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• The American Chianina Association is pleased to announce the addition of Tanner & Samantha Winter to the ACA.

      Tanner has been hired as the Director of Marketing and Performance Programs. Tanner is a native of Lubbock, Texas, and received his Masters Degree in Animal Science from Texas A&M University while earning his BS degree in Animal Science also from Texas A&M and his Associates Degree from Clarendon College, Clarendon, Texas. Tanner's experience includes Assistant Livestock Judging Team coach at Texas A&M, Feed Rep for Sunglo Feeds, Coordinator of Competitive Events at the San Antonio Livestock Show and manager for Wintex Farms in Lubbock, Texas. Tanner also set a national record for oral reasons in 2007 while at Texas A&M. Tanner has an extensive background in hybrid/composite breeding systems and relating their value to commercial producers.
      Tanner is a valuable addition to our ACA staff. Tanner's education, livestock judging experience and strong family livestock background have prepared him for the challenges of today's composite/hybrid-geared beef business and will be a great asset in promoting the Chianina breed. Tanner will relocate to Platte City with his wife, Samantha, who will also be joining the ACA staff as the Administrative/Membership Services Coordinator.
      Samantha is a native of Iowa and attended Black Hawk East College, received her BS degree in Animal Science from Western Illinois University and earned her Masters Degree in Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication from Texas A&M University.
      Samantha's strong livestock background includes member of the Black Hawk East Livestock Judging Team, Western Illinois University Livestock Judging Team, chairman of the Western Illinois University Performance Tested Bull Sale and a member of the Texas A&M Saddle & Sirloin Club.
      The ACA is very fortunate to have these two outstanding individuals join our staff. Their first day will be August. 16.

• Junior National Results are now available. Click here to go to the AJCA Show Results Page. Also, the show photographer, Cindy Cagwin-Johnston, can be contacted at 217-452-3051 or at cagwinjohnston@casscom.com.

• New ACA Sale Policy on Genetic Abnormalities

The ACA requires animals consigned to ACA sponsored sales to be tested for known genetic abnormalities, as identified by the ACA Board of Directors, if they are suspect for one or more of these genetic abnormalities. A suspect animal has a sire or dam (or both) that have tested positive as a carrier of one or more known genetic abnormalities.  If carrier status of one or both parents is unknown and one or more ancestors have been identified as a carrier of known genetic abnormalities, the animal in question will be considered suspect for known genetic abnormalities. Any suspect animal with unknown carrier status for the known genetic abnormalities on sale day will not be able to sell.  The sales management is responsible for publishing test results in the sale catalog and/or announcing test results for carrier status for known genetic abnormalities from the auction block sale day.

The ACA recognizes PHA, TH, AM and NH as known genetic abnormalities in which the ACA requires tests for.