Total Herd Reporting

The IBBA Total Herd Reporting (THR) system is designed to improve the collection of performance information on all active animals in the breed.

Rather than the traditional calf-based registration fee structure that discourages the reporting of complete contemporary group information, THR uses an inventory-based fee structure or annual assessment charged on all reproductively mature animals. THR requires the reporting of annual production and performance records on all cattle within a herd with the responsibility of selecting calves worthy of registration remaining with the breeder.

Total Herd Reporting will yield:

• increased quality due to complete reporting and will improve the reliability of EPDs on all IBBA cattle by removing the effects of reporting bias
• improved customer service as no extra fee for calf transfers will ensure more complete reporting of transfers
• new selection tools making it possible to estimate fertility and survivability EPDs and to calculate herd-average reproduction and production management measures

... all resulting from the complete reporting of data.

To learn more about Brangus Total Herd Reporting, contact the IBBA for more information.