Since You Asked...
Heather director of office operations, Lange registrations & DNA
NEW RULE! The Board of Directors unanimously approved a new rule, which begins January 1, 2022: “All bulls born January 1, 2022 and after will be required to have a genomic profile and parentage markers on file that qualify to their sire and/or dam (if those profiles are available) in order to register any progeny with the American Shorthorn Association”.
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This means that regardless of service type, all bulls used for breeding need to be genomically tested (currently, this is the 100K test but could be subject to change according to Neogen standards in the future). This pertains to AI sires as well as pasture sires/clean up bulls. The rule only affects bulls born after Jan 1, 2022, so this rule won’t really come into play until their progeny are born, late 2023 or 2024.
shorthorn country = december 2021
Please be aware that AI sires still require the 3 genetic conditions as well – TH, PHA, and DS. As always, don’t hesitate to reach out to the ASA Board of Directors or Staff with any questions! =
