RULES
FOR REGISTRATION
A.
GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
The
Goals
of the World Wide Sheep and Goat Archives, Inc. (“WWSGA”)
is the creation of a breed registry to record documents and
maintain pedigrees and/or bloodlines of Sheep, Goats and other
exceptional animals upon request.
The
WWSGA sets forth the following rules and regulations for the
registration of Savanna
Goats. In
summary, the registry will register animals based on documented
pedigrees, including Upgrading Documentation, and DNA
(deoxyribonucleic acid) tests, on hair, blood, or other samples or
specimens, as WWSGA assigns collection, and without regard to
quality, desirability and value other than tracking and
maintaining that information. The breeders should utilize the
breed standards to guide the direction of their programs.
1.
Three
Herd Books:
The WWSGA shall certify and maintain three (3) herd books to
register animals and their progeny:
The following
are three (3) herd
books for Savanna Goats:
i.
FULLBLOOD
SAVANNA GOATS: (males & females must be correct color) refer
to section E
ii.
PUREBRED SAVANNA GOATS: refer to section E
iii.
PERCENTAGE SAVANNA GOAT PROGRAM: refer to section E
2.
Registration
Or Application For Transfer Is True and Correct:
Every
Registration Certificate is based solely on the information
contained in the Application for Registration and/or Certificate
of Transfer received by WWSGA. If an animal has been
registered or transferred through error, misrepresentation or
fraud, such Registration Certificate is VOID, together with any
registration or transfer of progeny. WWSGA shall have no
obligation or responsibility to independently investigate or
determine whether the information provided in any Application for
Registration or Application for Transfer is true and correct.
3.
Animal
Must Be True To That Category:
The registration category of each animal shall be clearly marked
on the Application for Registration and the animal must be true to
that category.
4.
WWSGA
Records Shall Control:
In the event of a conflict between information in any Application
for Registration and/or Application of Transfer or other document
and WWSGA records, WWSGA records shall control.
5.
Strongly
Recommended: It is
strongly recommended that unsound or unworthy animals not be
presented for registration. (refer
to Standards for the Savanna Goat)
6.
Pictures
& DNA Samples:
All Applications for Registration of first generation goats (sire
and dam) must be accompanied by:
i.
Pictures of the left full body profile of each Fullblood or
93%-100% Purebred animal with tag displayed. Picture will be
archived for the animal’s identification.
ii.
If requested by WWSGA, DNA testing and/or hair samples for
storage.
7.
DNA
Testing Company: - Approved By WWSGA:
Upon requests, all DNA testing on samples, or samples submitted
for storage, must be performed or held by a company approved
by WWSGA.
8.
Application
For Registration Of the Progeny:
The Owner of the dam (WWSGA recorded owner) at time of service
will be recognized by WWSGA as the breeder of progeny produced by
such service. The owner of the dam, at the time of birth, is
responsible for completing the Application for Registration of the
progeny. A completed and signed Service Memo from the sire's
owner must be used if sire and dam are not owned by the same
person.
9.
All
Memos:
All Memos (Service, AI, and Embryo Transfer) must be completed and
signed and submitted with the original Application for
Registration.
B.
REGISTRATION OF IMPORTED ANIMALS, SEMEN OR EMBRYOS
- Imported
Defined: The term Imported shall mean live animals and
semen from animals, and/or embryos bred or produced outside
the United States of America.
- Application
for Registration Must Include Official Documents:
The pedigree of
imported animals (pedigree) must be declared at time of entry
(importation) to qualify for registry with the WWSGA.
The WWSGA Application for Registration must be accompanied by
an official certificate of pedigree or verification of breed
purity from the official registry association or exporting
organization of the country of origin.
- Country
of Origin: Notation of country of origin shall appear on
the WWSGA Registration Certificate.
- DNA
Tests and/or Samples:
Upon request by WWSGA, all resulting progeny from imported animals,
semen and/or embryos must be DNA tested at the registrant’s
expense. WWSGA may require all DNA test results accompany any
Application for Registration of the resulting progeny.
Hair samples must be submitted for storage when
requested by WWSGA at the registrant’s expense.
C.
IDENTIFICATION AND NAMING
- Herd
Prefix: Any person or entity registering an animal
with WWSGA is required to have a WWSGA herd prefix. The
herd prefix is a set of letters and/or numbers (not to exceed five)
that identify that person’s or entity. Each person or entity
is limited to one herd prefix and, once assigned, the prefix
cannot be changed.
- Herd
Name: A person or entity with a herd prefix may
also apply to WWSGA for assignment of a herd name for that
person or entity’s exclusive use in WWSGA. A fee will be
established by WWSGA. A herd name may or may not be the
same as the herd prefix. An application for herd name
may be obtained from WWSGA.
Your current annual Breeder
Dossier Fee must be paid to WWSGA to reserve a herd name.
Herd names are limited to a set of letters and/or numbers not
to exceed 32 characters.
- Herd
Prefix or Herd Name Transfer: Once reserved, the herd
name and herd prefix are permanently maintained by the WWSGA
regardless of the performance or physical appearance of the
animal, or the entity’s status. A prefix
or name may be
transferred to another person or entity only upon written
request of the owner. A
transfer fee will be charged by WWSGA in order to complete the
transfer.
- Tattooing,
Microchips and Tamperproof Scrapi Tags: Microchip and
tamperproof Scrapi tags will be included on the registration
certificate of each animal when available. All animals
presented for registration must be permanently identified
by tattooing before the Application for Registration is
made. A breeder must not use the same permanent markings
on more than one animal during a 20-year period. If the
animal is of imported origin and the breeder does not have a
recognized WWSGA herd prefix, the first owner will use his/her
herd prefix for tattooing instead of the foreign breeder’s
herd prefix. Otherwise the breeder's herd prefix will be
placed in the Right Ear and the year letter and breeder
assigned number in the Left Ear. (For example, the first 3
kids born in 2006 to breeder with herd prefix of XYZ should be
tattooed as follows: Kid 1- Right ear XYZ, Left ear S1; Kid 2-
Right ear XYZ, Left ear S2; Kid 3- Right ear XYZ, Left ear
S3.)
Year letters are assigned as follows:
1993-C
2000-K
2007-T 2014-B
1994-D
2001-L
2008-U 2015-C
1995-E
2002-M
2009-W 2016-D
1996-F
2003-N
2010-X 2017-E
1997-G
2004-P
2011-Y 2018-F
1998-H
2005-R
2012-Z 2019-G
1999-J
2006-S
2013-A 2020-H
The
letters, I,O,Q, and U are not used.
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Other
Year Codes will be accepted for offspring born before December 31,
2006, with valid documentation. Upon request, after December 31,
2006 other year codes will also be accepted with valid
documentation.
- Name
& Number ID on Registration Certificate:
The animal registered shall be identified on the Registration
Certificate by a name and number. If the breeder or
owner of the animal has a registered herd name, this herd name
will precede the name of the animal. If the breeder or
owner of the animal does not have a registered herd name, the
name will be preceded by the herd prefix. If the animal
is imported and the foreign breeder does not have a recognized
WWSGA herd name and/or herd prefix, the first owner will use
his/her herd name and/or herd prefix, instead of the foreign
breeder’s herd name or flock prefix.
- Animal
Name Changes:
Once an animal has been officially registered and named with
WWSGA, the name can be changed to add the breeder or owner’s
herd name or herd prefix to the first of the name of the
animal. Name
changes can only be made by the breeder of the animal. Other
name changes must be approved by the original applicant for
registration and will still begin with the breeder's name or
herd name or herd prefix. This type of name change will not be allowed if the
animal has offspring registered with the WWSGA at the time of
the request. WWSGA
will charge a fee to process any animal name change.
- Foundation
Doe Breed Code: Use
an eight-letter breed code to describe the genetic makeup of
foundation (does of another breed) does.
The first four letters represent the genetic makeup of
the sire of the doe, while the last four letters represent the
genetic makeup of the dam of the doe.
i.
Example
A: The doe is sired by a Boer buck and out of a Kiko doe:
(BBBB)
x (KKKK)
Example
B: The doe is sired by a
Spanish buck and out of a doe of unknown ancestry:
(SpSpSpSp)
x (XXXX)
Code
Breed
Code Breed
Code Breed
A=
Alpine
N=
Nubian
Sp= Spanish
Ag=
Angora
O=
Oberhasli
Te= Tenn.
Meat Goat
B=
Boer
P= Pygmy
Tx=
Texas
Genemaster
K=
Kiko
Sn= Saanen
To=
Toggenburg
Ki=
Kinder
Sk= Sako
X= Unknown Ancestry
L=
La
Mancha Sv=
Savanna
D.
TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE
- Transfer
Of A WWSGA Registered Animal: Upon the sale or other
transfer of a WWSGA registered animal, all transfer documents
must be provided to WWSGA before
its progeny can be registered. The original Registration
Certificate, properly signed, must be returned to the WWSGA
before the transfer will be recognized by WWSGA.
- Transfer
Timeline, Requests for transfer must be received
within 90 days after the sale date to avoid an additional fee.
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This
additional late fee for transfers more than 90 days after sale
will not go into effect until December 31, 2006.
E.
REGISTRATION CRITERIA AND CONDITIONS FOR
RECORDING PURPOSES:
- FULLBLOOD SAVANNA
GOATS:
- must have originated from 100% fullblood stock, either
imported or American born from imported genetics and must be
correct per WWSGA standards, Bucks
and Does must be white –correct in color.
i.
Proper
pedigree papers of imported animals and/or progeny must be
supplied to WWSGA in order to obtain Fullblood registration.
ii.
Full
South African ancestry Savannas are Savannas accompanied by
appropriate sales receipts or South African embryo transplant and
importation documents. Savannas
with these documents will be accepted as fullbloods in the WWSGA
registry. Only
Fullblood bucks mated to Fullblood does can produce Fullblood
offspring. Their
registration number is preceded by the prefix BF (Fullblood Buck)
and DF (Fullblood Doe).
2.
PUREBRED
SAVANNA GOATS:
i.
Bucks upgraded from domestic stock of 93% or greater
Savanna blood, will be designated “Purebred” and 100% will be
used to calculate the percentage of their offspring.
Their registration number is preceded by the prefix BP.
Bucks 93% - 100% must be correct in color. (If a 93% - 100%
buck is not correct in color, it can be registered as
87%).
ii.
Does upgraded from domestic stock 93% or greater Savanna
blood will be designated as “Purebred” and 100% will be used
to calculate the percentage of their offspring.
Their registration number is preceded by the prefix DP
(Purebred Doe). Does 93% - 100% must be correct in color.
iii.
Examples of mating that will produce “Purebred” Bucks
and Does include:
Recorded
Sire
Recorded Doe
Kid%
Fullblood
X
Purebred
100%
Purebred
X
Fullblood
100%
Purebred
X
Purebred
100%
Fullblood
X
Percentage (87%)
93%
Purebred
X
Percentage (87%)
93%
92%
X Fullblood
96%
92%
X Purebred
96%
87%
X Fullblood
93%
87%
X Purebred
93%
iv.
Examples
of mating that will produce “Purebred" (93%) Savanna does
include: (Recorded
percentage will be listed on the registration certificate)
Recorded
Sire
X
Recorded Doe
Kid%
Fullblood
X
87%
93%
Purebred
X
93%
93%
92%
X Fullblood
96%
87%
X Purebred
93%
3.
SAVANNA
PERCENTAGE GOAT PROGRAM:
i.
To be recorded in the WWSGA Herd Book as “Percentage”
goats, does must be at least 37% Savanna blood and bucks must be
at least 50% Savanna blood.
ii.
The registration number of the percentage goat is preceded
by the prefix BX (Percentage Buck) or DX (Percentage Doe).
The actual percentage of each goat will be listed on the
registration certificate truncated to whole numbers (e.g. 87.5%
becomes 87%). Bucks
from 50% to 92% are percentage Savanna Goats. Does from 37% to 92%
are percentage Savanna Goats. The procedure used to compute an
animal’s percentage is as follows:
a)
If the buck or doe is not a recorded Savanna in a Savanna
Herd Book it is considered 0% Savanna.
b)
If the buck or doe is 93%-100% a Savanna goat, it is
considered to be 100% Savanna for percentage calculation purposes
for their offspring.
c)
To calculate the percentage of Savanna blood in a goat, the
buck and the doe Savanna percentages are added together and
divided by two. The
resulting figure is truncated to a whole number (e.g. 67.5%
becomes 67%).
d)
For example:
Recorded
Buck
X
Recorded Doe
Kid%
Fullblood
100%
X
50%
75%
87%
X
50%
68%
92%
X
43%
67%
50%
X
43%
46%*
50%
X
0%
25%**
*Bucks
not eligible to be recorded in the WWSGA Herd Book.
**Neither
bucks nor does eligible to be recorded in the WWSGA Herd Book.
iii.
MULTIPLE BUCKS
OFFSPRING RECORDING
IN PERCENTAGE PROGRAM:
Designed
for herds where single sire mating is not possible. This
encourages the use of Savanna bucks by large commercial Savanna
Goat breeders. The
program is as follows:
a)
Does from 37% to 50% Savanna may be recorded. Doe kids
(offspring) recorded cannot exceed 50% Savanna, regardless of
their actual percentage
b)
Bucks cannot be recorded.
c)
Multiple bucks used must be 75% to Fullblood Savannas and
all paternal half brothers (sired by the same buck).
‘The multiple bucks used must be recorded with WWSGA.
d)
There will be only four percentage classifications of
multiple sire bucks: 75%, 87%, Purebred (100%) and Fullblood
(100%). If the
percentage of all bucks is not the same, then all bucks are
considered to be the same percentage as the lowest percentage buck
in the group. Bucks
falling between these percentage classifications will be
considered as the next lower classification.
Therefore, 82% bucks would be considered as 75% in the
multiple sire programs. Multiple
sires in a breeding group must be 75%-100%.
e)
Using multiple sires on foundation does (unrecorded or non
Savanna does) gives you the following doe kid offspring in terms
of blood percentage.
Recorded
Multiple Sires Foundation
Doe Doe Kid Offspring
75%
0%
37%
87%
0%
43%
Purebred
(100%)
0%
50%
Fullblood
(100%)
0%
50%
f)
Using multiple sires on recorded Savanna does gives you the
following doe kid offspring in terms of blood percentage:
Recorded
Multiple Sires
Recorded Doe*
D-Kid Offspring**
75%
Recorded doe
50%
87%
Recorded doe
50%
Purebred
(100%)
Recorded doe
50%
Fullblood
(100%) Recorded doe
50%
*
Recorded does can be from 37% to 100%.
**The
percentage blood of the doe kids produced by multiple sire mating
cannot exceed 50%.
g)
The multiple sire group used during each breeding season
must be recorded with the WWSGA in a “Multiple Sire Breeding
Group Form” available from WWSGA.
The WWSGA will list the bucks in the group, their
percentage of Savanna blood, their registration numbers and their
sire. A Multiple Sire
Breeding Group number will be used by the WWSGA.
h)
The sire of does recorded under the Multiple Sire Program
will read as follows on the registration certificate:
For
example:
Sire:
Multiple Buck Group 123 (100%)
(High
Hill 3520 BF002745)
This
indicates that the sire of the doe was Multiple Buck Group 123,
recorded with the WWSGA, that the lowest percentage of the
individual bucks in that group was 100% and that they were sired
by the Fullblood buck - High Hill Ranch 3520, registration number
BF002745.
i)
The registration number of does born as a result of the
Multiple Sire mating is preceded by the prefix DM (Multiple-Sired
Doe).
F.
DOCUMENTATION OF PROGENY OF ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION
- Semen
Collection Memo:
A Semen Collection Memo containing the buck's registered name
and number, permanent ID and number of units collected must be
completed for each collection period. The buck's tattoo
or permanent ID must be read at the time of collection.
A collection period is considered to be one day (12:01 a.m. to
11:59 p.m.)
- Vial,
Straw, & Container Labeling:
The vial, straw, or other container carrying the semen must be
accurately labeled (with permanent ink). The following
information should be shown on the label.
i.
Name
and/or registration number of buck.
ii.
Date
of semen collection or semen code.
iii.
Name
and code number of business or organization collecting and
freezing semen.
- Semen
Collection Memo Must Be Provided By Sellers:
Sellers of semen shall provide semen buyers with a copy of the
properly completed semen collection memo for any and all semen
sold. This form in completed and final form must
accompany all applications for registration of progeny with
WWSGA. (Form available from WWSGA)
- Does
ID On Registration Certificate:
At the time of service, each doe must be identified by
permanent ID and their description must be verified on
Registration Certificate.
- Service
Memo & Semen Collection Memo: A
service memo indicating AI has been performed and a properly
completed Semen Collection memo must accompany the Application
for Registration. (Forms available from WWSGA)
- Semen
Imported From Other Countries, Verification Documents:
Goat semen imported from other countries must have documents
from the supplier verifying that the semen is
from Fullblood stock. These documents must also
accompany the Application for Registration.
G.
DOCUMENTATION OF PROGENY RESULTING FROM EMBRYO TRANSFER
- Information
Required For Embryo Collection And Transfer:
The embryo collection and transfer facility must maintain the
following information and provide the same to owner of the
resulting embryos.
i.
Record
of Breeding
a)
Registration
number and permanent ID of donor doe
b)
Date
of Breeding
c)
Registration
number and permanent ID of donor sire
d)
If
AI is performed, name and signature of inseminator
ii.
Record
of embryo removal
a)
Date
of removal
b)
Number
removed
c)
Name
of individual performing removal
iii.
Record
of embryo implant
a)
Date
of implant
b)
Permanent
identification of recipient (tattoo, microchip, etc.)
c)
Name
of individual performing implant
d)
Only
one set of donor/sire embryos is to be implanted per recipient
iv.
Record
of progeny if kidded at laboratory
a)
Date
of birth
b)
Number
and sex of kids
c)
Permanent
identification of kids
d)
Permanent
identification of recipient
- Embryo
Removal And Implant Memos: Properly completed
embryo removal and implant memos containing the above
information must accompany the Application for Registration of
the animals bred from this procedure. (Form available from
WWSGA)
