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COUNCIL ON DAIRY CATTLE BREEDINGA C T I V I T Y R E P O RT O C T 1 6 / S E P 1 7Page 2TA B L E O F C O N T E N T SABOUT CDCB2WORD FROM THE CHAIR3WORD FROM THE CEO4CDCB BOARD OF DIRECTORS & OFFICERS5CDCB PERSONNEL & DATA PROVIDERS6CDCB IN NUMBERS7PROGRESS ON KEY INITIATIVES10FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS12INTERBULL REPORT13CDCB WORKING GROUPS14CHANGES INGENETIC EVALUATIONS16EVALUATIONS FOR HEALTH TRAITS18FINANCIAL REPORT19ABOUT CDCBThe Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) provides premier dairy genetic information services through industrycollaboration centered around a mission to help optimize cow health and productivity in herds worldwide. Thisnon-profit organization is responsible for calculating and distributing the genetic evaluations and genomic predictions,for managing the national database, and for analyzing and distributing dairy cattle data in the United States. TheCDCB drives continuous improvement and maintains the integrity of the world’s largest animal database, buildingon a quality foundation with more than eight decades of recorded U.S. dairy animal performance. The CDCB is acollaboration between four sectors of the U.S. dairy industry: Dairy Records Providers (DRP), Dairy Records ProcessingCenters (DRPC), National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB) and Purebred Dairy Cattle Association (PDCA).This report was prepared for the 2017 CDCB Industry Meeting held at the Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI,on October 3, 2017.C D C B C O R E VA L U EP R O V I D I N G P R E M I E R D A I RY G E N E T I C I N F O R M AT I O NS E RV I C E S & I N D U S T RY C O L L A B O R AT I O N
Page 3CDCB Activity ReportW O R D F R O M T H E C H A I R John M. MeyerThe talented people employed by the CDCB are animportant asset to maintain the USA in the globalleadership position. CEO João Dürr leads the staff fromthe Council’s offices in Bowie, Md. Currently, the CDCBemploys nine full-time staff and three consultants.Ultimately, every function the CDCB performs is donewith the dairy farmer and seed stock producer in mind.It is the dairy cattle breeders who support everything theCDCB does, so they must continue to find value in theservices offered. Many thanks to all across the industrywho make the CDCB work.Other allied dairy industry organizations are also vitallyimportant. The research and development that businessand industry have done to develop new products andservices has been, and will continue to be, critical todairy farmers’ future success.The focus of the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB)has been, and continues to be, the accurate productionof the triannual U.S. dairy cattle genetic evaluations. TheU.S. has always been the gold standard globally for dairygenetic evaluations, and everything we do at the CDCB iscentered around maintaining that important status.The CDCB is governed by the four sectors of the dairyindustry that represent U.S. dairy producers. Thoseorganizations are the Purebred Dairy Cattle Association(PDCA), Dairy Records Providers (formerly DHIA),National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB),and Dairy Records Processing Centers (DRPC).The cooperation among these parties is essentialto maintaining the world’s gold standard status ingenetic evaluations.Each of the four sectors have three representatives onthe CDCB Board of Directors. Additionally, we have twonon-voting, advisory members of the CDCB Board.When the groundwork was being laid for the “new”CDCB close to 10 years ago, some of the conversationsrevolved around what role, if any, the Council might playin future dairy genetics research. To date, there has beenlimited research activity at the CDCB level. In the future,however, it is realistic to believe the CDCB may workmore closely than ever with USDA, private industry,colleges and universities, and others at the researchcoordination and development level.Obviously, in the next 10 years, we will continue to seerapid advances in biotechnology that will help breedersdevelop better dairy cattle through mutual cooperation.It is my hope the CDCB will be on the cutting-edge ofnew dairy genetic research that will be an asset to thedairy community.In the end, the U.S. dairy industry is successful largelybecause dairy farmers around the globe continue toplace high value on U.S. dairy seed stock. Throughconstant, never-ending improvement, we will ensure wemaintain the gold standard in dairy genetics worldwide.Thank you for your continued support of the CDCB.
Page 4CDCB Activity ReportW O R D F R O M T H E C E O Joã o Dü r rMarch 2013, CDCB is entitled to make use of all softwarepreviously developed by AGIL for the U.S. geneticevaluations, and AGIL continues providing research anddevelopment to the national program. This cooperationensures that the same service excellence continues to bedelivered to dairy farmers.“The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago.The second best time is now.” Chinese proverbThe Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) is theresult of the U.S. dairy industry working together forthe common good, empowering dairy farmers tofulfill their essential role of feeding the world. Effectivecollaboration is built over trust and shared visions,and success requires willingness to take risks andcompetence to innovate. The CDCB Board of Directorshas faced this challenge with diligence, establishing anew organizational structure, developing priorities andcreating conditions for the formation of a skilled team torun the operations. All those that have volunteered theirtime and leadership to serve on the CDCB Board deservethe respect and gratitude of the dairy community forsteering the dairy industry into a new stage of excellenceand international prominence.Having successfully transitioned services from theUSDA to the CDCB, two main avenues started to bepaved during the past 12 months: taking ownership overthe legacy and shaping the future. The U.S. has builtthe largest database of dairy phenotypic and genomicinformation over more than a century and has led geneticadvancement, largely due to the cutting-edge evaluationmethodologies developed and implemented by theUSDA Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory(AGIL). In accordance with the non-funded cooperativeagreement between USDA-ARS and the CDCB fromA considerable effort is underway to improve the systemdocumentation on current business rules and operationalprocedures, and this process allows the staff to identifyopportunities for improvement and to enhance customersupport. Having surpassed the landmark of two milliongenotypes in July 2017, maintaining the same accuracylevel and delivering results per the tightly-arrangedservice calendar requires constant investment inanalytical and computational efficiency. In addition,frequent expansion of the product portfolio (breedbase representation, livability, gestation length) alsodemands more resources for development, validation,implementation and user education. In the past year,quality control of genomic data has received specialattention – in close collaboration with CDCB-certifiedgenomic nominators and laboratories – resulting inrevised guidelines and more objective quality standards.The CDCB Board and staff have defined new dataaccess policies and procedures, both for external usersand for member stakeholders, ensuring dairy farmers’data is well-protected and is used to return maximumvalue. By establishing volunteer working groups ofexperts representing different stakeholders, the industryhas been involved in the technical assessment ofprojects proposed to the Board of Directors. Finally,a new collaboration with Look East PR to enhancecommunications among CDCB members, industrystakeholders and dairy producers has already producedpromising results, such as the CDCB Connectionnewsletter and the 2017 Industry meeting organization.CDCB’s plans for the immediate future include officiallylaunching six health genomic evaluations in April 2018(with a test run in December 2017), developing residualfeed intake evaluations in 12 to 18 months and expandinga winning team fully dedicated to serve dairy farmers.Looking forward to another great year working for thedairy industry!
Page 5CDCB Activity ReportCDCB BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEESThe CDCB is a collaborative effort between four sectors of the U.S. dairy industry that represent U.S. dairy producers,data records processors, breed associations and AI companies. Dairy Records Providers (DRP), Dairy RecordsProcessing Centers (DRPC), National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB) and Purebred Dairy Cattle Association(PDCA) have equal representation on the CDCB Board of Directors.Dan SheldonTreasurerWoody Hill FarmsJay MattisonNational DHIAPat BaierAgSourceCooperativeServicesN AT I O N A LA S S O C I AT I O NOF ANIMALBREEDERSCharles SattlerSecretarySelect Sires, Inc.Gordon A. DoakNAABNate ZwaldABS GlobalPUREBREDD A I RY C AT T L EA S S O C I AT I O NJohn M. MeyerChairHolstein AssociationUSA, Inc.Neal SmithAmerican JerseyCattle AssociationBoyd SchaufelbergerSchaufine FarmsJohn ClayVice ChairDairy RecordsManagement SystemsTed FosterFoster BrothersFarm, Inc.Bill VerboortAgriTech AnalyticsJuan TricaricoInnovation Centerfor U.S. DairyDon BenninkNorth FloridaHolsteinsPaul VanRadenUSDA ARSIndustry LiaisonJack GravelleCDCB AttorneyPorter Wright Morris& Arthur LLLPD A I RYRECORDSPROVIDERSD A I RYRECORDSPROCESSINGCENTERSN O N -V O T I N GA D V I S O RY M E M B E R SOF THE CDCB BOARDOF DIRECTORS2017 (1 YEAR TERM)NON-MEMBERSS U P P O RT I N G T H ECDCB BOARD OFDIRECTORSJoão DürrCDCBChief ExecutiveOfficerDuane NormanCDCBTechnical Advisor &Industry LiaisonCDCB OFFICERS AND FINANCE COMMITTEEOn behalf of the entire industry, the CDCB extends sincere gratitude to the officers who provided leadership from2015-2017: Jay Mattison as Chair, Gordon Doak as Vice Chair, John Clay as Secretary and Neal Smith as Treasurer. InAugust 2017, the CDCB Board elected new officers for 2017-18, including John M. Meyer, Chair; John Clay, Vice Chair;Charles Sattler, Secretary; and Dan Sheldon, Treasurer. The CDCB Finance Committee is comprised of Dan Sheldon,Neal Smith, Charles Sattler and John Clay.
Page 6CDCB Activity ReportCDCB PERSONNELJoão Dürr, CEOLeigh Walton, Technical Applications ManagerEzequiel Nicolazzi, Technical DirectorJay Megonigal, Data ScientistDuane Norman, Technical Advisor & Industry LiaisonIke Nnabugwu, Systems AdministratorGeorge Wiggans, Technical AdvisorRohith Shetty, ProgrammerKristen Parker Gaddis, GeneticistMarius Temzem, Database AdminstratorKendra Randall, Administrative AssistantKaori Tokuhisa, Genomic Data AnalystC D C B S TA F F R E C O G N I Z E D F O R C O N T R I B U T I O N STo celebrate the 100th year of the Journal of Dairy Science (JDS), a prestigious group of 18research legends – includingDr. H. Duane Norman and Dr.George R. Wiggans – wereinducted into the inaugural“JDS Club 100”. Theseindividuals who have authoredor coauthored 100 or morepapers in the journal werehonored during a ceremony July26 during the American DairyScience Association meetingin Pittsburgh, Penn. The paper,Leigh Walton received the NAAB Distinguished Service Award inGreen Bay, Wis., on October 13, 2016. Leigh has provided excellent,proactive customer service for many years at USDA AIPL and thencontinued his career with the CDCB, and he was instrumental in asuccessful transfer of genetic evaluation file postings and resultsfrom USDA servers to the new CDCB servers.C D C B D ATA P R O V I D E R SAgriTech AnalyticsAgSource CooperativeServicesDairy RecordsManagement SystemsDHI-ProvoG E N O M I C L A B O R AT O R I E SAmerican GuernseyAssociationAmerican Jersey CattleAssociationAmerican MilkingShorthorn SocietyBrown Swiss CattleBreeders’ AssociationHolstein AssociationUSA, Inc.Red and White DairyCattle AssociationU.S. Ayrshire Breeders’AssociationD A I RY R E C O R D S P R O C E S S I N G C E N T E R SABS Global, Inc.Alta Genetics USAAccelerated GeneticsAmerican Jersey CattleAssociationBio-Genesys Ltd.Brown Swiss CattleBreeders’ AssociationGenetic Visions-ST LLCGenex Cooperative, Inc.Holstein AssociationUSA, Inc.Holstein CanadaNational Association ofAnimal Breeders, Inc.Neogen Coporation dbaGeneseekNew GenerationGenetics, Inc.Select Sires Inc.Semex AllianceVHL GeneticsZoetis GeneticsP U R E B R E D D A I RY C AT T L E A S S O C I AT I O NG E N O M I C N O M I N AT O R SD A I RY R E C O R D S P R O V I D E R SAgSource CooperativeServicesArizona DHIADairy Lab ServicesDairy One CooperativeInc.DHIA WestGallenberger DairyRecordsHeart of America DHIAIdaho DHIAIndiana State DairyAssociationIntegrated Dairy HerdImprovementJim Sousa TestingLancaster DHIAMid-South DairyRecordsMinnesota DHIANorthstar CooperativeDHI ServicesPuerto Rico DHIARocky Mountain DHIASan Joaquin DHIASouthern DHA AffiliatesTennessee DHIATexas DHIATulare DHIAUnited Federation ofDHIA’sWashington State DHIAGenomic selection for producer-recorded health event data inUS dairy cattle, was also acknowledged as among the top 100most highly-cited papers published in the JDS since 2014. Thispaper resulted from the PhD research of Kristen Parker Gaddis,now CDCB geneticist, and involved collaboration with ChristianMaltecca of North Carolina State University, John Cole of AGIL andJohn Clay of DRMS.Bio-Genesys Ltd.EuroFins BioDiagnostics Inc.GeneSeekGenetic Visions-ST LLCVHL GeneticsWeatherbys IrelandDNA LaboratoryZoetis Genetics
Page 7CDCB Activity ReportCDCB IN NUMBERSCDCB hosts and manages the cooperator databases – phenotypic and genomic – of U.S. dairy herd data, a strategicasset in providing value and leadership to the U.S. dairy industry. Management and performance benchmarks, as wellas genetic and genomic evaluations, are derived from these data.In January 2017, 4.4 million dairy cows in 16,400 herds were enrolled in dairy herd improvement services (DHI) andvoluntarily contributed data to the CDCB system (Table 1). From this pool, approximately 23 million new test dayrecords, 20 million breeding records and 2.7 million calving ease records are added annually to the official geneticevaluations provided by the CDCB (Figure 1).Table 1 - Dai ry cow e nro llme nt in DHI te s t by breed ( Ja n u a ry 1 , 2 0 1 7 )BREEDHERDSCOWSAyrshireBrown SwissGuernseyHolsteinJerseyMilking ShorthornRed and 9FIGURE 1 - Phenot y p ic re co rds adde d to of f icial ev a l u at i o n s s i n ce Decem b er 2 0 1 5
Page 8CDCB Activity ReportSince the start of the U.S. genomic evaluations in 2009, the CDCB has accumulated over two million genotypes totalfor the five dairy breeds evaluated (Figures 2 to 5).FIGURE 2 - Holste in ge noty p e s adde d mo nth ly to C D C Bd ata base si nce Januar y 2009F I G U R E 3 - Jers ey gen ot y pes a d d ed m o n t h l yt o C D C B d at a b a s e s i n ce Ja n u a ry 2 0 0 9FIGURE 4 - Brown Sw is s ge noty p e s adde dmonthly to CDCB databas e s ince Augus t 2009F I GU R E 5 - Ay rs h i re a n d Gu ern s ey gen ot y pesa d d ed m o n t h l y t o C D C B d at a b a s e s i n ce A pri l 2 0 1 3
Page 9CDCB Activity ReportAnimals from 55 countries have been added to the CDCB database, on a proportion of 5.9 females per male and 2.5predicted (young) per predictor animal (with own or progeny phenotypic records). Ninety percent of the animals arefrom North America.Table 2 - Number of ge noty p e d animals in th e C D C B d at a b a s e by co n t i n en t of o ri g i n (S ept em b er 2 0 1 7 )PREDICTORPREDICTEDCONTINENTTOTA 265,6051,3658,839Eastern 5143,789Latin America397215,93586817,202North ,803OceaniaTotalAlthough CDCB genomic predictions are tailored for U.S. animals, CDCB predictions are relevant for most foreignpopulations as U.S. and Canadian bulls are predominantly used as sires of the genotyped animals in all continents,as shown in Figure 6.FIGURE 6 - Co untr y of s ire o n ge noty p e s us e dby the CDCB by contine nt (Se pte mbe r 201 7)F I G U R E 7 – Gen et i c t ren d fo r Ges t at i o n Len g t h(G L ) , fo r fem a l es by b reed ( Au g u s t 2 0 1 7 )Finally, Figure 7 shows the estimated female genetic trends for gestation length, which is the latest trait added to theCDCB portfolio.
Page 10CDCB Activity ReportP R O G R E S S O N K E Y I N I T I AT I V E SINFRASTRUCTURE CHANGESThe CDCB adopted a new domain name in January2017, and website, FTP and email addresses migratedto uscdcb.com. During this transition, the CDCB emailsystem moved to the cloud to provide better clientservice, and the landline provider and office phonenumbers changed. Read more in Future Developmentsabout other infrastructure changes planned before theend of 2017.G E N O M I C N O M I N AT O R W O R K S H O PThe first CDCB Genomic Nominators Workshop was heldin Linthicum Heights, Md., on May 17. About 25 personnelattended, representing AI companies, breed associations,genomic laboratories and NDHIA. Event objectives wereto review the genomic nomination process, exchangeexperiences among genomic nominators and presentthe new quality certification evaluation procedures.Following successful reports, CDCB will host thisworkshop annually.Ten students applied this year, and two were selected: Isaac Haagen, PhD Candidate, Animal Science,Pennsylvania State University under the guidance ofDr. Chad Dechow Maci Lienemann-Mueller, MSc Candidate, AnimalBiology, University of California-Davis underDr. Alison Van Eenennaam.Isaac assisted CDCB and AGIL to determine the accuracyand effectiveness of multi-breed genetic evaluations,research that has been under development at AGIL. Maciinvestigated innovative strategies for managing recessivedisorders in dairy cattle. Isaac and Maci also surveyedthe international research published on dairy geneticsto provide statistics on current trends. Both internsgreatly exceeded CDCB and AGIL expectations, coveringimportant future development topics.N AT I O N A L D H I B E N C H M A R K SEarly in 2017, CDCB solicited proposals to engagesupport in public relations and promotion. After carefulevaluation, the proposal from Look East PR was chosen.CDCB’s key contact is Amy te Plate Church, with 20 yearsof dairy industry and communication experience.The CDCB provides national benchmarks on behalf ofthe National DHIA by publishing annual statistics thatinclude DHI participation, state and national standardizedlactation averages by breed for cows on official test,summary of herd averages, Dairy Records of milk fromDHI herds, reasons that cows in DHI programs exit theherd and reproductive status of cows in DHI programs.CDCB CONNECTION NEWSLETTERT W O M I L L I O N G E N O T Y P E S I N T H E D ATA B A S ECDCB Connection was launched on June 8 to providetimely updates about U.S. dairy genetic evaluationsand activities. The newsletter will be emailed after eachmonthly official genomic evaluation. The newsletter isthe first result of our new collaboration with Look EastPR to enhance communications among CDCB members,industry stakeholders and dairy producers. Interestedsubscribers can contact CDCB to receive the newsletter.Thanks to many collaborative efforts, a new milestone indairy genetics was achieved on July 10, 2017, when thetwo millionth individual animal genotype was recordedin the U.S. dairy database. Since the first U.S. Holsteinsires were genotyped in 2008, the resulting database hasgrown tremendously – clearly the largest in the worldwith genotypes for 278,984 males and 1,662,922 femalesfrom the five largest dairy breeds (as of July 10). In 2016alone, nearly half a million genotypes were submitted tothe CDCB.E N H A N C E D C O M M U N I C AT I O N S F O C U SINTERNSHIP PROGRAM 2017For the second year, the CDCB has offered internshipsto benefit CDCB, support the Animal Genomics andImprovement Laboratory (AGIL) and expose students tonational genetic and management programs.C D C B D ATA R E Q U E S T P O L I C YThe CDCB Board of Directors adopted a new policy inAugust for external data requests in commercial andresearch applications. With the size and integrity of theCDCB cooperator database, it has an important role
Page 11CDCB Activity Reportto support research and innovation to benefit dairyfarmers. This policy will help researchers understanddata availability and processes, in a consistent andtransparent manner.in May for gradual testing, and there was minimumimpact for CDCB clients with multiple benefits. The samesystem is currently being adopted for a more dynamicdocumentation to benefit nominators and laboratories.CDCB END USER AGREEMENTN E W Q U A L I T Y C E RT I F I C AT I O NS TA N D A R D S F O R G E N O T Y P I N G L A B SAs a non-profit organization mandated to provide valueto dairy farmers and the organizations that contribute tothe U.S. database, one of the key CDCB functions is toprotect the use of the data and products resulting fromCDCB evaluations. In that spirit, the CDCB adopted anend user agreement in August 2017. All CDCB queriesand download files from CDCB’s FTP site, are coveredby the CDCB data request policy. The terms of theagreement are shown to users at each interaction withCDCB online services. In marking “I agree” to the terms,the user accepts to acknowledge CDCB as the source ofthe results being accessed, whenever the information ismade available in any format to third parties.C U S T O M E R S E RV I C E E N H A N C E M E N T SOn August 1, CDCB officially moved to a new systemto document and ticket customer service. Based onthe Redmine platform, this new system was launchedNew Quality Certification Requirements for GenotypingLabs went into effect September 1, after developmentby the GENLAB CDCB working group and approvalby the Board of Directors. Key points in the newstandards include: A new CDCB Genomic Laboratory “proficiency test” tobe first conducted in late 2017/early 2018 and thereafteronce every two years; The requirement of ISO certification (or equivalent) forgenomic laboratories, including a two-year tolerancefor current CDCB genomic laboratories with provenrecords but without ISO certification; A one-time CDCB certification laboratory fee of 1000for labs applying to become certified; New QC metrics for submitted genotypes to assessCDCB lab performance.
Page 12CDCB Activity ReportFUTURE DEVELOPMENTSSeveral developments are in progress at the CDCB, including these priority projects.R E S E A R C H O N M U LT I - B R E E DE VA L U AT I O N M E T H O D SUSDA-ARS-AGIL is performing research to evaluate thefeasibility of obtaining accurate genomic predictions oftransmitting ability (GPTAs) for crossbred animals. Thecomputations use marker effects of five dairy breedsweighted by each breed’s genomic contribution to thecrossbreds. Estimates of genomic breed composition,labeled breed base representation (BBR), have beenreported since May 2016 for all 1.6 million genotypeddairy animals. Animals with 94% of any breed arerounded to 100%, and contributions of other breeds areset to 0%.The strategy first calculates all-breed scale GPTAs foreach pure breed. Foreign information from multi-traitacross-country evaluation (MACE) and foreign damsare included by converting their values from withinbreed to the all-breed base. Marker effects for eachbreed are blended by BBR to compute evaluationsfor crossbreds ( 94% purebred) for those same traits.All-breed GPTAs are then converted to within-breedGPTAs. Preliminary results showed correlations ofGPTAs for purebreds computed on the all-breed vs.current within-breed scales of 0.97 to 0.99 for mosttraits and breeds. Most importantly, crossbred GPTAsfor 44,023 crossbreds were obtained, and 20,367 ofthose had no previous GPTAs because of breed checkedits. These animals are the ones who will benefit mostfrom this new methodology. Research is ongoing toevaluate the full impact and implications of implementingthis methodology.CDCB PROGRAM FOR COLLECTIONO F F E E D E F F I C I E N C Y D ATAFeed efficiency is one of the most economicallyimportant traits not yet directly included in dairy cattlegenetic improvement, mainly due to recording costs.A five-year project funded by the USDA NationalInstitute of Food and Agriculture has generated anunprecedented data set of approximately 5,000 residualfeed intake (RFI) records from U.S. Holstein cows in nineresearch herds. Genomic predictions for RFI have beensuccessfully computed by USDA Animal Genomics andImprovement Laboratory (AGIL), demonstrating thefeasibility to include this promising new trait into U.S.genomic evaluations. The CDCB is working to continuedata collection through partnerships with herds capableof generating RFI data. CDCB is committed to fundsome data collection costs and develop partnershipsto expand the program. Discussions for internationaldata exchange are also under way. The goal is to offergenomic predictions for RFI to the U.S. dairy industry asearly as 2018 if a steady data stream is secured.N E W C D C B W E B P O R TA L( A N D S U P P O RT I N G I N F R A S T R U C T U R E )CDCB staff are finalizing the last details for the brandnew CDCB web portal, which will be hosted in a newserver and designed in the modern platform, WordPress.The new website will maintain the current CDCBdomain name uscdcb.com. The functionalities of thequery system will not be modified in this first stage,although they will displayed differently. Instead of threedifferent access points, all queries will be available tothe user on a single page according to individual useraccess permissions. Query access will require personalregistration for public and private queries; all userswill need to register to access the new system. A newindependent FTP-server has been set up and will onlyallow secure connections (SFTP). This new independentsetting of servers will allow maintenance or failure ofone system without interfering with the functionalityof the other. To enhance service continuity, bothservers will have failover servers standing by in case ofhardware malfunction.
Page 13CDCB Activity ReportI N T E R B U L L R E P O RT Marj FaustInterbull works with organizations around the worldthat compute national genetic and genomic evaluations,such as the CDCB. A key Interbull service involvesreceiving national evaluations, blending them withcomparable evaluations from other countries, andreturning higher reliability blended evaluation data tothe participating country. The Interbull Center also issanctioned and serves as the Technical Reference Centerfor the European Union responsible for harmonizingand validating the genetic and genomic evaluationsof participating countries to ensure the quality andintegrity of the genetic ranking information. The U.S.and more than 35 countries around the world use theservices of Interbull (ISO 9001:2015 Certified) with thegoal of providing the most reliable genetic and genomicrankings back to dairy producers and the wider dairygenetic industry.During 2017, Interbull has made strides to deliveradditional services. One is a SNP exchange wherecountries can upload, store and exchange parentageSNPs on bulls to facilitate improved parentage results. Inconjunction, a new accreditation service will be offeredby ICAR that will test laboratories on the accuracy oftheir SNP parentage results; specifics on accreditationare included in an application for Accreditation of DNACentres. Interbull is nearing completion on anotherexchange service whereby Interbull will serve the singleglobal repository for uploading, storing and exchangingtrait designation data on Holsteins, based on a requestby the World Holstein Friesian Federation to harmonizethis information for affiliated breed organizations.Two significant new service opportunities are beinginvestigated by Interbull: InterGenomics-Holstein: Spring-boarding fromsuccess in Brown Swiss, Interbull is evaluating agenotype pooling and genomic evaluation service forcountries with small Holstein reference populationsand insufficient resources to develop their own nationalgenomic evaluations. SNP MACE: A SNP blending methodology analogous tothe blending of traditional national genetic and genomicevaluations conducted currently. This methodologywas first invented to overcome many of the concernsof bias due to selection that is threatening the value ofcurrent evaluation results and to improve accuracy ofall participating countries’ genomic evaluation results byincorporating data from others.U . S . R E P R E S E N TAT I V E T OTHE INTERBULL STEERING COMMITTEEAt the 2017 Interbull Annual Meeting in Tallinn, Estonia, Marj Faustof Data Driven Genetics was recognized for eight years of serviceas U.S. representative on the Interbull Steering Committee.As her term has expired, Gordon Doak of NAAB will nowrepresent the U.S.Thank you, Marj, for your valuable counsel to the dairycommunity.Outgoing U.S. representative, Marj Faust was recognized by Interbull Chair,Reinhard Reents, for valuable service to the global dairy genetics community.
Page 14CDCB Activity ReportCDCB WORKING GROUPSIn early 2017, the CDCB established four working groups, which are a collaboration of industry representatives,academics and staff, to develop and finetune CDCB services. The CDCB thanks all those who have dedicated theirtime to these efforts.Dairy Evaluation Review Team (DERT) providesindependent, objective and impartial reviews of theCDCB triannual dairy genetic evaluation results priorto the public (official) release in April, August andDecember. Their feedback to CDCB staff is intendedto reduce the likelihood that inaccurate predictions bereleased. Group member
The Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) is the result of the U.S. dairy industry working together for the common good, empowering dairy farmers to fulfill their essential role of feeding the world. Effective collaboration is built over trust and shared visions, and success requires willingness to take risks and competence to innovate.
Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) Export Tool Publication Number 703465 Revision 1 Overview The CDCB Export Tool is a companion application to the AxiomTM Analysis Suite. It formats your genotype export and sample sheet to enable direct uploading to the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding website. Installation 1.
Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding Navigation guide for Nominators Latest update: October 24th, 2017 . Purebreed Dariy Cattle Associations (PDCA), Dairy Records Processing Centers (DRPC), Dairy Record Providers (DRP), National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB) and several
Medicinal and aromatic crops 36 2.2.7. Fruits 37 2.2.8. Vegetables 39 2.2.9. Forecast data for the production of basic cereals and oilseeds from the 2020 harvest 44 2.3. Livestock Breeding Production Results 45 2.3.1. Cattle Breeding and Buffalo Breeding 50 2.3.2. Sheep Breeding and Goat Breeding 53 2.3.3. Pig Farming 56. 2.3.4. Horse Breeding 59
Insemination technique 26 Preparing for an AB program 37 Conducting an AB program 47 Uses of artificial breeding 60 Glossary 63 iii Artificial Breeding of beef cattle is a companion publication to Bull Selection, Breeding for Profit, Beef cattle recording and selection and Female Selection .
Irish Cattle Breeding Industry. Co-ordinated by ICBF. -ICBF a "non-profit" co-operative of 30 cattle breeding organisations (AI, HB MRO's) 2 Farm Organisations. -Established in 2000. Industry now responsible for cattle breeding decisions. -Central database in 2002. Now key cornerstone of Irish AgFood industry.
Page 4 CDCB Activity Report CEO COLUMN João Dürr There is only one certainty in the dairy industry: CHANGE. While dairy producers are masters of adapting to changing conditions, today’s race is harder because of the speed of change. Dairy management is transforming at a record pace, and dairy herd business models are challenged. Supporting
Table 3.2 Cattle holdings and average herd size by region, June 2017 2017 Change on year (%) England Average dairy herd size (head) 93 3.1 Average beef herd size (head) 27 1.1 Total cattle holdings Wales Average dairy herd size (head) N/A N/A Average beef herd size (head) N/A N/A Total cattle holdings Scotland Average dairy herd size (head) 96 .
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