SA Stud Book / SA Stamboek

The SA Agricultural Union supported the establishment of a General Stud Book for South Africa as far back as 1903, due to the need for a structured method to keep track of the pedigrees of pure bred animals of different species and breeds in South Africa. On 15 Augustus 1905, the SA Stud Book Association was formally instituted during a conference of the colonial stud breeders societies in Bloemfontein. The SA Stud Book and Animal Improvement Association became a full member of the International Committee for Animal Recording (ICAR) in September 1997. During this time SA Stud Book was, responsible for, among others, the management, development and maintenance of the livestock improvement database, which contains more than 50 million animal records. SA Stud Book obtained the right to use ICARs special stamp of quality on its records and publications in early 2007, after passing an inspection of its systems and procedures in 2006. Services rendered by SA Stud Book include; To assi...