked closely with seedstock producers for more than 20 years. His most recent role was as the cow herd manager for Griswold Cattle Co. where he oversaw reproduction and data collection for the operation.

Taylor is also an accomplished livestock evaluator, judging numerous national cattle shows across the nation including the Denver Stock Show, the North American International Livestock Exposition and the American Royal. He has also judged cattle shows in Europe and Canada.

“The future of the Red Angus breed has created a wave of excitement across the industry, and I am honored and privileged to join such a great organization,” said Taylor.

“I look forward to cultivating relationships with producers and helping them promote the Red Angus breed.”

Outside of his career pursuits, Taylor and his family have their own herds of cattle and Boer goats. He is actively involved in the American Boer Goat Association and judges several shows throughout the year. Taylor is also very involved at the local level in youth livestock and education initiatives.

Josh Taylor

Taylor began his new role with the commercial marketing department on March 13. He can be reached at josh@redangus.org or 918-605-5139. // for National Red Angus Convention today at RedAngus.org. Register by July 15 to be entered into a drawing for one lucky winner to receive their first night’s room and tax complimentary.

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Are Your Sires and Dams Meeting Parent Requirements?

by Ryan Starkey, DNA & Customer Service Specialist

This time of year, a lot of people are working on registering calves and clearing up any holds. A major delay for calves being at “R” status can come from the sire and/or dam not being fully ready to go. Here are a couple of things to check to make sure your parent animals are squared away to meet registration requirements.

Which animal(s) need DNA on file?

Per the Association’s Rules and Regulations, RAAA require that ALL sires and donor dams have DNA on file (a parentage test).

How do I check to see if my animal has DNA on file? Log into your REDSPro account and go to the Data Search tab and then select Animal Search. Type in the registration number of the animal you would like to check and then hit Quick Search.

DNA Reminders

• Shipment dates to the lab are currently Tuesdays and Thursdays

• SNPs being brought in from a third party now incur a $5 charge per animal (third party does not include other associations). Genotype sharing is $1 per animal.

• To purchase DNA collection kits, please contact the DNA department at (940) 387-3502 ext. 8 or by email at dna@ redangus.org.

Registration Reminders

• Spring Cow Inactivations are May 26.

• Make sure all 2022 calf data or reason codes are submitted by May 19, 2023, to ensure that none of your spring cows go inactive on May 26. Failure to report on females for the 2022 spring season will result in reactivation fees after May 26.

• The recommended due date for fall 2022 birth and weaning data is May 17. There will be no penalty if data is submitted after this date.

If you have questions regarding these due dates, please email the Registration Department at data@redangus.org.

ment at DNA@redangus.org with other possible options for the sire or dam. If you have the original results file email, we ask that you send those secondary registration numbers as a reply and we will work on those retries and let you know if we find something that qualifies. Once we find the qualification, we will communicate the match, and upgrade the pedigree in the system and remove the hold status on the animal.

If the animal doesn’t have DNA on file, the Parentage Test area will indicate “Not On File.”

If this is the case, a DNA sample will need to be submitted to meet the registration requirements for any offspring.

Do I need to test for any genetic defects?

If the animal has DNA on file, the Genetic Detail Status under Parentage Test will indicate “Sire and Dam qualify,” “Sire qualifies, Dam not on file” or a few other options.

If an animal has either the sire or dam excluded – meaning the animal does not match to its parent(s) – the animal will be “B” status which is a hold. That hold will also affect the calves’ registration status, putting them at “B” status hold as well. To fix an exclusion in the pedigree, please contact the DNA Depart-

Another hold that a member may see is “U” status which means that the animal needs to be tested for one or more genetic defects based on carrier animals in their pedigree. Different mating types have different genetic defect testing requirements. This explains why a natural calf could not be getting flagged for necessary testing but an AI calf out of the same sire would get flagged. The requirements based on mating are as follows:

Natural: Carrier defect(s) on the sire side going back three generations

AI: Carrier defect(s) going back through the whole pedigree on the sire’s side

ET: Carrier defect(s) going back on both the sire and dam’s side through the whole pedigree

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Member Services: Are Your Sires and Dams Meeting Parent Requirements?

How do I check for genetic defect carriers in the pedigree?

To check if an animal has a carrier in its pedigree you can go to REDSPro and click on the Reports/Downloads tab then select My Reports.

Then select the Quick Group tab to type in the registration number. To the right under System Reports, select Genetic Defect Suspect Summary, scroll to the bottom and select Generate Report.

If an animal DOES have a genetic defect carrier in its pedigree the report generated will look something like this.

Under the Defect column, you can find which defect is present in the pedigree and which test you would need to run. The number of generations back tells you where the carrier occurs in the pedigree. If the animal does not have a carrier in the pedigree, the three columns will be blank. It’s important to keep in mind while pulling these genetic defect suspect summaries that the report is based on the sire and dam the animal is currently registered under. If there is a correction made after the DNA results come back, that could change the need for defect testing.

What do I do if I have a carrier?

If you have a carrier in your pedigree, it is most economically advantageous to test the parent that has the defect in its line. If the parent comes back free, then you wouldn’t have to test each of the calves individually.

Double-checking these few items and submitting your DNA samples early can help create a smooth registration process for your calves. If you do have any questions regarding the status of one of your animals, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the DNA department and we will be happy to help! //