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ZHB and Breed Society Compliance Many members are not compliant with the Rules and Regulations of Zimbabwe Herd Book
as well as those of their Breed Societies. To strengthen the integrity of ZHB, its Breed Societies and database, all members should ensure their records are up-to-date at ZHB, all outstanding queries have been attended to and resolved and that all annual levies have been remitted. Follow links below for a summary of Breeder requirements and detailed notes in the Members Guide for your review and information. Contact ZHB at [email protected] or your Breed Society or fellow breeders for further clarification and assistance. |
Links to useful ZHB documents and templates BREEDPLAN BreedCodes ZHB Template ZHB Birth Notifications Excel template file ZHB Mating List and Days to Calving Excel template file ZHB Weights and Cancellations Excel template file ZHB Breeder Requirements Course Notes 2022 PowerPoint file 'Control and treatment of Theileriosis to reduce cattle deaths' Prof John Lawrence (published in Livestock Today Dec 2021). |
Setting Up Calving Year in BreedPlan In the instance where a breeder has not defined a ‘Calving Year’ in BreedPlan, animals are treated as distinct groups within a Calendar Year, e.g. 2021 born calves, and ident of all calves starts with year of birth, i.e. ‘21’. This typically applies to year-round calving. For breeders with a calving season that extends over the calendar year, for example, calving from September to March, provision can be made in BreedPlan to identify these animals as being in the same calving contemporary group. This will avoid splitting the contemporary group in genetic analyses according to calendar year. To cater for this, we firstly require you to confirm your Calving Year. For example, with a calving season extending from September to March, then a Calving Year can be defined as April to March. Then all calves born from 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022 will be given the same Year of Birth in their Ident, that is 21-NNNNHDL. Kindly advise your Calving Year so that we can make necessary edits to BreedPlan to cater for your calving seasons. To do so, email: [email protected] |
Internet Solutions Internet Solutions is a web based service developed by the It enables breeders to access detailed information instantly, about registered animals, sale and semen catalogues,
and to exchange information with their Breed Society and access a suite of
BREEDPLAN-related tools and services. Click HERE to access BreedPlan Reports Online Scroll right down to find country 'ZIM' then select your Breed. Contact the ZHB office if you need your ID and Password. Click Animal Enquiry for your Breed; Click Download Files; Input your Member ID and Password in the appropriate fields (If this is your first time accessing the service you will be asked to go back and create a new password); Once you’ve signed in, you can download reports generated from BreedPlan such as EBVs, Levy Lists. See also our BREEDS page for more info. HerdMASTER Users - Importing EBVs to your on-farm Software After downloading the GROUPEBV.DAT file from your society’s database, you can import it to your own HerdMaster database. NB Before making any major changes to your data, prepare a backup! In HerdMaster, go to Utilities>Import>ABRI Imports>EBVS; Select the downloaded GROUPEBV.DAT file and click open; Wait for the import to finish. A report of which EBVs failed to be imported will be generated after the import. |
LRF Real-time Ultrasound (RTU) scanning services See what your live animals look like under their hides! Email [email protected] or call ZHB on +263 77 412 2660 if you are interested in future RTU scanning exercises in Zimbabwe. Why do RTU scanning? Click here to see a video demo and find out more Reasons to do RTU:
Traits measured:
Click HERE for more details from the LRF website. Costs are based on number of animals, plus travel and accommodation costs |
Click HERE to download the LRF Tech Services Newsletter March 2023 Click HERE to download March 2023 edition of LRF-Breedplan Magazine Click HERE to download the ZHB Chairman's Newsletter Feb 2023 Click HERE to download the Breed Society Reports Feb 2023 Click HERE to download the ZHB December 2022 Newsletter Announcement by Dept of Veterinary Services
14 April 2022 Click HERE to download the Dec 2022 ZFU Magazine Click HERE to download the Oct 2022 LRF-BREEDPLAN Newsletter Click HERE to download the Livestock Registering Federation (LRF) Technical Services News July 2022 |