May 10, 2024
In the summer of 2024, 305-ME (Mature Equivalent) – the standardized production estimate last adjusted in 1994 – will be discontinued and replaced by 305-AA (Average Age).
March 7, 2024
CDCB and USDA AGIL announce enhancements in the U.S. dairy genetic evaluations on April 2, 2024.
January 11, 2024
UPDATE: As of 10:30 a.m. eastern on Tuesday, January 16, CDCB systems are back online and fully operational after the scheduled hardware maintenance. Weekly evaluations will be released Wednesday, January 17.
October 27, 2022
CDCB’s new WebConnect platform has now completely replaced the legacy system for evaluation queries, results and listings.
December 1, 2018
December 1, 2017
Starting December 2017, the CDCB will publish the second Ayrshire haplotype affecting fertility. The publication of this important information for the Ayrshire breed is possible thanks to the research led by AGIL researches and the cooperation with CDN, who confirmed the preliminary results obtained in the US population.
August 1, 2017
Genetic evaluations of males and genomic predictions of both sexes are now provided for gestation length (GL) as a new trait expressed in days.
December 1, 2016
Conformation trait evaluations for Jerseys, Brown Swiss, Ayrshires, Guernseys, and Milking Shorthorn were revised in several ways. T
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