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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.
April 2024 Evaluation Changes: What’s New?
March 7, 2024
CDCB and USDA AGIL announce enhancements in the U.S. dairy genetic evaluations on April 2, 2024.
Announcing QDisc
February 10, 2023
CDCB announces a new service, QDisc, or quick discovery of close relatives. This quick-turnaround service uses the ICAR-defined parentage SNP to discover close relatives.
Genetic Event Recap: WCGALP
August 19, 2022
U.S. dairy research was well-represented at WCGALP – the 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP) held July 3-8 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
CDCB Seeking Outreach Specialist
August 19, 2022
CDCB has posted a new and unique career opportunity, CDCB Outreach Specialist, to expand engagement with dairy producers and industry.
August 2022 Evaluations: What’s New?
August 9, 2022
In addition to the Brown Swiss health traits, CDCB implemented three other changes in the August 9, 2022, triannual evaluations.
April 2022: Changes to Evaluation System
April 4, 2022
Three times a year, genetic evaluations are calculated for all the dairy animals in the U.S. database.
April 2021: Changes to Evaluation System
April 1, 2021
Several small adjustments to fertility traits editing will be introduced with the April 2021 evaluation to better account for late-term abortions. Fertility credits for traits Heifer Conception Rate (HCR) and Cow Conception Rate (CCR) now treat the last service as a failure instead of success if the next calving is coded as an abortion.
August 2020: Changes to Evaluation System
August 1, 2020
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