Indiana Administrative Code
Title 375 - INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Article 2 - INDIANA DAIRY EXPORT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Rule 1 - Program Requirements
Section 1-2 - Eligibility requirements for grading

(a) Only bovine females of a dairy breed over 4 months of age which show no evidence of beef type crossbreeding shall be eligible for grading under 55 IAC 5.

(b) A female born in a multiple birth with a bull shall not be eligible for grading unless she has had a calf or has been examined by a veterinarian and pronounced pregnant.

(c) Any animal which has been altered, disguised or otherwise misrepresented to conceal defects to make it appear to be of greater value than it is shall not be eligible for grading.

(d) DHIR and DHI milk and butterfat production records, if such are available, shall accompany animals which are to be graded. Non-official DHI records which are a part of the national DHI program (including owner-sampler) properly identified may be used. The producer of animals shall verify by his signed statement as to the accuracy of all production, breeding and identification records, and any other information required to be furnished by him to the department.

(e) To be eligible for grading, the animal shall be identified with an official alpha numeric ear tag or by registration papers of the appropriate purebred dairy cattle registry association.