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National Association of Animal Breeders
Trusted Standards. Proven Industry Leadership.
For over 80 years, NAAB has helped unify the dairy and beef breeding industry through trusted data standards, coding systems, and Certified Semen Services (CSS) oversight. Together, NAAB and CSS provide the databases, audit programs, and industry resources that support genetic progress, semen quality, sire health, and confidence across the breeding supply chain.
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Member & Allied Organizations Worldwide
Join our global network - advancing the future of dairy and beef breeding.
Join the organizations shaping international data standards, coding systems, and best practices that drive consistency, trust, and progress across the industry.
Membership Application View Current MembersWorld Map of NAAB Members
How to Apply for NAAB Codes
Whether you manage semen production or market qualifying sires, NAAB’s coding systems help ensure consistency across breeding records, reporting, and industry databases. Choose the code application that matches your business structure.
Apply for a Stud Location Code
For semen production and processing organizations requiring an official NAAB-ICAR identifier used for traceability and uniform coding.
Stud Code Guidelines & ApplicationApply for a Marketing Code
For qualifying marketing organizations and controller-linked businesses requiring a standardized NAAB identifier for cross reference and uniform code usage.
Marketing Code Guidelines & ApplicationAdvancing Confidence Through Evolving Audit Standards
Certified Semen Services continues to strengthen industry self-regulation through rigorous audit programs focused on semen identification, semen quality control, and sire health. This featured space can spotlight evolving minimum requirements, management guidelines, participant resources, or important compliance updates that support consistency across AI organizations.
Explore CSS ResourcesNAAB 30th Technical Conference on Artificial Insemination and Reproduction
September 16 - 18, 2026
Conference speakers will review scientific developments in semen evaluation, production, collection and health, as well as presentations on bull management and other relevant topics.
View More DetailsNAAB 80th Annual Meeting
August 25, 2026
The NAAB Annual Meeting welcomes the AI industry's top management, staff members, members of NAAB member boards of directors, other leaders in the livestock industry.
NAAB/CSS Board Meeting
Meetings are held for both the NAAB and CSS Boards several times each year.
Award Recipients
Award Recipients
- 2025 Research Award Dr. George E. Liu
- 2025 Distinguished Service Award Dr. Charles E. Brown II
- 2025 Member Director Award Bobby Robertson
- 2025 Pioneer Award Charles "Charlie" Will
Articles by NAAB
Articles by NAAB
- Kallie Hill Awarded 2026 NAAB Doak Graduate Fellowship July 21, 2026 NAAB is pleased to announce that Kallie Hill has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 NAAB Doak Graduate Fellowship.
- NAAB Seeks International Program Director January 29, 2026 NAAB is looking for someone with a passion for the cattle breeding industry that will help the Association by directing international programs and activities, as well as search for new opportunities that will benefit member organizations and foster continued industry growth globally.
- 2025 NAAB Research Award Recipient October 7, 2025 The National Association of Animal Breeders is proud to recognize Dr. George E. Liu, Research Biologist at the Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, for his outstanding contributions to the field of bioinformatics and animal genomics as the NAAB 2025 Research Recipient.