Hedgie List Reference Hedgehogs: Terminologies

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  • According to www.dictionary.com a pedigree is defined as:

    noun

    - an ancestral line; line of descent; lineage; ancestry.
    - a genealogical table, chart, list, or record, especially of a purebred animal.
    - distinguished, excellent, or pure ancestry.
    - derivation, origin, or history:

    A pedigree is a tool breeders use to track animals in their herd.  The pedigree is used to determine breeding pairings based on family relatedness, color, or other characteristics tracked on a particular pedigree.  An animal with a pedigree is not guaranteed to be a better quality of an animal than an animal without a pedigree, but one can trace the linage on an animals with a pedigree compared to one without.

    Parts of a Pedigree

    Name:  The name of the animal includes potentially three different parts.  The prefix is the breeder’s name.  All animal’s in Hedgie’ List Pedigree Resource will have a breeder prefix.  

    Prefix:  
    The prefix is the breeder’s herd initials.  There should only be one set of herd initials UNLESS there is a special circumstance with co-breeding and that needs to be identified when registered.

    Suffix:  
    Multiple US breeders should NEVER be hyphenated.  For example MMF-GQHM.  Countries and SPB breeders MUST be hyphenated.  For example, HUN-ABC is different than ABC so all non-US/Canada breeders MUST be hyphenated.

    Every breeder that owned, leased or borrowed an animal must be included in the suffix sequence even if the animal did not produce for that breeder.  For example:  ABC Spike TUV XYZ.  Even if Spike did not produce for TUV, TUV is included in the ownership sequence.  This alerts breeder ABC that Spike was sold to another breeder by TUV rather than ABC Spike being sold directly to XYZ.

    Herd Initials:  Herd Initials are used to identify breeders on a pedigree.  Herd initials are similar to a social security number in that each breeder can only use one set of three or four letter herd initials on a pedigree.  Herd Initials MUST be consistent.  Each breeder can only be assigned ONE set of herd initials.  That way animals are assigned to the appropriate breeder database.  For example PMH is always PMH and never PMHH.  HAR is always SAHS.

    Sire:  The Sire is the father of the animal

    Dam:  The Dam is the mother of the animal

    DOB:  Date of Birth

    Verified:  This animal’s sire and dam have been verified as accurate by the original breeder.  Affiliate and Participating members can verify animals they produce within their Hedgie List Pedigree Resource account.  Pedigrees may also be verified by submitting an original breeder pedigree via the Admin Correction or Verification form.

    Unverified:  This animal’s sire and dam information has been provided by a breeder other than the original breeder.  This information is believed to be correct but has not been verified by the original breeder.

    Conflict:  The conflict designation is used when conflicting information has been submitted to Hedgie List Pedigree Resource and the conflict has not been resolved.

    Unknown:  This designation is used when the sire and dam are unknown and no additional information is available.  This distinguishes animals that are truly “unknown” linage from animals that the information has simply not been entered into Pedigree Resource.  To add linage to an animals, simply use the Admin Correction or Verification form.

Herd initials are used to identify breeders on a pedigree.

Small Private Breeder

Defined by SPB-State Initials-Breeder Initials ex. SPB-TN-YZ

Primarily sells to individuals.

A small private breeder sells less than 10 animals as breeding stock to other breeders in a two year time frame. Animals sold to other breeders must be registered with Hedgie List Pedigree Resource for verification purposes.

Small private breeders (SPB) that do not register animals or use pedigrees do not need herd initials. New breeders or breeders that breed on a small scale and/or do not sell to other breeders use a unique SPB designation that includes the state and owner initials. Once a SPB reaches one of the criteria for a four letter herd designation.

**All SPB breeders must provide verification of one of the requirements for becoming a Breeder of Distinction and obtaining distinctive herd initials.

**SPB breeders are required to have a minimum of three registered animals. This equates to a sire, dam, and at least one offspring.

Large Public Breeders

Defined by three or four letter Herd Initials ex. WXYZ

Large Public Breeders (LPB) are known to use three letter, four letter herd initials, or have changed from three to four letter herd initials. For the purpose of Hedgie List Pedigree Resource a breeder can choose to use either the established three-letter designation OR to change to a four-letter herd initial assignment. For example, if XYH Hedgehogs has used the herd initials XYH for years and wishes to continue using the same XYH designation, XYH will be the herd initials assigned within Hedgie List Pedigree Resource. Should XYH choose to use a four-letter designation of XYHH the change will be made within the system for free one time. Should XYHH choose to revert back to XYH a $100.00 conversion fee will be charged to the breeder.

For the purpose of the HIL the herd initials used within Hedgie List Pedigree Resource will be the primary herd initials. In the example above where XYHH was formerly XHY, XYH is listed as an a.k.a.

Consistent use of herd initials is critical to the search features of the Hedgie List Pedigree Resource.

All new LBP breeders will be assigned a four letter herd designation that is not already being used by another breeder.

There is no charge to for a SPB breeder member to convert to LPB herd initials.  The SPB herd initials designation will become an aka for use as a reference.

One of the following criteria must be met to be assigned designated four letter herd initials through Hedgie List.

USDA Licensed. This is a requirement for anyone owning five or more adult females at any given point of time.

Minimum of 20 registered animals in Pedigree Resource. A minimum or 20 existing or newly added animals associated with respective herd initials in Hedgie List Pedigree Resource database. A list of registered animals in the system is available upon request.  Please refer to Levels of Participation chart for pricing details.

Herd Initials Assigned by NAHHI. NAHHI and The Hedgie List are unified in our goals of improving the quality of hedgehog pedigrees in North America and promoting ethical breeding practices. Having slightly different purposes, NAHHI and The Hedgie List have some differences in criteria for assigning herd initials, but have a reciprocal agreement that initials assigned by one will be accepted by the other, and listed with both organizations. Neither NAHHI nor The Hedgie List have a reciprocal relationship with any other organization assigning herd initials and are under no obligation to accept or acknowledge herd initials assigned by any other entity.

 

**Herd initials for Large Public Breeders are assigned for life and cannot be used by any other breeder.

Abbreviations

  • PET (Pet – no breeding rights)
  • PST (Pet Store)
  • AUC (Auction)
  • SPB (Small Private Breeder)
  • SPP (Single/Small Private Person)
  • PVT (Private Registration – breeding rights)

For the sake of consistency and flow in pedigree PST, AUC, SPB, and SPP are being replaced with UNK unless a specific person’s name is provided. The origin of animals with the following herd initials is unknown unless a name is provided.

 

Herd Initials Policy Update 2-20-21

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