FAQ's
Frequently Asked Questions
Animal Registrations
Depends on the workload in the office. If you need something completed please call the office.
WHE fee of $28 +tax includes the registration of the dam’s calf for the year enrolled and the first transfer.
Papers on deceased animals can be disposed of.
CCA By-Laws state that the seller must transfers animals within six months. The issue must be settled between the buyer and seller.
The owner of the dam at the time of birth is the breeder who can register the calf.
Membership and Services
A mandatory subscription to the Banner for all breeders was passed as a by-law at an annual meeting. The Banner is a key communication tool to inform and educate our members.
Membership to your Provincial Association was passed as a by-law at an annual meeting by the members of the association.
CCA Memberships are due January 1 of every year.
EPD
Expected Progeny Difference. EPDs are a selection tool that provides estimates of the genetic value an animal will pass on to its progeny. EPDs provide a genetic description of an animal for the traits analyzed by the Canadian Charolais Association. EPDs are a useful tool for both purebred and commercial cattlemen.
EPDs separate the effects of genetics and environment.
EPDs have been around since the early 1970s.
Birth weight, weaning weight, yearling weight, milk, total maternal, calving ease, carcass weight, rib eye area, fat, lean yield and marbling.
Online Users
Request a Username and Password from the CCA office and go to: http://online.charolais.com/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fdefault.aspx
- Passwords are case sensitive.
- Overdue accounts are locked and cannot be accessed online.
- After 3 attempts to log in your account will be locked for 10 minutes
- Call the CCA office with any questions
- After logging into your account click on:
- My Herd
- My Inventory
- Click on the blue hyperlink UPDATE
- Enter the sire, date, breeding code of 100 Exposed, etc
- Click ADD BREEDING
- The breeding event will then display in the blue table above
- If correct, click SAVE
- After logging into your account click on:
- My Herd
- Click on the blue hyperlink CALVING beside the cow you wish to enter the calf for
- Enter all the calving info and click SAVE
- After logging into your account click on:
- My Unregistered Calves
- Click on the blue hyper link VIEW beside the animal you wish to register
- Click REGISTER at the bottom
- Choose the Herd Book from the dropdown menu
- Click REGISTER
- A popup window will display the Registration #
- My Inventory
- After logging into your account click on:
- My Herd
- My Unregistered Calves
- Click on the blue hyper link VIEW beside the animal you wish to register
- Click REGISTER at the bottom
- Choose the Herd Book from the dropdown menu
- Click REGISTER
- A popup window will display the Registration #
Miscellaneous
DNA forms are generated specifically for the animal and must come from the CCA office.
- Walking sires must have DNA on file
- ALL AI sires, including semen from on-farm collection must be Parent Verified (Sire AND Dam)
- ALL Full French animals must be Parent Verified
- ET calves must be Parent Verified
- Donor Dams must have DNA on file
- Weaning weights should be taken when calves are between 140 and 270 days of age.
- Yearling weights should be taken between 300 and 430 days of age.
Management groups must contain at least 5 calves of one sex, born less than 90 days apart and be weighed within the designated age range.
