ILR Board Meeting
March 24, 1999
12:00 ET
Present: Barbara Carlomagno, Sally German-Rucker, Kathi McKinney, Jack Moore, Sally Taylor and Jan Wassink (Registrar).
Meeting called to order at 12:00 EST
The next meeting is scheduled for April 21, 1999 at 12:00 ET.
1. Acceptance of minutes:
Jack made a motion to accept the February 17, 1999 minutes. Kathi
seconded. 5 ayes,
2. Registrar's Report:
The Board addressed a member's concern regarding the parentage of an
animal bought at auction. Jan will draft a letter outlining the petitioner's options and
addressing her concerns.
3. DNA Testing:
The Board will try the new rootball procedures on their animals to
determine their effectiveness and the clarity of these instructions. This testing is in
experimental stages and the Board will seek more information from UC Davis as to the
practicality of this collection method.
4. Directory:
The Directory is in the final editing process.
5. ILA Contract:
The final ILA contract will be available for Board signatures within
the next three weeks. We are already operating under the agreed upon provisions.
6. CLAA Mutual Recognition:
Sally R. made a motion that we send the draft proposal for mutual
recognition of pedigrees between the ILR and CLAA while maintaining all other Registry
requirements to the CLAA Board. Kathi seconded. 5 ayes.
7. Second Generation Screening Criteria for Testicles:
Jack made a motion to adopt the following wording, "size to be
appropriate for the size and age of the animal" as the criteria for the veterinarians
to determine testicular size in second generation screening. Barbara seconded. 5 ayes.
8. Policy Book:
The Board will review new policies and existing policies for inclusion
or modification prior to reprinting the ILR Policy Book.
9. National Pedigree Livestock Council:
Jan and Jack will attend the National Pedigree Livestock Council's
Annual Meeting in Columbus, Ohio, May 6 and 7, 1999.
10. Face-to-Face Meeting:
The Board will have a face to face meeting at the LANA Conference June
24-28, 1999. The Annual Meeting will be held at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, June 24, 1999. The
Board will be available at the LANA Conference on Thursday and Friday and will hold
meetings in Reno on Saturday and Sunday.
11. Press Releases:
Jack will send press releases to all of the major llama publications
and to the newsletters of all of the llama organizations listed with the ILA and the Llama
Link. If anyone would like to add their organization to the list please contact the
Registry.
12. Color:
Sally R. is working to develop more color and pattern choices for use
in registering llamas. The priorities in this project include making the data accessible,
usable and comprehensive enough to facilitate color research. Sally T. and Sally R. will
use the new system to describe the animals in their herds to see if it is comprehensive,
easily understood and consistent. A final report will be presented at the June face to
face meeting.
13. Communication Plan:
A year long communication plan is being worked out to include
advertising, the website, new member packets, herd list updates, the Directory , press
releases etc. There will be more details by next meeting.
14. Survey Questions:
Board members will think of possible survey questions for the
Face-to-Face Meeting.
15. Contracting with species registries:
The ILR was approached by another species registry as an independent
contractor to handle their registrations and office work. We will evaluate each request
and bid the jobs on a cost plus 15% basis. This is the way we handle the Alpaca Registry
and the ILA.
16. RMLA and llama health issues:
Jan will contact the RMLA to set up a way to track cause of death,
regional data about mortality and other related inquiries. RMLA will use this information
in order to allocate their research funds to the most important health issues.
Meeting adjourned.