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website. I also hope to announce dates shortly regarding have written short bios which can be found on page 8.
member information field days (we propose to hold one in I enjoyed attending Craigmore spring bull sale and
the South Island and one in the North Island) as well as seeing so many breeders, many of whom I haven’t met
the Power of the Beef Cow field day. before. It worked in nicely with a meeting I had previously
A couple of notable ‘wins’ this month include getting arranged in Hamilton. With only working part-time it has
the September group run results back earlier than normal, always been NZ Herefords policy that the General Manager
which assisted some breeders who hold stud sales does not attend sales, however by visiting a couple of sales
mid-month. Also, Robert Peacock and I attended a very each year, I hope to get around you all. If you do see me at
fruitful Zoom meeting with the General Managers and a sale, please come and introduce yourself. Also if you have
technical advisors of Herefords Australia and American had a sale, PLEASE remember to transfer your stud bulls
Herefords, discussing a fairer platform for sires exported early!
from Australia and NZ, into America, so they are given We are looking forward to hearing from you once
some sort of EPD on arrival. It is early days; however, it is calving and lambing pressures die down.
encouraging that all three countries are supportive of this
change. Kind regards,
PBB have employed a couple of new staff, both of who Posy E: manager@herefords.co.nz DDI: 06 323 0745

Registry Report

Samantha Brosnahan | Registry

GROUP RUN DATA CUT-OFF AI APPROVAL
Any data to be included in the monthly group run needs to If you are an owner of a sire from which you have
be in to the office by the 3rd of the month. collected semen for the purpose of breeding registerable
TRANSFERS calves, that sire MUST be recorded as an NZ Hereford AI
Sire.
For those breeders who have had or are having upcoming The Sire must be listed as ‘AI Approved’ or ‘AI Restricted’ on
sales, please don’t forget to send in stud transfers ASAP to Internet Solutions, so the breeder who used the semen can
avoid any late transfer fees. NZH will be monitoring the register their calves by him.
30-day transfer rule for animals sold this sale season. As per the NZ Hereford rules the requirements are:
Please note, inline with the current NZH ruling all bulls • Minimum 50K SNP DNA
transferred must now have a minimum 50K SNP DNA • Tested for all known genetic conditions for which
profile and be SNP sire verified. there is a commercial test, and declared FREE
Transfer forms are now interactive! This means you no • Correct SNP sire verification
longer have to print them out, simply fill them out online, For further details or to request AI approval please visit
save and email them through. the Hereford website under member services forms.
SNP DNA TESTING - For more information please visit: OUTLIER REPORTS- RECEIVE THEM ONLINE
https://www.herefords.co.nz/genomics-information.html
Did you know you can receive and check your outlier
MATING SIRES DNA reports online through Internet Solutions? Found in the
Remember that all sires used require a minimum 50K “Download Files” after logging in, you are able to check
SNP profile and SNP sire verification to complete the the report and simply call or email me with the animal
registration process for calves. number to verify or correct the outlier/s.
CALF REGISTRATIONS EBV HERD REPORT
There are multiple options available to record your 2019 Breeders that submit performance data for a monthly
calf registrations. group run will receive an updated EBV herd report.
Breeders can request a printed hard copy of this report
All of which are compatible for loading into ILR2 from Registry once a year or can view and/or save it from
(BreedPLAN): Internet Solutions by clicking “Download Files” after
• Internet Solutions (via the NZH website) logging in. This is a useful report to see how your herd is
• Stockbook tracking and how your individual animals are performing
• HerdMASTER4 in your herd, to assist with your genetic selection. These
• Spreadsheet/Xcel template (registry can email this) reports will not automatically be sent.
You will NOT be sent a hard copy/printed form unless Kind regards,
you are manually recording which will incur a $1 per calf Samantha E: samantha@pbbnz.com DDI: 06 323 0865
surcharge.
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