April Evaluation Changes
New variance component estimates and variance adjusted weights for health traits, changes to foreign unknown parent groups, and Interbull validation of traits.
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Premier Dairy Genetic Information Services and Collaboration
CDCB manages the national cooperator database, calculates and distributes the U.S. genetic evaluations and genomic predictions, and aggregates dairy cattle data.
WebConnect Service
Access CDCB genetic and genomic evaluation results for individual animals
Collaborator Portal
Access CDCB Redmine files and documentation
How CDCB Supports Dairy Farmers
Provides premier dairy genetic information services, genetic and genomic evaluations, and management performance benchmarks
Manages the national cooperator database of dairy phenotypic and genomic data, the world’s largest animal database
Leverages cutting-edge research, working with USDA AGIL to produce quality genetic evaluations and indexes as Net Merit $
Expands the foundation of more than a century of recorded U.S. dairy cattle performance and research
Empowers continuous improvement and sustainability progress in dairy herds worldwide
8.5mil
Genotypes in National Cooperator Database (Dec 31, 2023)
93%
percent of genotyped animals are female (Sep 2023)
81.5mil
Animals receiving CDCB evaluations (Dec 2023)
50
Traits calculated by CDCB