DIRECTIONS

FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION SEE NACA RULES & BYLAWS.
FOR FEES SEE TRANSMITTAL FORM.

This form (above) is used to record cattle with NACA. ( A different form is used to register bulls by visual inspection, contact the office if you need one.) You may wish to make a copy of this application foryour records before mailing it. Please check your registration certificates carefully when you receive them back. Errors made by NACA staff are corrected at no charge for 30 days. Errors discovered after 30 days, or made by the breeder, require a correction fee. Original registration certificates mustbe returned for correction. If this application is complete and correct, your completed work should be mailed back to you in 3 working days or less.

SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED

The breeder of the animal(s) to be registered or computed should sign the form, and their name and number should appear at the top right. The second signature line is for the owner of the sire(s), if it is not the same party. In the case of a cow purchased bred, the bull's service and bull owner's signature should have already been recorded with NACA on the transfer form, and it is not necessary for them to sign a second time on the registration application.

BRAND & TATTOO REQUIREMENTS

This information is intended as a convenient reference, and does not supercede the current Rules & Bylaws. Consult your handbook for more information. The animal to be registered must be branded or tattooed before the application is submitted. If both a brand and tattoo are used, they must be the same, except the first letter denoting percentage is not required in the tattoo when a number brand is also used. Cattle are individually identified by standard numerals and letters of the owner's choice, 

  Except - Pureblood Cattle: The letter P may be used as the first symbol but is not required. Percentage Cattle:  The first symbol is required as follows -  A = 1/2. B = 3/4, C = 7/8.

Brand & Tattoo Locations
First, use the letter "R" for right, "L" for left, "B" for both.

Then, use the letter "E" for ear (tattoo), "S" for shoulder. "R" for ribs, "H" for hip.

Example:  27 BE means the animal is tattooed 27 in both ears.

27 RS means the animal is branded 27 on its right shoulder.

LINE 1: DAM AND SIRE INFORMATION

Box 1 Dam's brand or tattoo and location. If she has both, use number brand.

Box 2 Dam's NACA registration number. If the cow is not NACA-registered, leave blank.

Box 3 Dam's breed configuration. If she is NACA-registered, put her Corriente percentage as
stated on her registration certificate. If she is unregistered, describe her. Example: grade
cow, Longhorn cow, etc. If the cow is Corriente but non-registered, the calf will not inherit any
Corriente blood from her, nor will Corriente be stated in her description on the calf's pedigree.

Box 4 Disposal Code. If you wish to dispose this cow after recording this calf, fill in the appropriate disposal code. If the cow is still in the herd, leave blank. See 'Disposal Code' box.

Box 5 Sire(s) brand or tattoo and location. If he has both, use the number brand. If there are
multiple sires, list them in the same order as their registration numbers in Box 6.

Box 6 Sire or Sires registration number(s).

LINE 2: INFORMATION FOR ANIMAL BEING REGISTERED OR COMPUTED

Box 7 Calf's permanent ID. Write the number and location of the calf's tattoo and/or number brand.

Box 8 Calf's holding brand. If you have placed a holding brand on the calf, draw it in box 8. This will be used to draw your brand on the registration certificate, so please give a good
representation of your brand. Leave blank if no holding brand was applied.

Box 9 Holding brand location. RH = right hip, LR = left rib, etc.

Box 10 Date of Birth. (MM/DD/YY) You must provide a complete date.

Box 11 Sex of calf. C = Cow (heifer), B = Bull, S = Steer

Box 12 Percent Corriente. Write the Corriente percentage of the calf to be recorded.

Box 13 Calf's name. Maximum 28 spaces. Standard letters and numerals only.

Box 14 Calf's disposal code, leave blank if the animal is still in the herd. See'Disposal Code' box.

Box 15 Number born. 1 = single birth, 2 = twin.

Box 16 Mating Type. 2 = Natural Service, 1 = Artificial Insemination, 3 = Embryo Transfer

Box 17 Registration Type. R = Register, T = Register & Transfer, C = Compute only*

LINE 3: TRANSFER ON ENTRY

Complete only if the animal is to be registered and also transferred to a new owner. Leave blank if breeder and owner are the same.

*COMPUTEONLY

If your registered cow has produced a calf which you don't intend to register, you may still record it with NACA. The calf will then appear on the cow's lifetime production record, and go into the herd book as progeny of the bull. When kept up to date, this is a very useful tool for analyzing and documenting fertility and productivity. Also, a computed animal may be upgraded to registration later if it meets the requirements, and by remitting the registration fee for its age at that time.

DISPOSAL CODES

1 aborted/premature calf

2 stillborn calf

3 died at birth - defect

4 died at birth - other

5 born alive, died before weaning - disease

6 born alive, died before weaning - other

7 died after weaning - disease

8 died after weaning - other

9 died - age

10 culled - physical defect

11 culled - fertility

12 culled - performance

13 culled - temperament

14 culled - age

15 other (including sold without papers)