The Animal ID Prefix has been established to help recognize and maintain recognition of the
original breeder of an animal. Every Beefmaster Breeders United (BBU) member must establish an
Animal ID Prefix. This prefix must be a minimum of two (2) characters and up to a maximum of
eight (8) characters (including spaces). Your Animal ID Prefix can only be a combination of
letters and/or numbers, symbols or punctuation are NOT allowed. The Animal ID
Prefix will always be associated with an animal’s name, regardless of a name change. The Animal
ID Prefix will be unique to each membership. At the time of the animal’s registration, the
registry system will automatically prepopulate the animal name with the Animal ID Prefix
followed by the animal’s ID number (example: CRO 15/22). At that time of initial entry, you may
remove the animal’s ID number and add a name like “Big Red”, but the prefix will always stay at
the beginning of the animal’s name (example: CRO Big Red). Please remember that animal names are
limited to 30 characters, including the Animal ID prefix. ANY name change after
initial entry will incur the appropriate name change fees.