All Texas Longhorn cattle that pass the requirements for registration in CTLR are welcome, regardless of their bloodline or previous registration in any other Texas Longhorn breed association.

CTLR Registered Federal and State Herds

The entire federal government owned herd of Texas Longhorns at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in Lawton, Oklahoma was registered with the CTLR through 2002 prior to their management change to natural selection. The entire herd of cattle owned by the State of Nebraska at Fort Robinson State Park in Crawford are registered with the CTLR. This herd was previously owned by the federal government and housed at Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge in Valentine, Nebraska. The State Longhorn herds in New Mexico at the Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces and Texas at the Big Bend Ranch State Park are also CTLR registered.

Requirements for Cattle Registration

Cattle must be hot-iron branded with a holding brand and a private herd number.

Visual inspection is conducted initially by a team of CTLR inspectors either on site or by video or photographic submission showing various views of each animal being submitted. Texas Longhorns should look like Texas Longhorns. If, in the opinion of CTLR inspectors, an animal does not exhibit characteristics of Texas Longhorn cattle or if an animal exhibits characteristics of another breed of cattle, that animal shall be disqualified for registration in the CTLR.

Following visual appraisal, approved animals had blood drawn and sent to a CTLR approved blood testing laboratory. Results from the blood test indicating no evidence of impurity then permited that animal to be registered with the CTLR as a true-to-type fullblood Texas Longhorn. A new DNA testing procedure is under development. We hope to offer DNA testing for evidence of impurity in early 2009.

Female progeny of CTLR registered sires and dams are eligible for registration as subsequent registrants, with no need for genetic and visual inspection.

Male progeny of CTLR registered sires and dams must be visually inspected and DNA typed after the age of two years.

Acceptable Breeding Methods

Cattle produced through live cover, artificial insemination and embryo transfer shall be considered as initial registrants and subject to both visual inspection and blood typing.

Animal Registration Application

Animal Transfer Application