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<blockquote data-quote="hillsdown" data-source="post: 650550" data-attributes="member: 5106"><p>If you are a seed stock producer and your calf could have multiple sires in consideration, you or your buyer of the calf will DNA if it is used for breeding in a registered capacity. If it goes to slaughter than you just keep all the records yourself as to bull exposure and have them accessible if needed. As far as commercial a list of all bulls the cow was exposed to must be recorded as well as RFID tags etc. of said bulls..That way if you need to trace back you have all records at your finger tips.It just makes life easier to have meticulous records for the producer and the consumer..My beef herd may be small compared to guys running 4000head but I ran a dairy for many years and having a 100% PB registered Holstein milking herd required many many records and info. It was not hard to do if you keep everything up to date and with the new herd computer programs they have available now I know many huge beef operations where the herdsmen bring their lap tops out with them to the pasture everyday and record all new calf data daily ,as well as health info..It can be done , right now your government is giving you an option to keep records but in a very short time it will be mandatory and if you want to continue in this business you will have to comply. Especially if you want to continue to export in a global capacity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hillsdown, post: 650550, member: 5106"] If you are a seed stock producer and your calf could have multiple sires in consideration, you or your buyer of the calf will DNA if it is used for breeding in a registered capacity. If it goes to slaughter than you just keep all the records yourself as to bull exposure and have them accessible if needed. As far as commercial a list of all bulls the cow was exposed to must be recorded as well as RFID tags etc. of said bulls..That way if you need to trace back you have all records at your finger tips.It just makes life easier to have meticulous records for the producer and the consumer..My beef herd may be small compared to guys running 4000head but I ran a dairy for many years and having a 100% PB registered Holstein milking herd required many many records and info. It was not hard to do if you keep everything up to date and with the new herd computer programs they have available now I know many huge beef operations where the herdsmen bring their lap tops out with them to the pasture everyday and record all new calf data daily ,as well as health info..It can be done , right now your government is giving you an option to keep records but in a very short time it will be mandatory and if you want to continue in this business you will have to comply. Especially if you want to continue to export in a global capacity. [/QUOTE]
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