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 lle de France
sheep. 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
Flock Books:
The WWSGA shall certify and maintain three (3) flock books to
register animals and their progeny:
The following
are of three (3) flock
books for Ile de France sheep:
i.
FULLBLOOD
lle de France Sheep: refer
to section E
ii.
PUREBRED: lle de France Sheep refer to section E
iii.
PERCENTAGE LAMB Ile de France Sheep: 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 lle
de France sheep)
6.
Pictures
& DNA Samples:
All Applications for Registration of first generation sheep (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 breeding 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 in 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 (wool) samples must be submitted for storage when
requested by WWSGA at the registrant’s expense.
C.
IDENTIFICATION AND NAMING
- Flock
Prefix: Any person or entity registering an animal
with WWSGA is required to have a WWSGA flock prefix. The
flock prefix is a set of letters and/or numbers (not to exceed five)
that identify that person or entity. Each person or entity is
limited to one flock prefix and, once assigned, the prefix
cannot be changed.
- Flock
Name: A person or entity with a flock prefix may
also apply to WWSGA for assignment of a flock name for that
person’s or entity’s exclusive use in WWSGA. A flock name
fee will be established by WWSGA. A flock name may or
may not be the same as the flock prefix. An application
for flock name may be obtained from the WWSGA.
Your current annual Breeder
Dossier Fee must be paid to WWSGA to reserve a flock name.
Flock names are limited to a set of letters and/or numbers not
to exceed 32 characters.
- Flock
Prefix or Flock Name Transfer: Once reserved, the
flock name and flock prefix are permanently archived by the
WWSGA regardless of the performance, or physical appearance of
the animal or any entitie’s status. A flock prefix
or flock name may be
transferred to another person or entity only upon written
request of the owner. A
transfer fee will be charged by WWSGA.
- 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 flock prefix,
the first owner will use his/her flock prefix for tattooing
instead of the foreign breeder’s flock prefix. Otherwise the
breeder's flock 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 flock
prefix of XYZ should be tattooed as follows: Lamb 1- Right ear
XYZ, Left ear S1; Lamb 2- Right ear XYZ, Left ear S2; Lamb 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-V 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 to be registered shall be identified on the
Registration Certificate by a name and number. If the
breeder or owner of the animal has a registered flock name,
this flock name will precede the name of the animal. If
the breeder or owner of the animal does not have a registered
flock name, the name will be preceded by the flock prefix.
If the animal is imported
and the foreign breeder does not have a recognized WWSGA flock
name and/or flock prefix, the first owner will use his/her
flock name and/or flock prefix, instead of the foreign
breeder's flock 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
flock name or flock 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
flock name or flock 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
Ewe Breed Code: Use
an eight-letter breed code to describe the genetic makeup of
foundation (ewes of another breed) ewes.
The first four letters represent the genetic makeup of
the sire of the ewe, while the last four letters represent the
genetic makeup of the dam of the ewe.
i.
Example
A: The ewe is sired by a Polled Dorset ram and out of a Cheviot
ewe:
(DpDpDpDp)
x (CvCvCvCv)
Example
B: The ewe is sired by a
Suffolk ram and out of a ewe of unknown ancestry:
(SSSS)
x (XXXX)
Code
Breed
Code Breed
Code
Breed
Ac=
Arcott-Canadian
De= Delaine
Merino
N= North
Country Cheviot
Ao=
Arcott-Outaouais
D= Dorper
O= Oxford
Ar=
Arcott-Rideau
Dh= Dorset
Horned
Pm= Panama
Bd=
Barbado
E= East
Friesian
P= Pelibuey
By=
Barbados Blackbelly
Es= Est a’
Laine Merino Pr=
Perendale
Bk=
Black Sheep
F= Finnsheep
Py= Polypay
Bl=
Bleu du Maine G=
Gulf Coast Native Rb=
Rambouillet
Bo= Booroola
Merino H=
Hampshire
Rv=
Romanov
B=
Border Leicester I=
Ile de France
Ry=
Romney
Ca= California
Red Ic=
Icelandic
Sc=
St. Croix
Ch= Charollais
J=
Jacob
Sb=
Scottish Blackface
Cv= Cheviot
Kk= Karakul
Sh=
Shetland
Cl=
Clun Forest
K=
Katahdin
Sr=
Shropshire
C=
Columbia
Ky= Kerry
hill
Sd=
Southdown
Cw= Coopworth
L=
Leicester
S=
Suffolk
Cm= Cormo
Ln=
Lincoln
T=
Targhee
Cr=
Corriedale
M=
Montadale
Tn=
Tunis
Dy= Dairy
Sheep Nc=
Natural Colored
W= White Dorper
Db= Debouillet
Nj=
Navajo
Wh=
Wiltshire
Horn
X= Unknown
Ancestry
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 Ile de
France Sheep: - must have originated from 100% Fullblood
stock, either imported or American born from imported genetics
and must be correct per WWSGA standards.
i.
Proper
pedigree papers of imported animals and/or progeny must be
supplied to WWSGA in order to obtain Fullblood registration.
ii.
Fullblood
Ile de France sheep are
sheep accompanied by appropriate sales receipts or embryo
transplant and importation documents.
Sheep with these documents will be accepted as fullbloods
in the WWSGA registry. Only Fullblood rams mated to Fullblood ewes can produce
Fullblood offspring. Their
registration number is preceded by the prefix RF (Fullblood Ram)
and EF (Fullblood Ewe).
2.
PUREBRED
Ile de France Sheep:
i.
Rams upgraded from domestic stock of 93% or greater Ile
de France
sheep 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 RP.
ii.
Ewes upgraded from domestic stock 93% or greater Ile
de France
sheep 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 EP
(Purebred Ewe).
iii.
Examples of mating that will produce “Purebred” Rams
and Ewes include:
Recorded
Sire
Recorded Ewe
Offspring%
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%) Ile
de France Sheep ewes
include: (Recorded
percentage will be listed on the registration certificate)
Recorded
Sire
X
Recorded Ewe
Offspring%
Fullblood
X
87%
93%
Purebred
X
87%
93%
92%
X Fullblood
96%
87%
X Purebred
93%
3.
Ile
de France sheep PERCENTAGE PROGRAM:
i.
To be recorded in the WWSGA Flock Book as “Percentage”
sheep, ewes must be at least 37% Ile
de France Sheep blood
and rams must be at least 50% Ile
de France sheep blood.
ii.
The registration number of the percentage lamb is preceded
by the prefix RX (Percentage Ram) or EX (Percentage Ewe).
The actual percentage of each lamb will be listed on the
registration certificate truncated to whole numbers (e.g. 87.5%
becomes 87%). Rams
from 50% to 92% are percentage Ile
de France sheep. Ewes from
37% to 92% are percentage Ile
de France sheep. The
procedure used to compute an animal’s percentage is as follows:
a)
If the ram or ewe is not recorded an Ile
de France Sheep
Flock Book it is considered 0% Ile de France sheep.
b)
If the ram or ewe is 93%-100% Ile
de France sheep, it is
considered to be 100% Ile
de France Sheep for
percentage calculation purposes for their offspring.
c)
To calculate the percentage of Ile
de France sheep blood in a
lamb, the ram and the ewe Ile
de France sheep
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
Ram
X
Recorded Ewe
Lamb%
Fullblood
100%
X
50%
75%
87%
X
50%
68%
92%
X
43%
67%
50%
X
43%
46%*
50%
X
0%
25%**
*Rams
not eligible to be recorded in the WWSGA Flock Book.
**Neither
rams nor ewes eligible to be recorded in the WWSGA Flock Book.
iii.
MULTIPLE RAMS
OFFSPRING RECORDING
IN PERCENTAGE PROGRAM:
Designed
for flocks where single sire mating is not possible. This
encourages the use of Ile
de France sheep rams by
large commercial Ile
de France sheep breeders. The program is as follows:
a)
Ewes from 37% to 50% Ile
de France may be recorded.
Ewe offspring recorded cannot exceed 50% Ile
de France sheep,
regardless of their actual percentage
b)
Rams cannot be recorded.
c)
Multiple rams used must be 75% to Fullblood Ile de France
and all paternal half brothers (sired by the same ram).
‘The multiple rams used must be recorded with WWSGA.
d)
There will be only four percentage classifications of
multiple sire rams: 75%, 87%, Purebred (100%) and Fullblood
(100%). If the
percentage of all rams is not the same, then all rams are
considered to be the same percentage as the lowest percentage ram
in the group. Rams
falling between these percentage classifications will be
considered as the next lower classification.
Therefore, 82% rams 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 ewes (unrecorded or non
Ile de France ewes) gives you the following ewe’s
offspring in terms of blood percentage.
Recorded
Multiple Sires Foundation
Ewe Offspring
75%
0%
37%
87%
0%
43%
Purebred
(100%)
0%
50%
Fullblood
(100%)
0%
50%
f)
Using multiple sires on recorded Ile
de France ewes gives you
the following ewe lamb offspring in terms of blood percentage:
Recorded
Multiple Sires
Recorded Ewe*
E-Lamb
Offspring**
75%
Recorded ewe
50%
87%
Recorded ewe
50%
Purebred
(100%)
Recorded ewe
50%
Fullblood
(100%) Recorded ewe
50%
*
Recorded ewes can be from 37% to 100%.
**The
percentage blood of the ewe lambs produced by multiple sires
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 rams in the group, their percentage
of Ile de France blood, their registration numbers and their sire.
A Multiple Sire Breeding Group number will be used by the
WWSGA.
h)
The sire of ewes recorded under the Multiple Sire Program
will read as follows on the registration certificate:
For
example:
Sire:
Multiple Ram Group 123 (100%)
(High
Hill 3520 RF002745)
This
indicates that the sire of the ewe was Multiple Ram Group 123,
recorded with the WWSGA, that the lowest percentage of the
individual rams in that group was 100% and that they were sired by
the Fullblood ram - High Hill Ranch 3520, registration number
RF002745..
i)
The registration number of ewes born as a result of the
Multiple Sire mating is preceded by the prefix EM (Multiple-Sired
Ewe).
F.
DOCUMENTATION OF PROGENY OF ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION
- Semen
Collection Memo:
A Semen Collection Memo containing the ram's registered name
and number, permanent ID and number of units collected must be
completed for each collection period. The ram'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 ram.
