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REGISTRY
THE HERD LETTER FOR 2025 IS "N"
2025 CSA Memberships
Annual membership and administration fees were billed on January 2, 2025 and payable upon receipt. In accordance with CSA bylaw #22, Membership Fees must be paid by March 31st to remain an active member of the Canadian Simmental Association (CSA) and Young Canadian Simmental Association (YCSA). If your 2025 membership fees have not been paid, please do so now. CSA accepts cheques, Visa, Mastercard, American Express and e-transfers.
To add a credit card to your account, Credit Card Authorization Forms are available here. Please ensure your credit card is current with us. If your card expires or has changed, contact our office here. Simmental online users are required to keep a valid working credit card on file at all times for online access.
E-TRANSFERS - Recipient is Canadian Simmental Association / email bjudd@simmental.com. INCLUDE your CSA account number AND SECURITY ANSWER in e-transfer message in order for us to accept and deposit into correct account.
TOTAL HERD ENROLLMENT (THE) REMINDER
2025 Total Herd Enrollment (THE) Billing (1st Installment)
Total Herd Enrollment members will be billed the 1st THE installment on April 1. Payment is due upon receipt. If your credit card is on file, fees will be billed to your credit card. The 2nd THE installment will be invoiced on October 1.
For enrolled cows that are shipped, sold or die between installments, the 2nd installment is still payable by the member enrolling the cow. For further information on Total Herd Enrollment, please click here.
Prior to the April 1st deadline, let us know if any of your 2025 enrolled females have died or been sold and we will remove them from your inventory to prevent being charged THE fees which are not refundable after April 1. Purchased females - please check with registry office to ensure these new females are added to your 2025 Inventory prior to the end of March 2025.
DNA REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS
It is your responsibility to ensure your animals have the appropriate tests on file with the CSA office:
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Natural Services Sires require a 100K (minimum) sire verified (SV)
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AI Sires are required to be 100K (minimum) Parentage tested (PV; confirmed to both sire and dam).
- Dam must have SNP DNA on file prior to submitting SNP test on AI sire. If not, order a basic SNP test for dam and send samples together so lab can complete PV test on bull.
- Donor Dams require a 100K (minimum) tested by GOF (Genotype on File).
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Embryo Transplants require a basic SNP200 Parentage verified panel in order to register the animal.
- Basic SNP tests – animals which were tested by basic SNP200 will need to be tested again (with new sample) by 100K or greater SNP test in order to qualify as an AI sire, herd sire, or donor cow.
- If EPD's are critical in your operation, we recommend that you order the High Density 100K test as this tests for parentage and includes genomically enhanced EPDs.
It is your responsibility to ensure the bulls you purchase have DNA on file:
- If your purchased bull becomes an AI Sire, make sure that his dam has DNA on file in advance, or that there is stored hair for full parentage verification. Without parentage verification to both Sire and Dam your bull will not qualify as an AI sire.
- Please be aware that the office will test all samples to the fullest extent possible. This means if the animal’s sire and dam have DNA on file, the sample will be tested to the fullest parentage extent (PV – parentage verified).
Hair Card FYI
- Once you have access to the Lab Application from your online system or from the office you will attach the Application with your hair card, mail, or courier your Lab Application and sample directly to the lab to prevent any delays.
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Your hair sample will need to be placed in a hair card which the CSA has in stock they cost $1.00/card orders must be minimum 5 cards. For a supply of hair cards on hand, please contact the office to place your order.
Samples sent to the lab that are not attached within a hair card, but are loose in an envelope or zip lock bag will be charged $5.00 per sample. Please read instructions printed on hair card when sending in samples.
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If you require additional assistance, we would be pleased to assist you either by email cansim@simmental.com or call us at 403-250-7979!
Click here to read the CSA DNA Requirements
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