bpwagner115
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SHAWANO, Wis. - Dr. Jon Beever, University of Illinois, has confirmed 1SM00131 W/C WIDE TRACK 694Y is a carrier of Contractural Arachnodactyly (CA), also known as Fawn Calf Syndrome (FCS). Previously, Wide Track, a 15/16 purebred Simmental, was not identified as a population risk because the Angus genetics in his pedigree are back several generations. The American Simmental Association (ASA) TraitTrac system identifies animals up to four generations back as a "population risk." However, it is the policy of the American Simmental Association to test bulls for a panel of defects once they reach the Top 50 Registration list. It was then that Wide Track was identified as a CA carrier.
This is a non-lethal defect but seriously impairs production or has economically significant effect on production or reproduction. The decision has been made to remove Wide Track from the lineup. If you have purchased semen with the past 24 months, Genex will issue a credit on your account for these units. Contact your local representative to initiate this process. Genex will not issue a credit for semen that has been used.
This does not affect the ability to register calves with the ASA. CA is a simple recessive and only half of the offspring from Wide Track will be a carrier. An affected calf will occur only one in four times when two carrier animals are mated. If an effort is made to avoid inbreeding, the mating of a carrier sire to potential or known carrier dams, you would not expect to have any affected calves.
SHAWANO, Wis. - Dr. Jon Beever, University of Illinois, has confirmed 1SM00131 W/C WIDE TRACK 694Y is a carrier of Contractural Arachnodactyly (CA), also known as Fawn Calf Syndrome (FCS). Previously, Wide Track, a 15/16 purebred Simmental, was not identified as a population risk because the Angus genetics in his pedigree are back several generations. The American Simmental Association (ASA) TraitTrac system identifies animals up to four generations back as a "population risk." However, it is the policy of the American Simmental Association to test bulls for a panel of defects once they reach the Top 50 Registration list. It was then that Wide Track was identified as a CA carrier.
This is a non-lethal defect but seriously impairs production or has economically significant effect on production or reproduction. The decision has been made to remove Wide Track from the lineup. If you have purchased semen with the past 24 months, Genex will issue a credit on your account for these units. Contact your local representative to initiate this process. Genex will not issue a credit for semen that has been used.
This does not affect the ability to register calves with the ASA. CA is a simple recessive and only half of the offspring from Wide Track will be a carrier. An affected calf will occur only one in four times when two carrier animals are mated. If an effort is made to avoid inbreeding, the mating of a carrier sire to potential or known carrier dams, you would not expect to have any affected calves.
