In 2024 the AWA amended registers and their definitions in the bylaws to reflect the distinct Wagyu breeds more accurately.
Due to programming constraints, these have not yet been implemented for animals registered within the ABRI ILR2 system. However, you will notice that animals within Helical are now reflecting the new register structure. As we progress developments within Helical and begin to complete all registrations through the Helical database, we will only be assigning animals to the new registers as listed in the bylaws.
The old registers (Currently still reflected in the ABRI ILR2 registration database and public database) are as per below:
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Herdbook register: The breeding register for all Fullblood and Purebred animals which have successfully verified to a registered sire and registered dam.
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Content register: The breeding register for Wagyu influenced animals which are not eligible for Herdbook registration. Animals are eligible for content registration based on parent verification results, or from results obtained from a Content Wagyu Test (CWT).
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Slaughter unregistered: Animals must be sire and or/dam verified and are to be used for slaughter purposes only. As such, no progeny of animals recorded as Slaughter unregistered are eligible for registration.
The new registers as listed in the bylaws and reflected in Helical are:
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Japanese Black: The breeding register for all Japanese Black wagyu animals. This includes AuWA tested and registered animals as well as Japanese Black animals registered with a Recognised Wagyu Registry Organisation. Animals in the Japanese black register can be registered as Fullblood and Purebred, as well as grades 0 through to 4, with a requirement that all Fullblood, purebred, grade 4 and 3 Japanese black animals must be Black in colour.
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Akaushi: The breeding register for all Akaushi animals. This includes AuWA tested and registered animals as well as Akaushi animals registered with a Recognised Wagyu Registry Organisation. Animals in the Akaushi register can be registered as Fullblood and Purebred, as well as grades 0 through to 4, with a requirement that all Fullblood, purebred, grade 4 and 3 Akaushi animals must be red in colour.
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Composite Cross: The breeding register for animals that have pedigree influence from both Japanese Black and Akaushi animals. As Japanese Black and Akaushi are regarded as two distinct breeds, and as such, progeny from black animals mated to red animals or vice versa are to be registered as Composite Cross animals to give recognition that they result from the breeding of separate lines of cattle. The coat colour of Composite cross animals should be Red or black, unless the animal has had a coat colour DNA test to validate the dilution gene.
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Slaughter Register: The non-breeding register to register animals in for the purpose of data collection and recording. To be eligible for slaughter registration, animals must have DNA testing and verify to any parents nominated at time of registration. Animals in the slaughter registry are for commercial use only and are not to be used for breeding purposes. As such, no progeny of slaughter unregistered animals is eligible for registration.
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Animals registered in these Registers are recorded based on their DNA parentage verification or as registered with recognised Wagyu Registry Organisations. These include the American Akaushi Association, American Wagyu Association and the Japanese Wagyu Registry – Zenwa. Animals recorded from recognised Breed Registry Organisations are denoted with the letters PED at the start of their unique animals identifier, denoting that they are Pedigree Animals. The unique Animal ID from the source Wagyu Registry Organisation follows the letters PED in the Animal Identifier.