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How to Register a Foundation Cow or Bull

Any animal 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 and the member number to bill. If you do not have…

February 20, 2019 in AI Sires, AI Sires, Donor Dams, ET Calves, Donor Dams, How To's.

Which genomic panel is right for you?

Seedstock breeders are quickly increasing their use of genomic testing to improve the accuracy of EPDs quickly through one simple test. The table below shows how many progeny records it takes for an animal without genomics to have the same BIF accuracy as the young animal with genomics (but no progeny).  In other words, EPD on…

February 1, 2019 in AI Sires, AI Sires, Donor Dams, ET Calves, DNA, DNA Pricing, Donor Dams, Testing offered.

How does parent verification work?

The November issue of the Register contained a Down to the Genes article focused on parentage testing.  Here we republished a blog post with more in depth information on how the parentage analysis works and a hands-on example where readers can work through who is the correct sire. By Jackie Atkins, Ph.D., Director of Science…

November 27, 2018 in AI Sires, Donor Dams, ET Calves, DNA, Donor Dams, ET Calves, Exclusions, Testing offered.

Top Tips for Taking Blood and TSU Samples

Sample failure can often be prevented by ensuring the sample collection process is correct. With mail time, DNA testing can take around 2 months. FedEx’ing kits from ASA to members, and from members to the lab, can cut down this time. However, if a sample fails this time is doubled. Below are tips for taking…

October 11, 2018 in AI Sires, Donor Dams, ET Calves, DNA, Donor Dams, ET Calves, How to Request a DNA Kit.

DNA Timeline, Requirements, and Top Tips

By Lilly Platts, Jackie Atkins, Riley Foster, and Leoma Wells Everything you need to know about ASA’s DNA Services & more. This is an extended version of the first installment of ‘Down to the Genes’ published in the September 2018 issue of the Register.  This article covers frequently asked questions and offers tips for a smooth…

September 17, 2018 in AI Sires, AI Sires, Donor Dams, ET Calves, DNA, Donor Dams, ET Calves, Testing offered.

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Keeping up with the Joneses

Keeping up with the Joneses

A split seedstock and commercial operation focuses on data and efficiency within the cow herd. By Emme Troendle “We do a little bit of everything,” says Grant Jones, speaking for the family’s Chundy Land and Cattle operation, located 26 miles north of Haigler (population 147), in the southwestern corner of Nebraska. “We are a diversified […]

Proper Management of Young Bulls

Proper Management of Young Bulls

Ensure young bull success as herd sires after the sale.

Building Blocks of Commercial Genetic Awareness

Building Blocks of Commercial Genetic Awareness

by Lane Giess, Director of Commercial and Nontraditional Data Programs The commercial programs offered by the American Simmental Association (ASA) are an effort to provide genetic tools to the largest sector of the beef industry— the cattle operations. These efforts are supported through multiple ASA programs and the world’s most comprehensive beef genetic database. The […]

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