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August 2023 Evaluation Changes: What’s New?

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July 6, 2023

A handful of changes are implemented for the U.S. genetic evaluations on August 8, 2023, as announcedby the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding and USDA…


Recumbency in Holstein Calves

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April 3, 2023

By CDCB, Holstein Association USA and NAAB Researchers at Penn State University have been collaborating with colleagues at USDA's Agricultural Research Service to study a…


April 2023 Evaluation Changes: What’s New?

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March 7, 2023

The Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding and USDA Animal Genomics Improvement Laboratory are implementing a series of changes with the triannual U.S. evaluations on April…


Accreditation for Parentage Verification Extended by ICAR

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February 10, 2023

CDCB has been re-accredited as a DNA Data Interpretation Center for parentage verification by ICAR, the International Committee for Animal Recording. This certification is part…


CDCB WebConnect: Enhanced for Mobile

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December 9, 2022

Mobile and tablet users: CDCB’s WebConnect is now enhanced with convenient design and accessibility on your smartphone or tablet while on-the-go or on-the-farm.Mobile WebConnect is…


Intern Report: Termination Code Frequencies

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December 9, 2022

By Victoria Iqbal, 2022 CDCB Intern and PhD student in Animal and Avian Sciences at University of Maryland During the CDCB internship in summer 2022,…


Research Insights: Making Milk Yields Right

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December 9, 2022

In 2021, CDCB USDA AGIL and NDHIA (National Dairy Herd Information Association) started a multi-year project to update or develop new milk yield projection factors…


December 2022 Evaluations: What Is New?

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December 6, 2022

Nearly 79 million dairy animals received updated U.S. genetic evaluations on Tuesday, December 6. With the December 2022 triannual evaluations, two updates were implemented by the…


Nominations Open for ADSA, Lush Awards

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November 3, 2022

Nominations are due January 6 for the 2023 American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) awards, including the J. L. Lush Award in Animal Breeding sponsored by…


New Research Published on Residual Feed Intake

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November 1, 2022

Research by collaborators from five universities, CDCB and USDA AGIL was published in the November 1, 2022, Frontiers in Genetics: Impact of epistasis effects on…


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