December 2025
A reminder that December data needs to be submitted by 12th December. No late data will be able to be accepted.
– There is no change to the January Run
– The PBB office will be closed from 20th December to 14th January
– The ABRI link will not be available from December. We encourage you to share the new public search link on your stud pages and make your commercial clients aware: Animals • Angus NZ
TACE December Enhancements:
There are no additional TACE evaluation enhancements to report this year for AngusNZ members.
– Our “Angus NZ Helical Support Hub” has a huge range of tipsheets and videos on all things Helical. Check it out Below –
– We wish you and your families a safe and happy holiday season
Registry Hot Tip
Can I register my calves before I DNA test them?
DNA testing and calves is a like the chicken and egg situation – What should you do first? There is no right or wrong way, as it depends on what suits your farming system. There are, however, important things to consider.
Scenario One – Registering your calves first.
A sire and dam need to be assigned to a calf in order for it to be registered. If registering a calf before DNA has been completed, you are required to put suggested parents before submitting calf registrations. Once DNA has been completed the results are automatically loaded into the system and parents update to match qualifying results.
Scenario Two – DNA completed before your calves are registered.
The calves herdbook numbers will have to be pre-empted for the DNA forms as this information needs to match the Angus database for the results to be eventually loaded. It is important to note that DNA results are not automatically loaded if done in this order.
Once you have registered your calves you will have to notify your DNA provider to have these results loaded into the system.
Importing Sires
When importing sires, it is important to make sure that the correct form is filled out and sent into the PBB Registry team along with ALL the documents listed on the form. Without the correct documents, the import process cannot begin.
Registration of Imported Animal
Recording Weights
Did you know there is also an Excel Template for recording weights? If you would like to try this way of recording instead of Internet Solutions, get in touch with us and we will pre-fill the excel before sending it out via email.
Registry Reminders
Calf registrations are open and due 31st May
Transfers are now open in Helical – don’t forget to transfer your sale animals – a late fee of $120 is payable by the vendor if the transfers are submitted after 120 days of the date of sale
As per feedback, the mating planner is now functional and can be found here:
Keep up to date with your recording by following the Registry Calendar.
Lisa, Sage and Rochelle
PBB Registry Team
E: registry@pbbnz.com
P: (06) 323 4484
www.angus.com/registry/