BW is 106 pounds.
No yearling weight.
No DNA testing.
Very sketchy for a $275,000 bull.
You know, as I have said before, I know very little about the purebred business and guidelines. But I am starting to take an interest. I can not find on either the CSA or ASA site were dna testing for defects is a requirement. Only this from the CSA:
When in the opinion of the General Manager, or his designate, sufficient evidence is
available from the research data that an animal is a carrier of a genetic abnormality, the
owner of the animal’s sire will be notified.
DEFINITION AND SPECIAL ACTION:
A deleterious genetic factor is defined as one that causes death or impairment of the
usefulness of the animal.
The CSA Board of Directors shall determine which deleterious genetic factors are to
receive special attention and monitoring.
CLASSIFICATION:
The Association shall record in each edition of the National Sire Summary – S.I.R.E.S., a
notation of any sire that has been classified as a “Proven Carrier.” The notation will
include the deleterious genetic factor or factors the bull processes. The Association may
release such information to any of its members who may request the same, without the
Association or any of its officers, staff or members becoming liable for damages.
The Board of Directors will determine the criteria by which a breeding animal shall be
classified a “Proven Carrier” for each genetic abnormality.
All suspected carriers will be DNA tested for the genetic defect and parentage verified.
In the event a DNA test is not available, recognized guideline for testing bulls for
recessive genes is to mate a bull to at least 35 of its own daughters. It all normal calves
results (35 calves – 35 matings), there is a 99.6 percent probability that the bull is free
from autosomal recessive genetic abnormalities.
The expense of any test or tests to determine whether an animal is “Proven Clean” or
“Proven Carrier” will be the responsibility of the owner or the semen distributor.
ETHICS:
The Association considers it an unethical practice to offer for sale a breeding animal or
semen or embryos from an animal which is known to carry a deleterious genetic factor as
defined by the CSA without first informing the potential buyer or buyers of this fact.
Any advertising, descriptive material or pedigree initiated by the owner of a “Proven
Carrier” of a deleterious genetic factor as defined by the CSA shall include a statement
defining the deleterious factor or factors which the animal in question possesses. Any
effort to conceal such information is considered to be equally unethical.
