USDA Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory
August 2024 Evaluations: What’s New?
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…
April 2024 Evaluation Changes: What’s New?
March 7, 2024
The Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) and USDA Animal Genomics Improvement Laboratory (AGIL) announce enhancements in the U.S. dairy genetic evaluations on April 2,…
December 2023 Evaluation Changes: What’s New?
November 16, 2023
Changes for the December 5, 2023, CDCB evaluations include updated imputation results for all breeds, new haplotype calls for early onset muscle weakness syndrome in…
Brown Swiss Fertility Haplotype BH14
March 7, 2023
By Paul VanRaden, Dan Null and Norm Magnussen Switzerland in 2022 began reporting a new lethal haplotype in Brown Swiss (BH14) that causes early pregnancy…
Getting Milk Yield Right
June 14, 2022
December 2021: Changes to Evaluation System
December 1, 2021
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August 2021: Changes to Evaluation System
August 1, 2021
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Lifetime Net Merit revised in August for balanced selection, profitable dairy cows
July 2, 2021
Lifetime Net Merit (NM$) has driven genetic progress since 1994 by promoting a balanced selection of all available, economically-important traits to maximize profitability of dairy…
April 2021: Changes to Evaluation System
April 1, 2021
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December 2020: Changes to Evaluation System
December 1, 2020
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