Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society Fees (1st January 2022) Registration Costs (please note that there may be testing costs in addition to your registration fee) ON LINE AND FARMPLAN (all prices include VAT unless otherwise stated) Male Under 6 months
£31.20
Female Under 4 months
£31.20
Male 6 to 12 months
£61.20
Female 4 to 12 months
£68.40
Male Over 12 months
£241.20
Female Over 12 months
£121.20
ET Imports
Transfer of ownership (Transfers for animals purchased at Society sales are free) *Please note pedigree certificates should be signed on the back by the breeder or accompanied by a letter agreeing the transfer. Purchasers are expected to pay the transfer fee. The registrations office must be informed at time of transfer if the vendor has agreed to pay.
£60.00 £120.00
£40.00
USING PAPER FORM (all prices include VAT unless otherwise stated) Male Under 6 months
£36.00
Female Under 4 months
£39.60
Male 6 to 12 months
£66.00
Female 4 to 12 months
£73.20
Male Over 12 months
£246.00
Female Over 12 months
£126.00
ET Imports
Transfer of ownership (Transfers for animals purchased at Society sales are free) *Please note pedigree certificates should be signed on the back by the breeder or accompanied by a letter agreeing the transfer. Purchasers are expected to pay the transfer fee. The registrations office must be informed at time of transfer if the vendor has agreed to pay.
£60.00 £120.00
£40.00
Testing Costs All bull calves must be sire verified and Myostatin tested. All imports must be registered, sire verified, myostatin tested, and tested clear for TH. Progeny from embryo transfer must be registered, sire verified, myostatin tested, and tested clear for TH. TEST COSTS (all prices include VAT unless other stated) SNP profile Single Nucleotide Polymorphism - DNA profile *SNP forms the base for all other genetic tests so is required for any other tests listed to be carried out
£28.80
TH trait analysis Society rules can be found on the Society website regarding TH testing. This is compulsory for all imports.
£10.80
Myostatin testing A requirement for all bull calves, imported animals and embryo registration calves
£6.00
Polled trait analysis An optional test to be requested at the time of sample submission
£3.60
External profile transfer fee To transfer DNA profiles which have been created at other laboratories, for example, for animals purchased from abroad
£5.40
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Parentage/sire verification (up to three parents) If you are not sure of the parentage of any animal, it must be verified. *This is also a compulsory test for bull calves born after 1st January 2018. Additional parents This fee will be charged per additional parent, if there are more than three possible parents or for any additional parents notified after submission
£3.60
£4.80
All prices shown include VAT, unless stated otherwise. Payments must be made in £ sterling.
Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society Journal 2022
