VanC
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Me again. Some of you may remember a recent post of mine asking about CAB requirements. Those who missed it can catch up by reading the posts under the topic "another CAB question for Frankie".
Anyway, I contacted Mark McCully who is the Director of Supply Development for CAB and received a very prompt reply. Here is part of what he said:
"Today,the CAB brand ONLY uses Phenotype but fully supports acceptable means to document genotypic makeup. In order to utilize the genotype method, the system by which genetics are validated must be a USDA Process Verified Program(PVP). The AngusSource program of the American Angus Association has recently become a USDA PVP and will be the only PVP system documenting black Angus genetics. This method is the only genotypic method available to CAB and I believe the CAB board of directors will be evaluating enacting 2.1 Genotype in the forseeable future as a means of allowing eligibility to non-black, AngusSource tagged cattle."
Remember, phenotype=appearance and genotype=source verified. So for now, only catlle with at least 51% black hide are considered, but that could change soon as long as the non-blacks can be traced back to Angus. I was under the impression that cattle could qualify for CAB under EITHER the phenotpe OR the genotype rules but it turns out that they are ONLY using the phenotype rules, at least for now. That's what had me so confused.
It'll be interesting to see how this all pans out.
Anyway, I contacted Mark McCully who is the Director of Supply Development for CAB and received a very prompt reply. Here is part of what he said:
"Today,the CAB brand ONLY uses Phenotype but fully supports acceptable means to document genotypic makeup. In order to utilize the genotype method, the system by which genetics are validated must be a USDA Process Verified Program(PVP). The AngusSource program of the American Angus Association has recently become a USDA PVP and will be the only PVP system documenting black Angus genetics. This method is the only genotypic method available to CAB and I believe the CAB board of directors will be evaluating enacting 2.1 Genotype in the forseeable future as a means of allowing eligibility to non-black, AngusSource tagged cattle."
Remember, phenotype=appearance and genotype=source verified. So for now, only catlle with at least 51% black hide are considered, but that could change soon as long as the non-blacks can be traced back to Angus. I was under the impression that cattle could qualify for CAB under EITHER the phenotpe OR the genotype rules but it turns out that they are ONLY using the phenotype rules, at least for now. That's what had me so confused.
It'll be interesting to see how this all pans out.
