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CDCB Evaluation Changes: April 2025

February 25, 2025

Updates for the April 1, 2025, CDCB evaluations include the every-five-year base change, revision to the merit indexes, Breed Base Representation (BBR) reference population update…

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Introducing Net Merit 2025

CDCB

January 31, 2025

What is Net Merit? The Lifetime Net Merit (NM$) index ranks dairy animals based on their combined genetic merit for economically important traits. The 2025…

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10M Animal Genotypes in National Cooperator Database

CDCB

December 21, 2024

A remarkable milestone – 10 million animal genotypes in the National Cooperator Database – was recorded on December 14 as 2024 winds down. After the…

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National Dairy Genetic Index Update, Base Change Set for April 2025

CDCB

December 20, 2024

Two significant updates will be implemented in the April 2025 dairy genetic evaluations published by the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) – a revision…

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December 2024 CDCB Evaluations: What’s New?

CDCB

November 1, 2024

The CDCB and USDA AGIL team describes changes implemented for the triannual genetic evaluations on December 3, 2024, including updated calculations for Residual Feed Intake,…

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New Logo Adds Transparency to Dairy Cattle Genetic Evaluations

CDCB

October 2, 2024

The U.S. dairy industry will see a new symbol with genetic evaluations – Powered by CDCB – when the information is provided by the Council…

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2023-24 Activity Report: CEO Column

João Dürr, Ph.D.

October 1, 2024

As published in the 2023-24 CDCB Activity Report The Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) was established to empower dairy producers for a sustainable future…

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2023-24 Activity Report: CDCB Board Chair Column

Lindsey Worden

October 1, 2024

As published in the 2023-24 CDCB Activity Report It has been another exciting year for the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding! Over the past year,…

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August 2024 Changes: Impact on Evaluations

Ezequiel Nicolazzi

August 13, 2024

The August 2024 CDCB evaluations have incorporated several changes outlined in  August 2024 Evaluations: What’s New. How were the genetic evaluations impacted by these changes?…

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August 2024 Evaluations: What’s New?

CDCB USDA Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory

July 11, 2024

CDCB and USDA AGIL detail the changes implemented for the triannual genetic evaluations on August 13, 2024. Introduction of 305-AA: The New standardized yield measurement…

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