News

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?

CDCB and USDA Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory

March 7, 2024

CDCB and USDA AGIL announce enhancements in the U.S. dairy genetic evaluations on April 2, 2024.


Research Updated: Pipeline for Hoof Health Data

Javier Burchard

March 23, 2022

The Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) is implementing a project to provide dairy producers with state-of-the-art knowledge and technologies to enhance hoof health and promote productivity and sustainability of the dairy enterprise.


April 2021: Changes to Evaluation System

Jana Hutchinson and Paul VanRaden

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.


April 2020: Changes to Evaluation System

H Duane Norman and Paul VanRaden and George Wiggans

April 1, 2020


December 2019: Changes to Evaluation System

Ezequiel Nicolazzi and Paul VanRaden and George Wiggans

December 1, 2019


August 2019: Changes to Evaluation System

Jana Hutchinson and Paul VanRaden

August 1, 2019


April 2019: Changes to Evaluation System

Paul VanRaden and George Wiggans

April 1, 2019


December 2018: Changes to Evaluation System

Lillian Bacheller and Paul VanRaden and Dan Null and Derek Bickhart and John Cole and Ben Rosen and Jeff O’Connell

December 1, 2018


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