Cost of the program is $3.00 per calf assessed at the time of first weight submission, whether first weight is a birth or weaning weight. To enroll in Beef Improvement Records you will need to obtain an enrollment
form by contacting the Performance Programs department at 816-383-5100 or
click here.
Once the enrollment form is received via fax or mail (signature is required on file), you will receive a preprinted calving and weaning report.
If dams are not listed on this report (purchased, young replacement heifer or commercial dam), you may write those in the blank spaces provided
at the end of the calving and weaning report form. Commercial dams require a herd ID and birth date. Commercial sires need only a herd ID. If
submitting data online, new dams can be added by clicking the box 'Get Dam by Herd ID.' If members of your family or business associates have
cattle that run in the same herd, these cattle can be ratioed together and processed in the same contemporary groups by using 'main' and
'secondary' codes. One code will need to be designated as the main code. The others will be assigned as secondaries. The cattle in each herd
will retain their rightful ownership. All performance data will be submitted by the main code and will be returned to the main code address.
Indicate the secondary codes on the enrollment form.
Data Submission
The records submitted to the Association include breeding, calving, weaning and yearling performance, as well as carcass data and ultrasound measurements if available. Program participants can submit performance records three primary ways: electronically with the use of the Internet or with Angus Information Management Software (AIMS), or on paper via conventional mail. If producers are interested in submitting and/or viewing their data via the Internet, they can access the information through AAA Login at
www.angusonline.org
Submitting electronic data. The Internet and AIMS are more efficient ways to use AAA Performance Programs. Both AIMS and AAA Login offer you the most current information on your herd and eliminate the "paper shuffle."