CDCB Dairy Database Stats
CDCB manages the National Cooperator Database of phenotypic and genotypic data – the world’s largest devoted to dairy cattle performance.
phenotypic records integrated in National Cooperator Database in 2022
4.1 million cows on official milk recording (DHI, 2021)
countries with animal genotypes included in CDCB database
dairy animal genotypes
genotypes added per year
of genotyped animals are female
breeds represented in the genotypic database
of genotypes are Holstein
of genotypes are Jersey
Journey to 8 Million Genotypes
The first U.S. Holstein sires were genotyped in 2008. After 7 years, the 1 millionth genotype was added to the U.S. database. Since then, the database has grown exponentially – currently increasing by more than 1 million genotypes per year. The milestone of eight million genotypes in the National Cooperator Database was recorded on August 31, 2023.
Growth of Genotyped Animals
The surge of genotypes has been propelled by adoption of female genotyping. Genomic evaluations are important tools for mating, culling and herd management decisions in dairy herds worldwide.
