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IGSCR Production Titles and Requirements
Note1: All volume of milk awards required for receiving Volume of Milk awards
Note2: All scales must be able to do Tare (re: zero out the container weight), yearly calibrated to ensure accuracy, test to 1/10 of a pound accuracy
Note3: Does who are over height will not be allowed to participate in the Top Ten List of Breed Leader award progams, but can receive Milk and Registry of Merit awards
Note4: Generational numbers added. example… Dam is a AR in milk production. Her daughter is too. Her daughter is then and AR 2*M-
Program | Test Type | Length of Time | Animal Type | Award | Meaning | Requirements |
Advanced Registry (305 days or longer) | ||||||
Advanced Registry (AR) Milk Volume | DHI | 305 or longer | Doe or Ewe | AR*M- | Dairy Herd Improvement in milk production | Final DHI Report sent to office |
Advanced Registry (AR) Milk Volume | Barn Records | 305 or longer | Doe or Ewe | ARB*M- | Barn records in milk production | Daily barn records sent to office |
Advanced Registry (AR) Butterfat | DHI | 305 or longer | Doe or Ewe | AR*MF- | Dairy Herd Improvement in butterfat | Final DHI Report sent to office |
Advanced Registry (AR) Butterfat | Barn Records | 305 or longer | Doe or Ewe | ARB*MF- | Barn records in butterfat. Owner would have to send their milk to a DHI lab for testing | DHI butterfat report sent to office. 1 report at beginning of 30-day period and 1 report at least 2 weeks latter and no more than 35 days after the first test |
Advanced Registry (AR) Protein | DHI | 305 or longer | Doe or Ewe | AR*MPr- | DHI records in protein | Final DHI Report sent to office |
Advanced Registry (AR) Protein | Barn Records | 305 or longer | Doe or Ewe | ARB*MP- | Barn records for protein | DHI protein report sent to office. 1 report at beginning of 30-day period and 1 report at least 2 weeks latter and no more than 35 days after the first test |
Advanced Registry (AR) Somatic Cell | DHI | 305 or longer | Doe or Ewe | AR*MS- | DHI | Final DHI Report sent to office |
Advanced Registry (AR) Somatic Cell | Barn Records | 305 or longer | Doe or Ewe | ARB*MC- | Barn records in Somatic Cell Count. Low somatic cell count is very important in telling mastitis etc. Must send in milk to DHI lab for testing | DHI somatic cell report sent to office. 1 report at beginning of 30-day period and 1 report at least 2 weeks latter and no more than 35 days after the first test |
Advanced Registry (AR) Milk Volume |
| Buck or Ram | AR*BMF- | one of these options must be present to obtain the *B award | ||
Advanced Registry (AR) Butterfat | as above | Buck or Ram | AR*BF | Offspring are AR in butterfat | ||
Advanced Registry (AR) Protein | as above | Buck or Ram | AR*BPr | Offspring are AR in Protein | ||
Advanced Registry (AR) Somatic Cell | as above | Buck or Ram | AR*BC | Offspring are AR in Somatic Cell Count | ||
30-Day testing – Star | ||||||
Milk Volume | *M- | |||||
Butterfat | *MF- | |||||
Protein | *MPr- | |||||
Somatic Cell | *MC- | |||||
Buck and Ram awards | *BM-(etc) | |||||
Lactation Length (standard breeds at least 3 lb volume, miniature breeds at least 1.5 lb) | ||||||
365-464 days | Doe | *ML-Y | ||||
465-730 days | Doe | *ML-R | ||||
731-899 days | Doe | *ML-B | ||||
900+ days | Doe | *ML-P | *ML-P | |||
Buck or Ram, daughters receiving Lactation Length Awards | Buck | *BML- | from 3 daughters | |||
Lifetime (miniature breeds in parenthesis) may only be applied for once; no re-applications at higher levels accepted. | ||||||
12,000-15,999 (6,400-8,499) lb | Doe | *MLP-Y | ||||
16,000-19,000 (8,500-10,999) lb | Doe | *MLP-R | ||||
20,000+ (11,000+) lb | Doe | *MLP-B | ||||
Buck Lactation, daughter’s awards | Buck | *BMLP- | from 3 daughters | |||
Registry of Merit | ||||||
Doe or Ewe | *R | |||||
Buck or Ram | *BR | His offspring are nice size and conformation for coming easily into the world | ||||
Breed Leader (specific to each type of milk test, and also BL title if they are a *R) must be in Top level milk, butterfat, protein, somatic cell, lactation length or Lifetime | ||||||
Milk Volume | *BLM | |||||
Butterfat | *BLMF | |||||
Protein | *BLMPr | |||||
Somatic Cell Count | *BLMC | |||||
Lifetime | *BLLP | |||||