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BLU has retained the services of ASR (Associated Sheep Registries). Please read the instructions below, fill out all appropriate forms for sheep registrations and transfers, and send them to:

ASSOCIATED SHEEP REGISTRIES (ASR)
P.O. Box 51, 222 Main Street
Milo, IA  50166
Telephone:  641-942-6402
Fax:  641-942-6502

Make all checks or money orders payable to BLU; please do not send cash.

If you have any questions or problems with your registrations, transfers, or pedigrees, don’t hesitate to contact the Registry Admin, Kris Barndt using the Contact Form or call by phone. We are here to help in any way we can. ASR can also be contacted directly at 641-942-6402. They can assist you with any changes that need to be made to your pedigrees.

How to Register and Transfer Sheep

First, it is necessary to print out and read our RULES FOR REGISTRATION. This will explain all of our rules and procedures for registration and transfers. This PDF link is repeated again in the numbered lists below.
RulesForRegistration.pdf

Below is a list of forms you will need. Click on the PDF links to print out the necessary forms and mail to ASR at the address above (or printed at the top of each form). It is important to fill out and include ASR’s WORK ORDER for all transactions; this form lets ASR know what work you need completed, and includes a schedule of fees.

PROCEDURES & FORMS NEEDED

To Register sheep you will need:

1. Rules for Registration – BLU requirements for registration
   RulesForRegistration.pdf
2. Work Order
   WorkOrderForm2012.pdf
3. Application for Registration form
   RegistrationForm.pdf

To Transfer sheep you will need:

1. Rules for Registration
   RulesForRegistration.pdf
2. Work Order
   WorkOrderForm2012.pdf
3. Pedigree(s) of sheep being transferred

To Register and Transfer sheep at the same time you will need:

1. Rules for Registration – BLU requirements for registration
   RulesForRegistration.pdf
2. Work Order
   WorkOrderForm2012.pdf
3. Pedigree(s) of sheep being transferred
4. Application for Registration form
   RegistrationForm.pdf

Please note: Both the registration fee and the transfer fee must be paid at the same time.

To Register sheep born of a sire that you did not own (borrowed or leased ram) you will need:

1. Rules for Registration – BLU requirements for registration
   RulesForRegistration.pdf
2. Work Order
   WorkOrderForm2012.pdf
3. Certificate of Breeding form
   CertificateofBreeding.pdf
4. Application for Registration form
   RegistrationForm.pdf

To Register sheep born from artificial insemination you will need:

1. Rules for Registration – BLU requirements for registration
   RulesForRegistration.pdf
2. Work Order
   WorkOrderForm2012.pdf
3. Certificate of Artificial Insemination Breeding
   CertificateofAIBreeding.pdf
4. Application for Registration form
   RegistrationForm.pdf

To register ram semen imported from another country you will need:

1. Rules for Registration – BLU requirements for registration
   RulesForRegistration.pdf
2. Work Order
   WorkOrderForm2012.pdf
3. Imported Semen Registration Form
   ImpSemenRegistrationForm.pdf
4. Importation papers for semen (original copy of USDA Form 17-135)

Clarification:

Work Order – Must accompany ALL work sent to ASR.

Application for Registration – Form to enter the information on sheep you wish to register. Refer to Rules for Registration before completing.

Certificate of Breeding – Must accompany registration form when you are registering sheep sired by a ram that you did not own at the time of breeding.

Certificate of Artificial Insemination Breeding – Certification that all artificial insemination procedures (including embryo transplant) are done in full compliance with USDA rules, and affidavit of technician doing the work.

Imported Semen Registration Form – Ram semen from another country, used to breed BFL ewes in the BLU Registry, must be registered with a ram name and affidavit of proper USDA protocols being met for that importation, in order to register lambs born of that semen.