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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2025 Genetic Evaluation Schedule
January 2025 genomic evaluations
| December 23, 2024 | International genotype exchange data due (for CDDR exchange partners) |
| December 27, 2024 | Genomic data due |
| January 7, 2025 | Evaluation release (8:00am ET) |
January 2025 interim summaries for progeny-test bulls
| January 10, 2025 | Pedigree (format 1), lactation (formats 4 and 14), and AI-update (format 395) data due at CDCB [midnight ET] |
| January 14, 2025 | Evaluation release [target date: data files available for downloading] |
February 2025 genomic evaluations
| January 20, 2025 | International genotype exchange data due (for CDDR exchange partners) |
| January 24, 2025 | Genomic data due |
| February 4, 2025 | Evaluation release (8:00am ET) |
March 2025 genomic evaluations
| February 17, 2025 | International genotype exchange data due (for CDDR exchange partners) |
| February 21, 2025 | Genomic data due |
| March 4, 2025 | Evaluation release (8:00am ET) |
April 2025 official evaluations
| February 21, 2025 | Calving ease data (format CES) [midnight ET] |
| February 28, 2025 | 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 11, 2025 | Type evaluations for breeds other than Holstein available for downloading to respective breed associations |
| March 28, 2025 | CDCB official evaluation files (formats 38 and 105) and herd-owner ID file (format 2) available for downloading [target: 1 pm ET] |
| April 1, 2025 | Evaluation release [password: 7 am ET; web queries: shortly after password release] |
| April 3, 2025 | Active AI, foreign, and sorted lists and updated bull status codes posted [target: 1 pm ET] |
April 2025 genomic evaluations
| March 10, 2025 | International genotype exchange data due (for CDDR exchange partners) |
| March 14, 2025 | Genomic data due |
| April 1, 2025 | Evaluation release (7:00am ET) |
May 2025 genomic evaluations
| April 21, 2025 | International genotype exchange data due (for CDDR exchange partners) |
| April 25, 2025 | Genomic data due |
| May 6, 2025 | Evaluation release (8:00am ET) |
May 2025 interim summaries for progeny-test bulls
| May 9, 2025 | Pedigree (format 1), lactation (formats 4 and 14), and AI-update (format 395) data due at CDCB [midnight ET] |
| May 13, 2025 | Evaluation release [target date: data files available for downloading] |
June 2025 genomic evaluations
| May 19, 2025 | International genotype exchange data due (for CDDR exchange partners) |
| May 23, 2025 | Genomic data due |
| June 3, 2025 | Evaluation release (8:00am ET) |
July 2025 genomic evaluations
| June 16, 2025 | International genotype exchange data due (for CDDR exchange partners) |
| June 20, 2025 | Genomic data due |
| July 1, 2025 | Evaluation release (8:00am ET) |
August 2025 official evaluations
| July 4, 2025 | Calving ease data (format CES) [midnight ET] |
| July 10, 2025 | Pedigree (format 1), lactation (formats 4 and 14), reproductive-event (format 5), health-event (format 6), milking speed-event (format 8), 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 22, 2025 | Type evaluations for breeds other than Holstein available for downloading to respective breed associations |
| August 8, 2025 | CDCB official evaluation files (formats 38 and 105) and herd-owner ID file (format 2) available for downloading [target: 1 pm ET] |
| August 12, 2025 | Evaluation release [password: 7 am ET; web queries: shortly after password release] |
| August 14, 2025 | Active AI, foreign, and sorted lists and updated bull status codes posted [target: 1 pm ET] |
August 2025 genomic evaluations
| July 21, 2025 | International genotype exchange data due (for CDDR exchange partners) |
| July 25, 2025 | Genomic data due |
| August 12, 2025 | Evaluation release (7:00am ET) |
September 2025 genomic evaluations
| August 18, 2025 | International genotype exchange data due (for CDDR exchange partners) |
| August 22, 2025 | Genomic data due |
| September 2, 2025 | Evaluation release (8:00am ET) |
September 2025 interim summaries for progeny-test bulls
| September 5, 2025 | Pedigree (format 1), lactation (formats 4 and 14), and AI-update (format 395) data due [midnight ET] |
| September 9, 2025 | Evaluation release [target date: data files available for downloading] |
October 2025 genomic evaluations
| September 22, 2025 | International genotype exchange data due (for CDDR exchange partners) |
| September 26, 2025 | Genomic data due |
| October 7, 2025 | Evaluation release (8:00am ET) |
November 2025 genomic evaluations
| October 20, 2025 | International genotype exchange data due (for CDDR exchange partners) |
| October 24, 2025 | Genomic data due |
| November 4, 2025 | Evaluation release (8:00am ET) |
December 2025 official evaluations
| October 24, 2025 | Calving ease data (format CES) [midnight ET] |
| October 30, 2025 | Pedigree (format 1), lactation (formats 4 and 14), reproductive-event (format 5), health-event (format 6), milking speed-event (format 8), 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 11, 2025 | Type evaluations for breeds other than Holstein available for downloading to respective breed associations |
| November 28, 2025 | CDCB official evaluation files (formats 38 and 105) and herd-owner ID file (format 2) available for downloading [target: 1 pm ET] |
| December 2, 2025 | Evaluation release [password: 7 am ET; web queries: shortly after password release] |
| December 4, 2025 | Active AI, foreign, and sorted lists and updated bull status codes posted [target: 1 pm ET] |
December 2025 genomic evaluations
| November 10, 2025 | International genotype exchange data due (for CDDR exchange partners) |
| November 14, 2025 | Genotype data due |
| December 2, 2025 | Evaluation release (7:00am ET) |