Purpose
The purpose of the accreditation program is to ensure that "accredited"
businesses and individuals keep adequate records in order that resulting
calves can be registered with assurance by the respective Breed Association.
Additionally, supporting records will exist to assist in the resolving of
problems in cases of parentage disputes and disaster, regardless of dates
and time lapse. The rules require that a bull be registered,
parentage-tested and properly identified, and that his semen be labelled
according to a specific standard. A.I. technicians and herd owners must
ensure that the correct semen has been used on the right cow in all
circumstances, and keep accurate records of all inseminations performed.
The accreditation program focuses specifically on reliable record-keeping by
all rather than separating businesses into acceptable and unacceptable
categories. This approach places the onus on the breeder/producer to deal
with responsible businesses, and provides an "Accreditation" system to
assist breeders in identifying reliable businesses, practitioners, semen
handlers and agents.
View
Accreditation Booklet
How to Become an Accredited Filing Business:
- Select which accrediting business you are:
- Print, fill out and send to us by:
Remember, know your supplier and keep in mind that there are consequences
of non-accreditation.
After your application and request have been processed and you receive
confirmation from Holstein Canada, you can submit Electronic Registration
Agreement (ERA) files for any organization that has a signed Electronic
Registration Filing Agreement (ERFA) with us.
Know your Supplier
Breeders must know and trust their suppliers to ensure that purchased semen,
animals, and embryos have moved between and through accredited sources.
Accredited semen handlers, practitioners, businesses and agents are expected
to have proper documentation attesting to semen, animal, and embryo origin
and movement, both at the time of purchase and when problems arise. Breeders
will know who is accredited because all accredited technicians, semen/embryo
handlers and agents carry identification cards issued annually by CDB upon
renewal and approval.
Consequences of Non-Accreditation
If breeders choose to be "non-accredited" or to deal with "non-accredited"
organizations or technicians, the resulting calves may still be eligible for
registration. But, numerous problems could be encountered at the expense of
the breeder. In such cases, the Association, in order to ensure the
continued accuracy of the Herdbook and correct parentage of resulting
calves, would conduct a complete investigation. Breeders would be charged
for all costs including parentage verification, veterinarian fees, audit of
herd records, staff time, etc.
Accreditation Fee Schedule
* Automatic Renewal
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| AI Business |
Artificial Insemination (AI) accreditations are for those
organizations, businesses or individuals who participate in
collection, distribution and / or insemination of bull semen.
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Annual |
$34.50
+ applicable taxes |
| ET Business |
Embryo Transfer (ET) accreditations are those organizations,
businesses or individuals which collects, processes or distributes
bovine embryos (recovery, splitting, freezing, sexing and / or
transplanting of embryos).
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Annual |
$34.50
+ applicable taxes |
| Sales Business |
Sales business (SB) accreditations are for those organizations,
businesses or an individual which buys, sells or trades dairy
animals.
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Annual |
$34.50
+ applicable taxes |
| Filing Business |
Filing business (FB) accreditations are for those organizations,
businesses or individuals which files registration or transfer
applications on the owner’s behalf.
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Annual |
No Fee |
