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Herd Letters (Tattoos)
Application for Herd Letters must be made through the
CSA office for your exclusive use in tattooing and registering Simmental
cattle.
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In
order to register Simmentals, you must have herd letters registered in
your name or membership name.
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A |
1969/1991 |
M |
1980/2002 |
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B |
1970/1992 |
N |
1981/2003 |
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C |
1971/1993 |
P |
1982/2004 |
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D |
1972/1994 |
R |
1983/2005 |
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E |
1973/1995 |
S |
1984/2006 |
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F |
1974/1996 |
T |
1985/2007 |
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G |
1975/1997 |
U |
1986/2008 |
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H |
1976/1998 |
W |
1987/2009 |
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J |
1977/1999 |
X |
1988/2010 |
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K |
1978/2000 |
Y |
1989/2011 |
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L |
1979/2001 |
Z |
1990/2012 |
All Simmental cattle must be tattooed in accordance
with the Animal Pedigree Act. A tattoo consists of herd letters, a
serial number, and a year letter. Herd letters are registered and
reserved for the exclusive use of the owner to tattoo his or her
animals. Herd letters must consist of 3 to 4 letters and cannot include
numbers or the letter "Q". Serial numbers are chosen by the person
making the tattoo, and the year letter designates the specific year an
animal was born. (see Table I).
FOR EXAMPLE: Bob Jones has obtained the Herd
Letters "XXX". Only Bob Jones can use that letter combination to
tattoo his animals. If he has three calves born in 1992 (year letter B),
he may choose to tattoo them as follows: XXX 1B, XXX 2B, and XXX 103B.
No two animals born the same year can have the same serial number.
This system ensures that each animal registered in the CSA Herdbook has
a unique tattoo. Every registered Simmental must have a unique
tattoo. Animals must also be tattooed by the time they reach six months
of age
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HINTS FOR SUCCESSFUL TATTOOING
Since proper identification of animals is the basis for a Purebred
industry, tattooing is the most important factor a breeder should
consider. Every year animals are turned away from shows, sales, and
for export purposes because of improper, indistinct, or just plain
erroneous tattoos. Placing a tattoo on an animal should be a simple
matter, but it seems it causes many breeders problems mainly because
not enough care it taken at the time the tattoo is applied. Read
these tips over, inspect your cattle’s tattoos when you have a
moment, evaluate your present technique, and see if you can improve
on your own tattooing method. |
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Firmly secure the animal’s
head. If done as a calf, you can sit on it or hold its head.
Larger animals require more restraint to avoid tearing punctures
when the pliers are being released.
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Clean the ear thoroughly with
a rag soaked in alcohol. This removes the waxy coating from the
ear and cleans the ear of dirt and debris. If this is not done,
the dirt pressed into the tattoo holes may cause infection or
wax pushed in will later develop into a warty growth which
obliterates that portion of the tattoo. The tattoo paste will
not set in a hole filled with wax.
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r Don't place the
tattoo on a rib in the ear. Place it between the ribs.
r Don't place any
kind of tag into the area of the tattoo. If possible, use the
opposite ear for tags.
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Once you've placed the
necessary tattoos in the pliers, check on a piece of cardboard
to make sure they're the right ones.
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a
If a mistake is made, place
the proper tattoo in the opposite ear and record all tattoos in
both ears on the application for registration.
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Place your registered Herd
Letters in the top, running between the first the second ribs.
Place the serial # portion below the second rib.
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H erd Prefix
Naming your Simmentals
Each member may
use a unique prefix which will be registered and reserved for the
exclusive use of that member and will be used as the first word in the
name of a registered animal.
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When choosing a Herd Prefix, please keep in mind
that the full name of an animal is limited to 25 combined characters
and spaces. Therefore, it is always wise to choose a short prefix,
made up of two letters or more with no spaces.
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For instance, a member whose farm name is SUNNY
DALE SIMMENTAL RANCH may wish to register the Herd Prefix SUNNYDALE
for his exclusive use in naming his Simmentals when he registers them.
Please note that a Herd Prefix must be registered as one word
and, if made up of more, the words must be linked by a hyphen (ex.
SUNNY-DALE) or by omitting the space between the words (ex.
SUNNYDALE). The Herd Prefix SUNNYDALE, having 9 letters, leaves
the member 16 spaces for the rest of the name he gives his animal. For
example: SUNNYDALE PREMIER 2T would use up 20 of the 25 combined
characters and spaces allowed.
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The registered Herd Prefix must precede any other
name given to the animal in order to ensure exclusiveness. Ex.
SUNNYDALE MR PREMIER is correctly using the Herd Prefix,
while MR SUNNYDALE PREMIER is incorrect. SUNNYDALE MISS
SUSIE is correct, while MISS SUNNYDALE SUSIE is incorrect.
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You may also choose to register your Herd Letters
as your Herd Prefix. For instance, a member whose Herd Letters are XXX
may also register XXX as his or her Herd Prefix, and all his or her
Simmental cattle would bear XXX in front of their names.
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To ensure that you are using the correct Herd
Prefix, contact the CSA office. If you have not registered a Herd
Prefix, you could be using one that you thought was yours, but was
actually registered by someone else. WHEN IN DOUBT, CONTACT THE CSA
OFFICE.
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A Herd Prefix may be
used by other family members, provided written consent from the
registered owner is on file at the CSA office.
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