Herd owners will make their own arrangements to enter the DHIR testing program through the AGS office, their state or chosen DHI Assoc. Upon receipt by the AGS office of an application to test, doe list and payment of the required fees, a herd will receive permission to test and be enrolled in the AGS DHIR program. Herds may begin testing any month of the year as soon as fees are paid and permission to test is received. Renewal fees are due Jan. 1 regardless of the month testing began the prior year. All does of a breed that are regular members of the herd that have ever freshened or will freshen during the year must be enrolled.
Owner weighs and records prior milking.
Repeat 1st and 2nd test procedures throughout lactation. Technician weighs and samples AM or PM, alternating each test period. This test is the same as AP except a time monitor is required. Owner weighs and records for the intervening months and sends barn sheets to their lab. Group - three or more owners testing each other s herd.