In September 2022, American Simmental Association (ASA) trustees and staff were notified of a concern regarding the Purebred Simbrah classification some animals received.
After some review, ASA determined that the programming logic in HerdBook Services from 2013 gave an animal a Purebred Simbrah classification where the classification should be Percentage Simbrah. After a board meeting and changes to the programmatic logic, ASA made the following provisions regarding the updated logic: “You may retain the purebred classification by meeting the requirements set out below or you may accept the classification from the 2022 Programing Logic.” The 2022 Programming Logic will classify these same animal records as Percentage Simbrah.
More information about the changes and understanding of the options can be found at simmental.org.
