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Wagyu 101: DNA Submission, Registration, and Transfers

Learn the process of DNA submission and registration for Wagyu cattle, as well as how to transfer or sell your cattle. Get valuable information on website navigation and understanding your DNA results.

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Wagyu 101: DNA Submission, Registration, and Transfers

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  1. 2016 Wagyu 101

  2. WELCOME Introductions: • Board Members • Martha Patterson, AWA Office Manager • Michelle Norton, Assistant Registrar • Kelley Marcantel, Accounts Manager

  3. TOPICS • The DNA Submission/Registration Process • Filling Out the New Combined Form • Understanding Your DNA Results • Transferring/Selling Your Cattle • Website Navigation

  4. DNA Submission/Registration Process • Pull tail hair or collect blood • FILL the card full of hair with follicles • Drop blood to fill circle – let it dry! • Label the card with animal ID • Fill out submission form – include barcode from sample card on the form • Mail 1 copy of form with DNA samples to GeneSeek • Mail 1 copy of form with payment to AWA Office • Please DO NOT mail samples to the AWA office

  5. GeneSeek DNA Card This is the BARCODE ANIMAL ID HERE

  6. Blood Card Hair Card

  7. Filling Out Your Form • General Guidelines: • Legibility is critical, if the lab can’t read your information your results could be affected or delayed • Accuracy is also critical, double check your forms for typos and mistakes, this again may affect or delay your results. • Notes on/with the formto add clarity are encouraged. Let the lab and the office know if you have a special circumstance. Example: “these heifers lost their ear tags, need profile to compare…”

  8. Animal ID

  9. Contact Information • Name - Ranch Name or Membership Name • Member Name - Your name • AWA Membership No. – Please always include this number. This can cause a delay in getting your DNA order processing. • Email – Your results are sent via email so be sure to fill in this area. • Animal Names – based on parents names, when parents change

  10. Animal Information Area • To Be Registered – Y or N • Animal ID or Tattoo/Tag - This is the animal’s permanent mark or tag which is unique to that animal. • Location of Animal ID – Right Ear, Left Ear etc. • Sample Barcode Number – This number is on the back of the DNA sample card. • Sex(M/F/S) • Animal Date of Birth (mm/dd/yy) • Calf Name – Required for Registration only • Birth Weight • Calving Ease – 1 = unassisted • Horned, Polled, Scurred • Color – Color of coat • Registration number if already registered • DNA Card Barcode – Number is on the DNA card • Sample ID Number – If already tested in a different order (assigned by lab)

  11. Sire/Dam Area • Registration Number - Please list the American Wagyu Association registration number

  12. Test Area • Clearly check the boxbelow the test you want to have done on that animal. • Wagyu Panels (option 1 & 2) – please note that these 2 Wagyu panels are a combination of popular tests put together and discounted. See the following page for details. • When STR aka microsatellite markers are needed for overseas sales, mark the box below “STR markers for Export use”.

  13. Submitting Additional Parents • This is the area were you can list additional parents over the 3 included – additional charges apply • Offspring ID - From this order – ear tag /tattoo • Sample Barcode – From this order • AWA registration number of Parent

  14. Mailing Instructions • Send Samples and a copy of the forms to GeneSeek– Please do not send samples to the AWA office, this will only cause a delay in getting your samples processing. • Send a Payment and a copy of the forms to American Wagyu Association. Please remember to send a copy of the forms to the AWA office so that we can confirm with GeneSeek to be sure they have received and recorded your order correctly.

  15. Understanding Your DNA Results • Sample ID number – Where do you find this • Sire/Dam individual qualifications or exclusions • Trio qualifications – Why all three have to qualify together. • Types of results: “Not on File” “Finished “Failed”” “NR” and “Cancelled” • SCD values – AA, VA, VV what they mean • Tenderness values – 1-10 what is the average for Wagyu

  16. American Wagyu Breed CategoriesEligibility of animals FULLBLOOD WAGYU • 100% Fullblood sire and dam • Animals registered in the AWA or those registered in Japanese Wagyu Herdbook

  17. PUREBRED WAGYU • 93.75% Wagyu blood of it’s registered Wagyu sires and dams • No white above the flank or in front of navel

  18. PERCENTAGE WAGYU • Females must have at least 50% Wagyu Blood • Males must have at least 87.5% Wagyu Blood • The percentage of Wagyu blood is the “average” of Wagyu blood of both sire + dam as on AWA Registration Certificate

  19. Where to find Wagyu Blood Percentage:WAGYU HERDBOOK

  20. Transferring/Selling Your Cattle

  21. Transferring/Selling Your Cattle • Buyers Information – Please be as thorough as possible. We use this area to create the title for the new owner. • Date of Sale – critical for future offspring registrations. • Seller’s Signature - required

  22. TRANSFERS Continued…………Don’t forget CALF-AT-SIDE INFORMATION Animal ID

  23. Website Navigation • http://www.wagyu.org

  24. Questions?????

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