firesweepranch
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Pleasant Grove Farms said:before we flush a papered cow we always do the DNA work and have results back before we flush because you just never ever know what DNA work may show......
even a cow born on our own place has the off chance of something not checking out.
would assume that before flushing and for sure before marketing embryos on a national stage you would absolutely have the DNA work in hand before the sale to
avoid a situation that is embarrassing as this one is.
This is exactly what the ASA requires. ALL dams must be DNA verified before even flushing. Unfortunately, not everyone follows the rules and you end up with the mess these unfortunate people are in. I would be angry if I was in that position, and all that really needs to be done is the donor needs to be registered (not as a registered simmental, but just as having her DNA on file). I am a bit confused, since it sounds like her DNA was sent in, but they could not confirm her back to her sire (Macho). So, big deal, move on and put her sire as unknown and record the DNA and genetic status. Maybe the dam owner has not paid their fees? The ASA will not release the data until all dues are paid. If her DNA was truly sent in, they should have it on file to get what is needed to get the calves registered.
Now, as far as registering the resulting calves. It is NOT dishonest to register them as half bloods. The donor of the eggs has an unknown pedigree, which is the same as a commercial cow. Either way, the calf should be issued half blood papers, with the dam listed as commercial. There is nothing dishonest about that. Accidents happen, and someone is not being honest. But that does not mean that the resulting embryo calves are not half blood decent, correct (they did DNA back to Broker)? If the genetic status is the hold up, test all three embryo calves for the genetic diseases, and get their papers.
How to handle the issue of embryos being sold that are not as promised, that is an entirely different issue that needs to be dealt with between the buyer and seller. If the seller sold them as a middle man, then they need to go to the original source of who produced the embryos to make things right.