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Breed Societies &
Studbook Registries.

Breed societies are the authoritative custodians of pedigree and performance data for South Africa's registered livestock breeds. Livestock OS is designed to interface with breed society records — not to replace them. Data exchange pathways require formal agreement and partner onboarding.

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Integration Model

How Livestock OS connects to breed records.

Livestock OS does not operate as an alternative studbook. It operates as a movement and compliance layer. When an animal with a breed society registration number moves through the chain, its studbook identity is recorded alongside its movement history. The primary studbook record remains with the breed society. The movement, compliance, and health record lives in Livestock OS.

Studbook Reference
Livestock OS records the National ID / studbook number on each animal registration. This links to the breed society record without duplicating it.
Data Exchange Pathway
Formal data-sharing agreements between Livestock OS and individual breed societies will enable bidirectional record validation. This requires society-level partnership onboarding.
Pedigree Verification
Breed society-verified pedigree data adds a validation layer to movement records. An animal whose parentage is confirmed by a registered society carries additional traceability weight in the chain.
Current Status

Where we are now.

Breed society integration is in the proposal and partnership development phase. No formal data-sharing agreements are currently in place. Individual stud operations can register animals in Livestock OS now — breed society studbook integration will be added as societies onboard.

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Studbook Reference Field
Animals can be registered with their society membership or studbook number as part of their identity record.
Partnership Required
Studbook Validation
Live validation of studbook numbers against society databases requires a formal data access agreement with each breed society.
Planned
Performance Data Integration
EBV and performance data from society recording schemes. Planned for the development phase following society partnership agreements.
Breed Societies

Open a partnership conversation.

If you represent a breed society or studbook registry and want to explore how Livestock OS can interface with your data, we want to talk. Integration is built on formal agreement, not assumption.

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