Indexing births in Virginia - Slaves and Slave Owner

BerryJeneen1

When indexing births in Virginia 1854 there are no parent names listed. Are the slave owner names (generally male but sometimes female) recorded as father's name or do I just mark father and mother names as <blank>?

Hoogencassie

The instructions say that if an owner is indicated and there is no father's name, the father's name is left blank (along with all father information). The owner is indicated toward one of the last columns.