Here are the latest updates and reminders for 2012
Last Updated 4/30/2012
Fall Shows Hotel Information
American Royal - Hotel HeadquartersArgosy Casino & Hotel777 N.W. Argosy ParkwayRiverside, MO 64150(800) 270-7711 Ask for the AMAA block. Rate $99N.A.I.L.E. Maine-Anjou ShowComfort Inn & Suites Airport/Expo653 Phillips LaneLouisville, KY 40209(502) 375-2233Ask for the AMAA block. Rate $109
Reminder Maine-Anjou Genotyping and Discovery Project
We will need approximately 1,000 head in this research phase in order to validate marker effects.
You can find submission forms for this project on the left side of our homepage, titled “GeneSeek Submission Form”. All samples will be mailed to GeneSeek at the address given in the upper right corner of the submission form. Invoicing and payment will be handled through the AMAA office. If you are truly interested in moving this breed forward we highly encourage you to submit as many bulls as you can to this research project. Any questions please feel free to contact the AMAA office.
NEED TO REGISTER A MAINE-ANJOU (HIGHER PERCENTAGE) OR A MAINETAINER (LOWER PERCENTAGE), AND HAVE QUESTIONS? Please go to the link found at the left side of this homepage, titled “FAQ – Registration Information”. Also click on “Registration and Membership” then click on ‘How to Register’. Please read completely through each article, if you cannot find the answer to your question contact our office at maine@kc.rr.com
ALL MEMBERS (Adult and Junior) must be enrolled in either MAPP (Maine-Anjou Performance Program) or Breeders Choice at the time registrations are submitted. If you are not currently enrolled, or if you have questions regarding those programs, please click on the link found on the left side of this homepage, titled “MAPP Letter and Brochure”.
THANK YOU to the AMAA members currently enrolled in MAPP, for the timely response to your invoices in which your MAPP fees were billed. We appreciate your cooperation!
THE YEAR LETTER for calves born in 2011 is Y; the year letter for calves born in 2010 is X. By clicking on “Registration and Membership” (found at the left side of the homepage) and then clicking on ‘How to Register’, you will find a complete listing of years and year letters, for tattooing purposes.
QUESTIONS ON TATTOOING an animal? Please click on the link found on the left side of this homepage, titled “Registration and Membership” then click on the link, ‘Maine-Anjou Identification’. Note a herd prefix must be used in the animal’s tattoo; herd prefixes must be assigned through our office.
QUESTIONS on mating combinations, resulting percentages of progeny? Click on the link found on the left side of this homepage, titled “Registration and Membership” then click on the link ‘Upgrading Chart’.
LOOKING FOR A BULL’S Registration Number? We have a list of frequently used sires, at the link on the left, titled “Breed Information”. They are listed alphabetically by nickname.
TH/PHA Requirements: All donor dams and all bulls that have been collected MUST HAVE TH and PHA on file as well as parent verification before registrations on ET calves will be released. We are currently accepting TH and PHA results from the following labs: AgriGenomics, GeneSeek, Igenity, and PfizerPlease note GeneSeek now does parent-verification as well as all the genetic abnormality testing (you will find the Submission Form at the tab on the left side of our homepage, titled “GeneSeek Submission Form”). You can find submission forms/request for release forms for the other labs by clicking the tab titled “Genetic Abnormaility Information”. If you have TH and/or PHA results on any registered animals that have not yet been submitted to our office, please fax (816.431.9951) or email (maine@kc.rr.com) those results to us, to avoid delay on any registration work. You can find TH/PHA results on an animal (if our office has received that information) by clicking on ‘Search M-A Breed’ and keying in either the animal’s registration number or it’s name
PARENT VERIFICATION is required as well on all donor dams or bulls that have been collected. As stated above, you can obtain the Submission Form for GeneSeek lab on the left side of our homepage. GeneSeek accepts hair or semen. LOOKING FOR A MAINE-ANJOU MEMBER near your area? Click on the link (left side of homepage) titled “Association Information” then click on ‘Membership Listing’. The list is given by state.
‘SEARCH M-A BREED” will allow one to find an animal’s information; you will need either the animal’s registration number or it’s name.
NEED TO CONTACT our office? Staff listing is found at the link “Association Information”. Or you can use the general address maine@kc.rr.com if you’re not sure which staff member to contact.
AMAA Summer Office hours are: Monday – Thursday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. CDT Friday 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. CDT
