Genetic Evaluation Schedules
CDCB releases genetic evaluations at various times - weekly, monthly, and triannually - to best serve the diverse needs of animal owners and stakeholders. CDCB, data partners, and genomic nominators work diligently to meet these deadlines to expedite genetic and genomic evaluations for all relevant animals.
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2024 Genetic Evaluation Schedule
January 2024 genomic evaluations
| December 18, 2023 | International genotype exchange data due (for CDDR exchange partners) |
| December 22, 2023 | Genomic data due |
| January 2, 2024 | Evaluation release (8:00am ET) |
January 2024 interim summaries for progeny-test bulls
| January 5, 2024 | Pedigree (format 1), lactation (formats 4 and 14), and AI-update (format 395) data due at CDCB [midnight ET] |
| January 9, 2024 | Evaluation release [target date: data files available for downloading] |
February 2024 genomic evaluations
| January 22, 2024 | International genotype exchange data due (for CDDR exchange partners) |
| January 26, 2024 | Genomic data due |
| February 6, 2024 | Evaluation release (8:00am ET) |
March 2024 genomic evaluations
| February 19, 2024 | International genotype exchange data due (for CDDR exchange partners) |
| February 23, 2024 | Genomic data due |
| March 5, 2024 | Evaluation release (8:00am ET) |
April 2024 official evaluations
| February 23, 2024 | Calving ease data (format CES) [midnight ET] |
| March 1, 2024 | Pedigree (format 1), lactation (formats 4 and 14), reproductive-event (format 5), health-event (format 6), bull-owner (format 2), herd-owner (format 2), type data (format 7) for breeds other than Holstein, recessive codes (format REC), and AI-update (format 395) data due at CDCB [midnight ET] |
| March 12, 2024 | Type evaluations for breeds other than Holstein available for downloading to respective breed associations |
| March 29, 2024 | CDCB official evaluation files (formats 38 and 105) and herd-owner ID file (format 2) available for downloading [target: 1 pm ET] |
| April 2, 2024 | Evaluation release [password: 7 am ET; web queries: shortly after password release] |
| April 4, 2024 | Active AI, foreign, and sorted lists and updated bull status codes posted [target: 1 pm ET] |
April 2024 genomic evaluations
| March 11, 2024 | International genotype exchange data due (for CDDR exchange partners) |
| March 15, 2024 | Genomic data due |
| April 2, 2024 | Evaluation release (7:00am ET) |
May 2024 genomic evaluations
| April 22, 2024 | International genotype exchange data due (for CDDR exchange partners) |
| April 26, 2024 | Genomic data due |
| May 7, 2024 | Evaluation release (8:00am ET) |
May 2024 interim summaries for progeny-test bulls
| May 10, 2024 | Pedigree (format 1), lactation (formats 4 and 14), and AI-update (format 395) data due at CDCB [midnight ET] |
| May 14, 2024 | Evaluation release [target date: data files available for downloading] |
June 2024 genomic evaluations
| May 20, 2024 | International genotype exchange data due (for CDDR exchange partners) |
| May 24, 2024 | Genomic data due |
| June 4, 2024 | Evaluation release (8:00am ET) |
July 2024 genomic evaluations
| June 17, 2024 | International genotype exchange data due (for CDDR exchange partners) |
| June 21, 2024 | Genomic data due |
| July 2, 2024 | Evaluation release (8:00am ET) |
August 2024 official evaluations
| July 5, 2024 | Calving ease data (format CES) [midnight ET] |
| July 12, 2024 | Pedigree (format 1), lactation (formats 4 and 14), reproductive-event (format 5), health-event (format 6), bull-owner (format 2), herd-owner (format 2), type data (format 7) for breeds other than Holstein, recessive codes (format REC), and AI-update (format 395) data due at CDCB [midnight ET] |
| July 23, 2024 | Type evaluations for breeds other than Holstein available for downloading to respective breed associations |
| August 9, 2024 | CDCB official evaluation files (formats 38 and 105) and herd-owner ID file (format 2) available for downloading [target: 1 pm ET] |
| August 13, 2024 | Evaluation release [password: 7 am ET; web queries: shortly after password release] |
| August 15, 2024 | Active AI, foreign, and sorted lists and updated bull status codes posted [target: 1 pm ET] |
August 2024 genomic evaluations
| July 22, 2024 | International genotype exchange data due (for CDDR exchange partners) |
| July 26, 2024 | Genomic data due |
| August 13, 2024 | Evaluation release (7:00am ET) |
September 2024 genomic evaluations
| August 19, 2024 | International genotype exchange data due (for CDDR exchange partners) |
| August 23, 2024 | Genomic data due |
| September 3, 2024 | Evaluation release (8:00am ET) |
September 2024 interim summaries for progeny-test bulls
| September 6, 2024 | Pedigree (format 1), lactation (formats 4 and 14), and AI-update (format 395) data due [midnight ET] |
| September 10, 2024 | Evaluation release [target date: data files available for downloading] |
October 2024 genomic evaluations
| September 16, 2024 | International genotype exchange data due (for CDDR exchange partners) |
| September 20, 2024 | Genomic data due |
| October 1, 2024 | Evaluation release (8:00am ET) |
November 2024 genomic evaluations
| October 21, 2024 | International genotype exchange data due (for CDDR exchange partners) |
| October 25, 2024 | Genomic data due |
| November 5, 2024 | Evaluation release (8:00am ET) |
December 2024 official evaluations
| October 25, 2024 | Calving ease data (format CES) [midnight ET] |
| November 1, 2024 | Pedigree (format 1), lactation (formats 4 and 14), reproductive-event (format 5), health-event (format 6), bull-owner (format 2), herd-owner (format 2), type data (format 7) for breeds other than Holstein, recessive codes (format REC), and AI-update (format 395) data due at CDCB [midnight ET] |
| November 12, 2024 | Type evaluations for breeds other than Holstein available for downloading to respective breed associations |
| November 29, 2024 | CDCB official evaluation files (formats 38 and 105) and herd-owner ID file (format 2) available for downloading [target: 1 pm ET] |
| December 3, 2024 | Evaluation release [password: 7 am ET; web queries: shortly after password release] |
| December 5, 2024 | Active AI, foreign, and sorted lists and updated bull status codes posted [target: 1 pm ET] |
December 2024 genomic evaluations
| November 11, 2024 | International genotype exchange data due (for CDDR exchange partners) |
| November 15, 2024 | Genomic data due |
| December 3, 2024 | Evaluation release (7:00am ET) |