Registrar : Chad McKell : (450) 778-3535 Ext 2

Helpful Hints from the registrar

1- If you are registering a bull calf, please remember to forward a hair sample on the calf to the office. The registration connot be processed without this.

2- If you are registering ET animals, please make sure that a copy of the flush report is forwarded by your veterinarian or flush technician to the office. This is required for all ET progeny.

3- All flush dams must be DNA registered. ET progeny from the resultant progeny cannot be registered until testing is complete.

4- Have questions about DNA? Here are some helpful tips :

Collect the hair from the tip of the tail (switch). Comb or brush the tail to remove the dead hair. Wrap about 5 strands around a finger, about 2 inches away from the skin and give a sharp pull. Inspect the hairs and make sure the follicies are still attached to the hair shafts. Hairs with no follicies cannot be processed for DNA. Pull about 20 hairs per animal.

Send by courier to Saskatchewan Research Council, Bova-Can Laboratory, 15, Innovation Blvd., Saskatoon, SK, S7N 2X8 Pn: (306) 933-7700 Fax: (306) 933-5505.

The cost of processing hair samples is $50. per animal plus taxes. However some work may be more costly if it is required by the lab to do extensive analyzing of the sample. Invoices for Ayrshire work will be issued by Ayrshire Canada. Do not send money to Bova-Can.

Once the hair samples are analysed, the results will be returned to Ayrshire Canada. A copy of the results will be retained in the office. As well, a copy will be sent to you. The invoice will be sent at this time.

5- If you have received a registration paper that has an error on it, this is not a big problem. Please forward the incorrect paper back to the office, with notation on what the error is. It will be corrected and re-issued to you right away.

6- All dairy producers in Canada are able to register through their Dairy Herd Improvement program using the ERA program. CanWest DHI, VALACTA and ADLIC are all set up to help you. Keep your registrations up to date, and reduce your paperwork!

7- Transfers : All transfers will be paid by the owner, unless a letter is sent with the transfer stating who will be charged.

Always make sure the registration is sent and signed on the back.