Registration Update In an effort to simplify data collection and improve service, breeders simply need to review their inventory and identify those animals that have been disposed. The remaining females on inventory will automatically be enrolled if a disposal code is not included. This change is designed to reduce the paperwork required of WHE herds and enhance the level of complete reporting. A new addition to the report is the ability to capture heifer pregnancy data. All non-disposed yearling heifers now appear at the end of the enrolment listing, and breeders wishing to participate in heifer pregnancy work can enter either a disposal code, or a breeding code and resulting pregnancy test result. Heifers kept as replacement females can be enrolled as per the enclosed fee schedule. As before, WHE breeders can submit all data and register and transfer offspring born to WHE cows during the enrolment year. Complete herd data submitted through the WHE program will continue to be sent to the genetic evaluation and will be the driving force behind EPDs for the Limousin breed.
Lim-Flex™ Quick Guide:
► Percentage Limousin cattle that contain between 37.5% and 75% of Limousin blood and 25% to 62.5% Angus or Red Angus blood, are called Lim-Flex®.
► All percentage Limousin cattle registration rules and requirement for registration also apply in order to register an animal as a Lim-Flex®
► Lim-Flex® animals will be assigned a registration number with CXM or CXF as its prefix for all Canadian Lim-Flex®
►The certificate of registration for Lim-Flex® animals resembles the traditional “percentage certificates”, with the exception that it has the Lim-Flex® certification mark on the bottom left corner of the paper.
►Lim-Flex® animals registered with NALF are subject to qualification verification before being admitted in the Canadian Herdbook and do not automatically qualify.
►Registration costs for Lim-Flex® animals are the same as other Limousin cattle registrations, with the options of o   Enrolling the dam on the Whole Herd Enrollment (WHE) for $25/year, entitling to a single calf or natural twins registration, first transfer of calf born to enrolled female and transfer of the female in the same year. It also includes performance information in the International Genetic Evaluations Or o   Fees of $60 per registration, $20 per transfer
►As recognizing Lim-Flex® is new in Canada, a grace period is in effect o   Herds that participate to WHE have the opportunity to enroll additional females for the current year until the end of 2009 without penalty o   Herds that are not on WHE, but wish to become enrolled in order to register Lim-Flex®, have the opportunity to do so until the end of 2009. Established deadlines will be application for consequent years. o   Breeders who registered percentage cattle prior to June 1, 2009 that meet the Lim-Flex® criteria, have the option to return their “orange” registration paper for a free update of Lim-Flex® certification / paper. Updates will be free until December 31, 2009. o   Breeders who registered percentage cattle prior to June 1, 2009 that meet the Lim-Flex® criteria, but request the update after January 1, 2010, will be subject to the certificate update charge (currently at $2).
Download the  Lim-Flex™ Quick Guide and additional information
Information sur les animaux Lim-Flex® en français.