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TERMS AND AGREEMENT

This application is made to Great Lakes Sire Service to collect, process, and freeze semen in accordance with the terms and conditions stated herein.

Owners refer to one or more owners of record for the designated bull. Agent refers to a single individual designated by the owner to negotiate all business transactions with Great Lakes Sire Service. When two or more owners own the bull and his semen jointly, an Agent must be named to transact all business negotiations with Great Lakes Sire Service.

The owner or agent agrees that if this application is accepted, he will abide by and the designated bull will be subject to, the rules and regulations of which are part of this application.

Great Lakes Sire Service agrees, upon acceptance of this application, that it will collect, process, and store or appraise semen from the designated bull and make charges according to the fee schedule, which follows:

All fees and price schedules are subject to change without notice, however, fees stated on any signed contract will be honored as signed.

Custom collection accounts shall required a deposit equal to ½ the anticipated total processing fee. (Minimum of $100.00, maximum of $800.00 for large volume collection).

FEE SCHEDULE - When the bull is collected at Great Lakes Sire Service

1. Semen processing and freezing price schedule per bull.

2. A $60.00 charge will be made for each day a bull is collected and does not produce usable semen. Boarding charge during collection period will be $6.00 per day.

3. There will be a $10.00 per day charge for boarding, starting the sixth day after the customer has been notified and agrees the collection process is completed.

4. All costs of veterinary service, individual treatments and drugs will be charged to owner of bull.

FEE SCHEDULE - For collection at Owner's farm

1. Collection by a Great Lakes Sire Service Custom Processing Specialist on the farm of the owner for each bull collected will be $50.00.

2. Processing and freezing of semen will be done for $1.85 per semen unit frozen.

3. Mileage to and from customer's farm or ranch will be $1.50 per mile.

The NAAB and its subsidiary Certified Semen Services, requires that all bulls coming to a Great Lakes Sire Service housing center must have been tested and be negative for Tuberculosis, Brucellosis, 5 strain Leptospirosis and BVDV within 30 days prior to arrival.

CSS APPROVED FREEZING SERVICE AVAILABLE

Bulls can be in apparent carriers of certain diseases that can be transmitted by semen. As a result, Certified Semen Services (CSS) has established "Minimum requirements for disease control for semen produced for AI," designed to protect the health of the herd in which the semen is used. The CSS requirements provide a minimum standard for health monitoring of bulls prior to entry into a semen collection center, during an isolation period and throughout residing at the center. The goal of CSS is to reduce the risk of the spread of disease.

In order for bulls to have their semen "Health certified" under the CSS program they must be examined and tested as follows:

Antibiotic treatment of all semen and extender with a combination of tylosin, gentamicin, and Linco-spectin shown to be effective in controlling mycoplasmas and ureaplasmas.

The length of time to complete isolation testing at Great Lakes Sire Service ranges from 45 to 70 days depending upon when the bull(s) was tested prior to entry and the date he actually enters.

Negative results to these tests will quality the semen produced to be labeled as CSS Health Certified Semen. Several states have laws that require bulls undergo the tests conducted in the CSS program in order to qualify to have semen sold in those states. Many importing countries have recognized the CSS program and incorporated its standards into their import requirements for both semen and embryo sire donors. However, since import regulations change from time to time, additional tests may be necessary for semen to qualify for export to some foreign countries.

Owner or agent requests that the Great Lakes Sire Service veterinarian conduct the CSS tests, to reduce the risk of spreading disease, at a cost of $ ________.

(OR)

I elect not to have my bull tested according to CSS standards and recognize that certain diseases can be transmitted by frozen semen. I recognize Great Lakes Sire Service recommends the CSS standards since it reduces the risk of spreading disease through semen. As the owner or agent, I waive the CSS standards and, thus accept the responsibility should any disease problems arise from the use of this bull's semen.

APPLICATION

Please schedule collection on my farm _________________________________
(or) at ____________________________________________________________
on or before ____________________________________________, 20________.

Prepayment of estimated Collection and Processing Costs:

_________ Units x ___________ = ______________ x 1.00 = $_______________

Prepayment enclosed _________________________
(amount to accompany application, Minimum $100, Maximum $800)

ALLOCATION OF RISK

OWNER AGREES THAT THE HOUSING OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED ANIMAL: COLLECTION OF SEMEN THEREFROM: AND THE PROCESSING, FREEZING, AND STORAGE OF ANY SEMEN SO COLLECTED UNDER THE TERMS OF OWNER'S CONTRACT WITH GREAT LAKES SIRE SERVICE DATED ______________ SHALL BE AT THE SOLE RISK OF OWNER.

OWNER AGREES THAT ALL BLOOD TYPING REQUIREMENT FOR REGISTRATION ARE HIS RESPONSIBILITY AND EXPENSE.

GREAT LAKES SIRE SERVICE ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY OF ANY KIND OR NATURE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE TO SEMEN DURING PROCESSING, OR SHIPPING, OR FOR ANY INJURY OF ANY KIND TO THE BULL, OF FOR SICKNESS OR DEATH OF THE BULL. INSURANCE, IF ANY, MUST BE CARRIED BY THE OWNER.

I CERTIFY THAT I AM THE LEGAL RECORDED OWNER OF SIRE(S) OR I am an authorized agent of the owner(s) LISTED BELOW AND DO HERBY APPLY FOR CUSTOM PROCESSING AND FREEZING OF SEMEN AS FOLLOWS, UNDER TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.

ALL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO:

AGENT/OWNER'S NAME_____________________________________________

AGENT/OWNER'S ADDRESS _________________________________________

CITY_________________________STATE_____________ ZIP________________

TELEPHONE _______________________________________________________

EMAIL ____________________________________________________

DIRECTIONS TO FARM:

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GREAT LAKES SIRE SERVICE ACCEPTS THIS APPLICATION.