Published in Scientific Papers. Series D. Animal Science, Vol. LXIV, Issue 1
Written by Ioan Teodor GOCIMAN, Gheorghe Emil MĂRGINEAN, Stelian BĂRĂITĂREANU, Mirela Aurora CĂRĂTUȘ, Livia VIDU
The Herdbook is the tool for the genetic progress of Aberdeen Angus cattle, which aims to improve the performance of the breed in Romania. The specific activities of the Herdbook are performed by the Romanian Aberdeen Angus Association in accordance with the legal provisions in force and according to ICAR - International Committee for Animal Recording. The centralization, storage and evaluation of all information for Aberdeen Angus cattle in Romania enrolled in the breeding program is done only in the software “BIDAA - Informatic Database of Aberdeen Angus”. The Herdbook represents a database of ascendants, contemporaries and descendants of Aberdeen Angus cattle in Romania. Logistics and permanent monitoring for the issuance of Pedigree’s, creating a database with D.N.A. of breeding bulls for verifying/establishing the identity, cattle ancestry, calculating estimated breeding values, realization type classification, authorization of the bulls and other activities to achieve the goals of the Romanian Aberdeen Angus Breeding Program.
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