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A New Addition to the Gelbvieh Family
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Congratulations to Kari White, AGA breed improvement data analyst and her husband Trent, on the arrival of their baby girl, Shaelynn Rose White. Shaelynn was born February 5, 2015 at 4:16 a.m., weighing 4lbs 4oz. and 18 inches long.
Kari will now be out of the office until March 9. If you have DNA order questions, please contact Dolores Gravley at doloresg@gelbvieh.org. If you have EPD or data questions, please contact Kelli Retallick at kellir@gelbvieh.org.
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The AGA would like to welcome Kelli Retallick, Manhattan, Kansas, as the new data services specialist. She will help to provide genetic and marketing solutions to Gelbvieh stakeholders. Kelli is currently working towards receiving her master's degree from Kansas State University in Animal Breeding and Genetics. Kelli's office hours are Monday through Friday 12:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. MST. She can be reached at kellir@gelbvieh.org or by calling 303-465-2333.
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Registry Service Online Trainings
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An updated schedule is now available for online Registry Service trainings. Trainings in February and March will focus on the 2015 Herd Assessment process and entering calves and birth, weaning and yearling data. There will also be a training session in April that will cover entering breeding data and using pasture groups.
Visit the Registry Service Training page on www.gelbvieh.org for participation instructions.
Online Training Schedule
All trainings begin at 7:00 p.m. CST.
- Wednesday, February 18 - Recording Calves and Entering Birth, Weaning and Yearling Data
- Wednesday, February 25 - How to Complete 2015 Herd Assessment Online
- Tuesday, March 10 - How to Complete 2015 Herd Assessment Online
- Wednesday, March 25 - Recording Calves and Entering Birth, Weaning and Yearling Data
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Tuesday, April 7- Entering Breeding Data and using pasture groups
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Herd Assessment Reminders
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Herd Assessments (HAS) are due March 16, 2015. Members that do not have access online should have already received a paper copy of their herd assessment in the mail. Online members can attend one of the scheduled online training sessions (schedule and participation instructions can be found here) that will review the online Herd Assessment process. Click the link below to download a written guide on completing the 2015 HAS process.
If you would like to submit your herd assessment on paper, but have not received a paper copy in the mail, please call the AGA office at 303-465-2333 or email info@gelbvieh.org to have a paper copy mailed to you. Please be sure to include your member number in this request.
Helpful Tip: The following example is a common error that is seen when females are disposed during the herd assessment process. From the Inventory > Assessment Age screen when you select the trash can icon to dispose of a female a drop down box will appear. After you choose the disposal code from the drop down box be sure to click the green checkmark  to the right of the box to set the disposal code. At that point the drop down box will be replaced with the disposal code description that you selected. Failure to click the green checkmark means that the disposal was not completed and females will not be disposed. Thus, you will be assessed for those females.
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With the National Show held in Denver behind us, the start of the new Ring of Gold (ROG) point accumulation season begins now. Each state is responsible to send official show results to the AGA. Points will be based on number of head shown within the Gelbvieh division and Balancer® division separately, not on a total Gelbvieh and Balancer shown. In order for a state show to become a sanctioned ROG point show, each state association must meet and follow the requirements listed below:
- A show must meet the minimum requirement of 20 head
- Any state fair, state show, recognized regional level show with 20 or more head shown is eligible as an ROG show, regardless of the previous year's entry numbers.
- Each ROG point show is allowed a Gelbvieh and a Balancer division.
For more information including rules and guidelines, visit the Ring of Gold page at www.gelbvieh.org.
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