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numbers of sheep each association annually registered. These
associations, instead, relied on a breeder to provide accurate
information in the registration application submitted to the
association.
At each of the three breed associations, the registration
process is substantially the same. In general, a breeder must
first submit a completed registration application form for the
individual sheep. The completed application will include the
breeder's name, the breeder's identification number for the sheep
(i.e., tag number), the sheep's date of birth and sex, and
pertinent information as to its sire and dam (primarily their
respective association registration numbers). Association
personnel would then review the completed application and verify
the information provided on the sheep's ancestry against the
association's records. If the registration application was
approved, then the association assigned the sheep a registration
number, made appropriate entries in the association's records,
and issued a registration certificate for that sheep to the
breeder. No other sheep registered with the association would
have the same registration number, as each registration number
was assigned sequentially in chronological order, when the
application for that sheep had been approved and a registration
certificate was to be issued.
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