GRASSROOTS REGISTRY
VBSS Members Grassroots Registry Login
How to Login: Members will receive an email with a specific login member ID and password along with instructions.
Grassroots works best with Google Chrome web browser.
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Grassroots is the premier livestock breeding registry. Established in 1997, Grassroots has 20 years of pedigree livestock breeding system accountability, making it well respected in the breeding community.
Grassroots Features:
• Log births, report deaths, record sales, flag animals for sale, and update to your breed registry on the go
• Register and Transfer Animals
• See animal information, view full pedigrees and show results
• Accessible and Easy to Use
• Quick Turnaround Time
• Start the registration process sooner, which means weaned lambs are ready to sell with full registration in the system!
Update on the Go!
Manage your records directly from your mobile device! More breeds are being app enabled all the time. Use the links below to download the Mobile App for your phone or tablet.
Grassroots: How To
Grassroots is accessible and easy to use, but they also provide plenty of guides. Use the links below for step by step instructions on how to use the Grassroots Software.
A Few Notes About, Rules of Registry, DNA & Embryos:
Rules of Registry:
All animals should be submitted to Grassroots online registry before age two.
”No Valais Blacknose sheep born in the US older than 24 months of age and not entered into a Registry or database elsewhere may be registered/recorded with the VBSS. No animal shall be accepted for inclusion into the database after it is two years old unless, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, the case merits special consideration. Registration fees will be doubled on animals not submitted before they reach 18 months of age.”
– Bottom of page 2 in the Rules of Registry
About DNA:
Please visit our DNA Submissions page and follow the instructions outlined.
About Embryos:
All Embryo Transfer Registrations must be submitted online through the ET Registration Submission process.
If you are unable to access Grassroots, you may still register your sheep by completing the manual registration form below.
This option is intended for limited circumstances when online access is not possible. Because manual submissions require additional staff time for verification and data entry, a manual processing surcharge applies. We encourage members to use Grassroots whenever possible to ensure faster processing and reduce administrative costs.
Registering a Lamb from Embryos: Sire and Dam are not currently in Grassroots.
If an embryo’s sire, dam, or both do not currently have pedigrees recorded in the Grassroots database, members must upload these documents along with the ET documentation (AI/ET Certificate of Service) to the portal (Embryo & AI Registration Submission Portal).
You will receive confirmation from the registrar that the sire and dam pedigrees have been added, and then you may register the lambs in Grassroots.