(amended 01/01/06) Applicable From January 1st 2006
1. All registrations to be sent to The Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society, 4th Street, NAC, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, CV8 2LG
2. The Society will only accept registrations from the breeder who must be a bona fide member of the Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society, or in the case of imported animals, from the owner.
3. Registration Forms can be obtained from the Society and photocopies can be made. Fees must be submitted along with application forms. Computer based information systems may be substituted for registration forms by prior approval of the Society.
4. Cost of registration:
Please refer to the current costs published and dated by the Society. Refunds will not be made in the event of a registration being cancelled.
5. The member will be able to register his/her cattle under the member's herd name provided the herd name is registered. Council may decline to register any herd name considered similar to another breeder.
6. To be eligible for registration, all animals must be of Shorthorn colour, red, white or roan.
7. Animals may be refused registration if of a colour showing markings or conformation foreign to the Shorthorn breed, and including genetic defects.
8. Calves must be registered or birth notified by the age of three months.
9. a) Each animal submitted for registration must be the progeny of a sire and dam each of which is registered with the Society in the pedigree section of Coates Herd Book (Beef), or other approved overseas Herd Book. The directors of the Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society will have sole discretion to decide which overseas herd books are approved.
b) All cases of dead-born calves or calves which for any reason are not to be entered into the herdbook must be notified to the Society on the appropriate form. Such notifications must be made within three months of the date of birth. Late registration of calves for which full details have been notified to the Society will be accepted for registration on payment of the appropriate fee.
10. On late registration, of birth notified calves, fees increase as follows: a).over 3 months, and up to 12 months old, add £5. per registration to the standard fee. b). Over 12 months old - double the standard fee
11. Animal identification:
Each animal for registration must be identified as follows and exactly corresponding to the unique UK Cattle Passport e.g. UK 000000 000000. A Coates Herd book (Beef) number will be issued on the pedigree certificate.
12. Animal Name:
Females: Herd Name/Cow family name/Cow name or number
Males: Herd name/bull name or number
13. Calves names shall also include as a suffix designated letter P polled, H horned, AI got by artificial insemination, ET embryo transfer, IIU imported in utero.
14. Polled and Horned animals to be recorded together in the Herd Book. The abbreviations (P) or (H) to be registered as part of the name. (P) where the progeny is polled or showing loose scurs unattached to the skull. (H) where the progeny is horned or dehorned.
15. When an animal is a twin it shall so be stated following the name of the animal on the registration and the sex (M) or (F) given of which it is a twin.
16. The Society reserves the right to recover from the member the full cost of responding to correspondence and enquiries for identification resulting from tag loss, the responsibility for proof of identity at all times to rest with the owner.
17. All bulls born after 1st January 2000 used for semen collection, must be DNA tested/blood typed and that report lodged with the Society prior to registration of its progeny got by Artificial Insemination/E.T.
18. In any dispute over parentage the Society reserves the right to have the animal DNA/blood typed at the owner's expense.
19. Registration of calves got by "embryo transfer" and "imported in utero" shall be accepted by the Society provided all other bylaws of the Society are complied with. If required by the Society, blood typing of the donor bull, donor cow and when requested a parent verified blood type/DNA of the resultant calves will be done at the expense of the breeder.
20. When live animals, semen or embryos are imported the importer must register with the Society a four generation pedigree together with the relevant registration fee before any progeny can be registered. The imported genetics is entered into the "register for imported animals". The country of origin will be denoted on the registration certificate by abbreviation. Offspring of these imported genetics, subject to the breed standards of the Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society at the time of application are eligible for registration in Coates Herd Book (Beef).
21. Animals registered in Coates Herd Book (Dairy) can only be imported into the Beef book if they are 100% (pure).
22.It is beholden on the importer to satisfy the breed standards required at the time of application and registration by the board of directors of the Beef Shorthorn Society, who shall accept no liability required at the time of application and registration by the board of directors of the Beef Shorthorn Society, who shall accept no liability for costs incurred with an unsuccessful application.
23. Private Sale - If an animal is transferred into another pedigree herd outside a Society Sale, both buyer and seller must sign and date the back of the pedigree certificate, and return it to the Society for endorsement and re-issue with the appropriate fee submitted. The cost and responsibility rests with the seller.
24. When selling pedigree Shorthorns which include the involvement of the Society in the transfer of the pedigree certificate to the new owner, the Society recommends to its members, with no cost, liability or involvement of the Society to provide to the buyer the quality assurance of Breeding Warranties currently required by the National Beef Association.
25. Progeny of a bull registered in the pure bred section of Coates Herd Book (Beef) mated to an animal registered in Coates Herd Book (Dairy) UK and Ireland can be registered in Coates Herd Book (Beef) under the following special provisions of the (Beef) Grading register.
See rule 26
Dairy Dam Beef Herd Book
100%............................. Beef progeny (male and female) pure
87.5% but less than 100% Beef progeny (female only) Grade C
75% but less than 87.5%. Beef progeny (female only) Grade B
50% but less than 75%.... Beef progeny (female only) Grade A
26. GRADING UP REGISTER
It has been the philosophy of the Society to allow and encourage after visual inspection the introduction into the Herd Book of non-registered special female Shorthorn type and colour animal considered to be of special value to the breed, and described as a Special Foundation Cow.
Where a member seeks to register an animal as a Special Foundation Cow, the following regulations shall apply:
a). The member shall request that the Society appoint an inspector to inspect the proposed animal(s). In exceptional cases photographic evidence may be accepted at the discretion of the Society.
b). The member shall provide such information as the inspector and the Society shall require.
c). If in the opinion of the inspector the proposed animal is of sufficient special quality to be introduced into the Herd Book the inspector shall verify the identity and the UK Passport Number, and register the Special Foundation Cow.
GRADE A (one Top Cross)
Female progeny only of a Beef Shorthorn Bull registered in Coates Herd Book (Beef) out of a Special Foundation Cow approved by inspection by the Society to be registered in a Grade A register. The female calf to be recorded as suffixed with the "GRADE A". The dam to be identified on the pedigree certificate by the cattle passport number and "Special Foundation Cow" suffixed to its common name.
GRADE B (Two Top Crosses)
Female progeny of an animal registered in Grade A, by a bull registered in Coates Herd Book (Beef) to be registered in a Grade B register if of Shorthorn type colour and conformation. Such calves to be recorded as suffixed with "GRADE B".
GRADE C (Three Top Crosses)
Female progeny of an animal registered in the Grade B by a bull registered in Coates Herd Book (Beef) to be recorded in Grade C register if found to be of Shorthorn type colour and conformation. Such calves to be recorded as suffixed "GRADE C" Progeny (male and female) of an animal registered grade C to enter Coates Herd Book (Beef) in the appropriate section.
27. All grade females registered in Coates Herd Book (Beef) are not eligible for showing in pedigree Beef Shorthorn classes and if entered for Society sales they will be sold at the end of the sale.
28. The Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society shall reserve to itself by its board of directors the sole and absolute right to interpret these and other guidelines, rules, regulations or conditions and to settle or determine all matters in regard to or otherwise arising out of the business of the Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society.
The Society accepts no liability for any misunderstanding or misinterpretation. Members are advised to contact the Society on any points for clarification.
Notes for Sale/Auction Catalogues
The Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society has previously sanctioned the use of Maine Anjou cattle (a French breed of Shorthorn derivatives) in a controlled breed improvement programme. That successful programme is now complete and has been closed (Oct 1999)
All calves born on or after 1st January 2001 shall be registered in the Coates Herd Book (Beef) with no mention of percentage (pertaining to Maine Anjou influence) provided that both parents are previously registered in Coates Herd book (Beef). Purchasers who are interested in the influence of Maine Anjou in any prospective purchase are invited to inspect the four-generation pedigree certificate, or contact the Secretary for further details. Cattle born before 1st January 2001 will continue to display the percentage of pure Shorthorn blood on their certificate.