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CDCB delivers the latest news on genetic improvement, research and U.S. evaluations through its monthly newsletter, dairy media, and events.

The Data That Makes Better Cows

Katie Schmitt

December 11, 2024

Data that leaves the farm destined for the National Cooperator Database fuels genetic improvements in dairy cattle through male and female genetic evaluations, independent research to support new selection traits, and national benchmarking.

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Where Do Genetic Evaluations Come From?

Ezequiel Nicolazzi

December 2, 2024

Dairy producers worldwide use these evaluations each and every day for breeding, culling, and other management decisions. How those genetic values are used on farms is common knowledge, but where they come from may be a mystery to some.

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Come See What Genetic Teamwork is About

Katie Schmitt

September 23, 2024

Genetic improvement in the U.S. dairy herd has been fueled by the teamwork of producers and organizations that collect, transmit, and deliver individual cow data. This team and the integrated value of the U.S. genetic evaluation system will be center stage at World Dairy Expo during the CDCB Industry Meeting.

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What’s New in the August Evaluations?

Ezequiel Nicolazzi

August 12, 2024

New genetic evaluations will be available on Tuesday, August 13 for all dairy cattle in the U.S. database. Several updates were implemented in this proof run so that the evaluations are as accurate as possible.

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Moving from ME to Average Age

Katie Schmitt

July 8, 2024

CDCB’s publications of 305-ME (mature equivalent) was discontinued and replaced by 305-AA (average age) as the standardized yield estimate for U.S. dairy cows. This change incorporates current knowledge about the key variables the impact milk yield and improves the accuracy of the estimate.

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Health Traits Updated, Reflecting Data Surge

Kristen Parker Gaddis and Taylor McWhorter

April 1, 2024

The most significant change for the April 2024 triannual evaluations is an adjustment in the trait model for six CDCB health evaluations – resistance to milk fever, displaced abomasum, ketosis, mastitis, metritis, and retained placenta.

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Dairy Cattle Genomics is Quietly Improving Sustainability

Corey Geiger for CoBank

January 17, 2024

As food producers, processors, marketers, distributors, and consumers look to effectively manage their environmental footprint and social impact, sustainability of the dairy industry is under examination. But dairy has a largely untold portion of that story: genomics.

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