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Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society Policy
Regarding TH
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following updated TH policy was agreed by the
Directors of the Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society at
their meeting on 3rd October 2007. The policy to
be effective as from 3rd October 2007 |
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All animals imported into Coates’s Herd Book
(Beef) including animals from Coates’s Herd Book
(Dairy) must be tested TH free |
| 2. Imported embryos will only be accepted for registration in Coates's Herd Book
(Beef) if the sire and dam have been tested TH
free |
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Progeny from imported semen will only be accepted for registration
in Coates's Herd Book (Beef) if the donor bull has been tested TH free
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All samples of blood sent for testing will require a result release
form to be included giving permission for the results to be sent to the
Shorthorn Society. All TH results will be published on the Shorthorn
Society website |
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Progeny of TH carriers, or progeny of animals
deemed by the Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society to be
"at risk" * must be TH tested in order
to be accepted for registration in Coates's Herd
book (Beef). From 1st March 2008, no TH carrier
animals will be accepted for registration into
Coates's Herd book (Beef) |
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Any TH carrier animal previously registered with the Society
and transferred to a new owner will
have the pedigree certificate stamped with the
words "TH Carrier" |
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TH carrier animals or animals deemed by the Beef
Shorthorn Cattle Society to be "at risk"
* can not be sold at Society
sales. |
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All animals submitted for entry to the grading
register as foundation animals must be tested TH
free |
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The Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society reserves the
right to insist on a TH test, at the breeder's
expense for any animal registered with the Society
or submitted for registration. |
| * At risk animals are defined as animals
whose pedigree contains an unbroken line to a
known TH carrier |
| For more information on TH please visit the ASA website click here |
| DUE
TO FMD THE IMPORT CERTIFICATE REQUIRED TO SEND SAMPLES TO USA HAS BEEN
SUSPENDED. PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY SAMPLES FOR TESTING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE AS THEY WILL BE RETURNED. WE ARE WORKING WITH PROF. JON BEEVER
TO REINSTATE THE CERTIFICATE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. |
| Instructions for sending samples for TH testing and the required forms to complete are available
from the Beef Shorthorn Society Office on
02476696549 |
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Beef Shorthorn Animal TH Status List |
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