Each herdbook registered animal receives an original and individual certificate of his/her ancestry, extending back three generations.
Requirements for Imports: Females: 3 generation pedigree certificate from country of origin Males: DNA profile for all males plus 3 generation pedigree certificate from country of origin
As part of the one island disease strategy Johnes testing will become part of the Red Tractor Scheme in Northern Ireland from 2020. 80% of herds in Northern Ireland are in this quality assurance scheme.
This is a cost-effective mechanism to verify the sire of the offspring in cases where two or more breeding bulls are left run with the herd. This test will provide a sire check and genomic value for the female progeny.
Independent Milk Laboratories (IML) to BVD test and store IHFA breeders BVD tissue tags for two years which can then be used for further testing.
