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by Laura Loschke

Spring into Inventory

Don’t miss the American Hereford Association spring inventory early bird deadline on Jan. 15.

It’s time for 2023 spring herd inventories. These spring herd inventories are being generated this month for Whole Herd Total Performance Records (TPRTM) members. Check your mail or MyHerd.org account for your herd inventory.

Remember, herd inventories turned in by Jan. 15 receive a $0.25 per-head discount on every female maintained on the inventory. Inventories submitted between Jan. 16 and March 1 will be charged the normal $5.50 per cow, $3 per first-time heifer and $1.50 per bull (optional). Any inventories turned in after March 1 will incur the $2 perhead surcharge.

If you intend to register a calf and record its weaning performance through the Whole Herd TPR program, the calf’s dam must be listed on the current inventory.

Inventory FAQs Q: I sold a cow and transferred her to someone else’s ownership.

Why is she still showing on my inventory?

A: If an animal is listed on your inventory but you have sold the animal, then a proper disposal code and date must be reported in order to remove the animal from your inventory.

If the animal was sold with papers, American Hereford

Association (AHA) staff does not automatically remove the animal from your inventory, because they are not certain if you still have offspring from the animal to register. If you would like to remove the animal, use the disposal code “T – sold with papers” and the appropriate disposal date.

Reproductive status codes

Keep in mind the reproductive status and disposal code options when completing your inventory. NS – Next season NE – Non-exposed CE6 – Calf born dead or died shortly after CE7 – Aborted/premature CE8 – Open, missed out CE9 – Died, calving difficulty CE10 – ET donor dam CE11 – ET recipient dam CE12 – Multi-owned, no calf

Disposal codes

T – Sold with papers 1 – Sold as a breeding animal without papers 2 – Sold as a feeder calf 3 – Died, illness 4 – Died, injury 5 – Died, calving difficulty 6 – Died, old age 7 – Died, other 8 – Culled, inferior production 9 – Culled, open 10 – Culled, illness 11 – Culled, injury 12 – Culled, poor treatment 13 – Culled or died, genetic defect 14 – Culled, bad feet 15 – Culled, poor udder 16 – Culled, prolapse 17 – Culled, cancer eye 18 – Culled, structurally unsound 19 – Culled, old age 20 – Culled, other

Q: If I have embryo transfer (ET) calves out of a dam I do not own, do I have to add the donor dam to my inventory?

A: No, you do not have to add the donor dam to your inventory. However, a recipient cow inventory fee for each ET calf will be billed if the calf is recorded with birth performance information (birth weight). If birth performance information isn’t reported, a recipient inventory fee won’t be billed.

Q: I jointly own a dam with someone else, but I don’t have physical possession of the dam and won’t be registering her calf.

How do I need to mark her on my inventory?

A: If you multi-own a dam with someone else, keep the dam on your inventory. However, if you aren’t the member who will be registering her calf, mark her as

“CE12 – Multi-owned, no calf.”

Q: I have females that aren’t showing up on my inventory.

Why?

A: Remember, females won’t appear on the inventory until they have reached at least 18 months of age. Heifers should only be enrolled on the inventory if they’re bred to calve in the season described. In this instance, spring 2023.

Inventories can be submitted electronically through MyHerd.org or via mail or email. As always, if you are having problems navigating through MyHerd you can view more than 20 tutorials on the MyHerd Help pages, or call Customer Service at 816-842-3757.

Laura Loschke is the records supervisor and education and information service coordinator of the American Hereford Association. She can be reached at lloschke@hereford.org.

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