Genetic Evaluation Fee Structure

Status Codes on Bulls

Active Description Status Staus Explanation Subject to NAAB
Status Fees Subject to CDCB
AI Service Fees Published on
Industry Lists
Yes Semen is actively marketed A Proven bull with daughters in the USA Yes Yes Yes
Yes F Proven bull with daughters abroad, <0% in the US Yes Yes Yes
Yes G Genomic bull with no daughters Yes Yes Yes
Yes Semen is available but not marketed P Bull is not on industry lists Yes
No Semen is not available anymore I (I)nactive bull, collection and semen sales have ceased
No Semen is not collected yet C Young bull, semen is not (c)ollected yet
No Semen was never collected N Bull is for (n)atural mating, not AI

Costs to Enroll a Bull in DCR Database

These fees are charged by National Association of Animal Breeders.

Service Application Fee Annual Fee When Applied
DCR participant application $25 - One-time fee at start of agreement
Allocation of a stud code $500 per code $125 per code Application fee due at time of application. Annual fees invoiced at the start of the calendar year.
Allocation of a marketing code $500 per code $125 per code Application fee due at time of application. Annual fees invoiced at the start of the calendar year.
New NAAB coded added to the database $5 per code - One-time fee after adding new code for each individual bull
Active bull status (A,F,G) $17 per bull - After each tri-annual genetic evaluation