The Composite Registries have made numerous strides since opening our services in 2013 to beef and dairy producers in North America (USA and Canada). Both registries offer the opportunity to all cattle producers that have a need for registering their animals to identify, track, document and maintain the ancestry of past generations and future offspring. We offer an affordable and efficient system to register cattle of any breed or combination of breeds. We also register cattle that do not qualify for registration in a registry due to percentage of blood, the breed crosses, or the breed herdbook is closed or there is no registry.With the Composite Dairy Cattle Registry, we offer registration opportunities to many of the non-traditional dairy breeds in North America (USA and Canada). Among these breeds are the Fleckvieh, Montbeliarde, Norwegian Red, Red Dane, Swedish Red and White, and any other dairy cross that breeders and producers wish to register to preserve and document the ancestry of their animals.
Dr. Les Hansen, dairy geneticist at the University of Minnesota, applauds and supports our efforts. His comment to us is, "My observation is you are making remarkable progress in a short period of time in getting people to think more open-mindedly about allowing the accurate identification on cattle from the non-traditional dairy breeds in the U.S. as well as their crossbred offspring."
The Composite Dairy Cattle Registry, representing the Fleckvieh was successful in acquiring the FL breed code in December 2013. The Fleckvieh breed dates back to the early 19th century. The Fleckvieh is one of Europe's oldest breeds and with over 1.3 million animals listed in the European Fleckvieh herd book, makes it the world's second largest dairy breed.
The Fleckvieh and Montbeliarde, considered strength breeds and are being used by dairy producers to cross on their Holsteins. The Holstein has been so intently bred for milk production that they lack strength and stamina to hold up. By crossing with these strength breeds, we are seeing these crosses equal or even exceed their Holstein herd mates in production. Also, calves from these crosses are in greater demand for feeder cattle because of increased value for beef looking animals. These non-traditional dairy breeds offer hybrid vigor, better fertility, lower somatic cell counts, better animal health (lower vet bills) and have higher components that are more ideally suited for many of today's cheeses and dairy products that consumers demand.
The Composite Beef Cattle Registry was approved for providing export documentation. We were able to provide this export documentation for over 200 head of Hereford animals that were sired by Registered Hereford bulls but were out of commercial cows that the pedigree information was known. These cattle were exported to the Russian Federation, where receiving farmers needed this documentation to receive a subsidy payment from the Russian Government for reimbursement for part of the cost of the animals.
The Composite Registries is open to all beef and dairy breeders and producers in North America. We have member from both the USA and Canada that have seen the value in registering their animals with us. We have registered animals from crosses and cow families that been bred enough generations to achieve purebred status (87% or greater). For more information go to www.compositebeef.com or www.dairycattleregistry.com or call 816-738-4179.
Composite Dairy Cattle Registry - Mission: "To provide programs and services that enhances the economic and genetic potential of Composite Dairy Cattle. We pledge to strive for the success of our members and the dairy industry by creating marketing opportunities that add economic value."
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