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considered a purebred Braunvieh bull, and his progeny were calculat- ed on a classified percentage of the bull being 100 percent Braunvieh blood. Therefore, those progeny were getting an AGM that was diluted by 3.1 percent. When this persists for multiple generations, the AGM of purebred Braunvieh cattle has been lowered in some cases to less than 82 percent or even less than 80 percent. Adding onto this, the BAA Board eventually plans to raise the 82 percent minimum to 86 percent. This will occur at a later date when the percentages can be reviewed in the registry to determine if it is feasible for the majority of those purebred cattle to make that adjustment. The board has also taken action to eliminate the 1/8 minimum for Beef

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have a how-to video in DigitalBeef that closely covers how to do the assessment online. However, be on the lookout for new video tutorials coming soon! Builder animals, changing it to a 20 percent AGM minimum (which would have been 25 percent on the old, classified percentages) due to lack of participation (fewer than 10 head per year). In conclusion, by using an 82 percent AGM minimum for pure- bred consideration as well as raising the minimum AGM to 20 percent Braunvieh blood for Beef Builders, the board believes they are actually raising the standards for purebred Braunvieh cattle in the registry. If you have any questions sur- rounding these changes, we encour- age you to reach out to your board. BAA staff will strive to help you understand these changes, as they are new to us as well. BW

change will still be eligible for registry as such until Dec. 31, 2022. Again, you may need to notify the office in this case. If you run into issues, we can help make the appropriate ad- justments. Last, we will go over the “why” of this percentage change. Per BAA Board action, the AGM of 82 percent switch was made to increase the real percentage of Braunvieh blood in the purebred Braunvieh registry. Using the past “traditional” classified per- centages, used by most breeds, there is a dilution of actual Braunvieh blood in every purebred animal that is not actually 100 percent genetic makeup with the BAA. For example, a 15/16 (93.75 per- cent) Braunvieh bull was previously

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