Membership Services Fees 

Membership Type

• LIFE member (one off fee for life)  – £650.00 exc. VAT
• FULL member (payable annually) – £65.00 exc. VAT
• Joining fee (one off fee for LIFE and FULL members.) – £43.00 exc. VAT
• ASSOCIATE member (not eligible for registration of cattle) – £27.00 No VAT
• INTERNATIONAL member (for persons domiciled outside of the UK. Not eligible for registration of cattle) – £27.00 NO VAT
• YOUNG RUBY member (for persons under 26 years of age) – £5.00 NO VAT
• Herd Prefix (one off fee for life. Required in order to register cattle) – £22.00 exc. VAT
• Transfer of ownership of pedigree registration of bull – £16.00 exc. VAT
• Transfer of ownership of pedigree registration of cow (includes any calves at foot up to 9 months of age) – £13.00 exc. VAT
• Transfer of ownership of pedigree bull or cow to a non-member- £50.00 exc. VAT
• Transfer of ownership of embryo – £11.00 exc. VAT
• DCBS Parentage Certificate for Export (required for export of semen, ova, embryos and live animals) – £10.00 exc. VAT
• DCBS Classification Scheme (visit and first 15 animals classified) – £137.98 exc. VAT
• DCBS Classification Scheme (for each animal classified subsequent to the first 15) – £9.21 exc. VAT
• DNA test/parentage check – £35.00 exc. VAT
• Printing of duplicate pedigree certificate to replace missing or un-returned certificates req for transfers – £3.50 exc. VAT

Cattle Registration Fees

The society recommends that all bull calves are birth notified within 0-6 months for the following reasons: 1) to keep the dam’s calving record complete, 2) to confirm the calf’s eligibility for entry into the herd book, and 3) to retain the option to apply for registration at a later date.

For Bull calves and breeding bulls

• Birth notification 0-6 months of age – £10.00 exc. VAT
• Birth notification Castrate calves 0-6 months of age- £5.00 exc. VAT
• Bull inspection (fee payable irrespective of outcome of inspection) Includes DNA test and registration for bulls passing inspection – £81.00 exc. VAT
• Birth notification of calf begot by Embryo Transfer (ET). Must be BN’d within 28 days of birth – £10.00 exc. VAT
• Administration fee for birth notified males submitted on paper(no fee for electronically submitted) – £4.17 exc. VAT

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For Female calves to be registered

The Society recommends that all females are registered within 0-3 months to avoid higher charges for later registration.

• Registration 0-3 months of age – £21.00 exc. VAT
• Registration 4-6 months of age –  £45.00 exc. VAT
• Late registration of calf not previously birth notified having a registered pedigree Sire AND Dam. Aged 7-24 months. Fee includes mandatory DNA test  –  £85.00 exc. VAT
• Administration fee for female registrations submitted on paper(no fee for electronically submitted) – £4.17 exc. VAT

For females registered by inspection:

Applying only to a) females who conform to the DCBS Standard of Excellence, by registered pedigree sire, out of unregistered dam or b) females 25 months of age and over, by registered pedigree sire, out of registered pedigree dam.

• Inspection visit. (inspection only applies to animals over 12 months of age. Fee payable irrespective of outcome of inspection) £70.00 exc. VAT
• Female by registered pedigree sire, out of unregistered dam, passing inspection, to be registered as F1 – Fee includes DNA parentage check £55.00 exc. VAT
• Female by registered pedigree sire, out of unregistered dam, passing inspection with her mother at the same time to be registered as F2 (the dam being F1) – Fee includes DNA parentage check £65.00 exc. VAT
• Female by registered pedigree sire and dam, aged 25 months or over, to be registered as F1 – Fee includes DNA parentage check £55.00 exc. VAT
• Female by registered pedigree sire and dam, aged 25 months or over, passing inspection with her mother at the same time to be registered F2 (the dam being F1) – Fee includes parentage check £65.00 exc. VAT

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Published by the Devon Cattle Breeders’ Society.  The DCBS reserve the right to amend this price list without notice.

The Devon Cattle Breeders’ Society is a charity and company limited by guarantee.  The majority of its income is derived from membership fees and cattle registrations.  This income enables the society to provide a range of benefits and services to its members some of which incur a fee, others of which are free.  Membership benefits and services can be summarised as follows:

Management & Support

The society’s Breed Secretary oversees the society’s statutory obligations, financial management and general administration for the society.   The Secretary’s office also provides advice and support to members.

Marketing

The society invests in a range of marketing activities such as attendance at multi-day Shows, PR and advertising activity in the farming and food media, production of a bi-annual breed brochure, and web marketing for both breed and beef.  The society also provides travel grants to members showing cattle at designated shows, and awards a Young Rubies Bursary.

Breed Improvement

The society keeps abreast of the latest developments in the industry and runs a number of breed improvement initiatives such as the DCBS classification scheme and a range of members’ events.

Annual Society Show and Sale – Spring and Autumn

Each year in March and September the Society holds a Show & Sale at Sedgemoor Auction Centre which is marketed regionally and nationally by the society and its auctioneers.

Davy Herd Book

Central to its purpose, the society publishes an annual Davy Herd Book and maintains a complete archive.  The Herd Book has been in continual print since 1851.