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18 n ANGUSJournal n July 2015 Cattlemen's Boot Camp The Events & Education Department will host two boot camps this fall — one in September in Florida and one in October in Oklahoma. Sponsored in part by the Angus Foundation, Cattlemen's Boot Camp is a day-and-a-half event in which the American Angus Association partners with a university to provide knowledge on aspects of the beef industry, from production to marketing. Open to all beef producers, the boot camps will be Sept. 21-22 with the University of Florida in Marianna and Oct. 15-16 with Oklahoma State University at Stillwater. Registration deadlines are Aug. 25 for the Florida boot camp and Sept. 30 for the Oklahoma boot camp. Registration is $75 per person and covers meals and materials. Registration will be available online at www.angus.org/EventRegistration/default.aspx or by contacting Ashley Mitchell at 816-383- 5149 or amitchell@angus.org. California genomics forum The California Angus Association and the American Angus Association will co-host a one-day genomics forum Aug. 4 at Modesto Junior College, Modesto, Calif. The session begins at 11 a.m. Pacifc daylight time (PDT) and is open to all cattlemen. Dan Moser, president of Angus Genetics Inc. (AGI), and Tonya Amen, genetic service director, will address genetic selection. Topics include a review of the basics, focusing on expected progeny differences (EPDs) and dollar value indexes ($Values); and genomic tools for seedstock selection, including use of genomic profles. Speakers will also discuss the expanding line of genomic products commercially available to cattlemen and how they can best be used in genetic selection. Jeff Stott, professor and veterinary immunologist at the University of California–Davis, will discuss foothill abortion and the vaccine that will soon be available to guard against the tickborne bacterial disease. There is no fee to attend the genomics forum, and lunch will be provided. For more information contact Terry Cotton, regional manager for the American Angus Association, at 816-390-3227 or tcotton@ angusjournal.com; or Julie Reinhardt at barr6925@sbcglobal.net. NJAS this month The National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) is July 13-18 in Tulsa, Okla., at the Built Ford Tough Livestock Complex at Expo Square in Tulsa. The Oklahoma Junior Angus Association will sponsor the event, themed "Angus: Leading the Way." For a preview of the event, including a tentative schedule, see page 138 of the May 2015 Angus Journal. You can fnd a schedule online, as well as z ASSOCIATION FEES Symbols are used with a registration number to denote important information about an animal. Symbol Meaning # Pathfnder cow or Pathfnder sire + Embryo transfer calf ^ Cell clone % Split-ET @ Clone-ET The American Angus Association currently recognizes the following genetic conditions: Code Meaning AM Arthrogryposis multiplex CA Contractural arachnodactyly D2 PRKG2 gene mutation for dwarfsm DD Developmental duplication DM Double muscling DW Dwarfsm HG Horn gene HI Heterochromia irides M1 nt821 mutation for double muscling NH Neuropathic hydrocephalus OS Osteopetrosis RD Red gene SN Syndactyly WT Wild type color gene The following single-letter descriptors appearing after a genetic condition code shall have the following meaning: P – refers to a "potential" carrier based on an ancestor known to carry that specifc mutation. F – refers to an animal tested for one or more genetic conditions and determined to be "free" of that specifc mutation. C – refers to an animal tested for one or more genetic conditions and determined to be a "carrier" of that specifc mutation. A – refers to an animal tested for one or more genetic conditions and determined to be a carrier of two copies of that specifc mutation. It may or may not exhibit the phenotype associated with that genetic condition. The following letter designations describe cases in which there is more than one genetic condition present: XF – Free of more than one genetic condition. XC– Carrier of more than one genetic condition. XA – Affected of more than one genetic condition. RTF – Recessive trait free (produced 35 or more calves from daughters without a genetic defect). CURRENT ASSOCIATION FEES Following are the correct fees for various American Angus Association services. Be sure to send the correct amount of money with the work being requested, as incorrect payments are the main cause of delays. REGISTRATIONS Applications for animals less than 4 months of age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7 Applications for animals 4-10 months of age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9 Applications for animals 10-12 months of age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14 Applications for animals more than 12 months of age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27 TRANSFERS Applications received less than 30 days from sale date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5 Applications received 30-60 days from sale date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7 Applications received more than 60 days from sale date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12 MISCELLANEOUS Angus Herd Improvement Records (AHIR) fee (per weaning weight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3 Artifcial insemination (AI) service certifcate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10 Regular annual membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80 Regular annual membership with Angus Journal subscription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $130 Lifetime membership (optional to pay in three $500/year installments) . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 Junior annual membership (less than 21 years of age) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20 Embryo-transfer (ET) calf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . regular registration fee plus $10 Cell-clone transplant calf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . regular registration fee plus $50 Rules of the American Angus Association are included in the Breeder's Reference Guide. Free copies are available from the Association. An online version is available through the "Rules and Forms" link at www.angus.org. z BREEDER'S REFERENCE Association Highlights @ compiled by Shauna Rose Hermel, editor ASSOCIATION