Genetic Evaluation Run Schedule

Please note that in general, target denotes an estimated time or date and not a firm commitment to having the information available.

2008
Official Evaluations: January || April || August
Interim Summaries: May || September || November

January 2008 Run

November 30: Pedigree (format 1), lactation (format 4 and 14), reproductive event (format 5), bull owner (format 2), and herd owner (format 2) data due at AIPL [midnight]
November 30: Type data for breeds other than Holstein due at AIPL
December 11: Bull evaluations sent to Interbull
December 11: Type evaluations for breeds other than Holstein available for downloading to respective breed associations
January 4: (Data refresh) Pedigree (format 1), lactation (format 4 and 14), reproduction event (format 5), bull owner (format 2), and herd owner (format 2) due at AIPL [midnight]
January 14: USDA official evaluation files (formats 38 and 105) and herd owner ID file (format 2) available for downloading [target 1 pm]
January 15: Evaluation release (password [7 am EST]; web queries [shortly thereafter])
January 17: Active AI, Foreign, and Sorted lists and updated bull status codes posted [target 1 pm EST]

April 2008 Run

March 7: Pedigree (format 1), lactation (format 4 and 14), reproductive event (format 5), bull owner (format 2), and herd owner (format 2) data due at AIPL [midnight]
March 7: Type data for breeds other than Holstein due at AIPL
March 18: Bull evaluations sent to Interbull
March 18: Type evaluations for breeds other than Holstein available for downloading to respective breed associations
March 28: USDA official evaluation files (formats 38 and 105) and herd owner ID file (format 2) available for downloading [target 1 pm]
April 1: Evaluation release (password [7 am EDT]; web queries [shortly thereafter])
April 3: Active AI, Foreign, and Sorted lists and updated bull status codes posted [target 1 pm EDT]

May 2008 Interim Summary for Progeny Test Bulls

May 16: Pedigree (format 1), lactation (format 4 and 14), and AI update (format 395) data due at AIPL [midnight]
May 21: Summary release target date for format 38 and XML and Excel (.xls) data files to be available for downloading

August 2008 Run

July 25: Pedigree (format 1), lactation (format 4 and 14), reproductive event (format 5), bull owner (format 2), and herd owner (format 2) data due at AIPL [midnight]
July 25: Type data for breeds other than Holstein due at AIPL
August 5: Bull evaluations sent to Interbull
August 5: Type evaluations for breeds other than Holstein available for downloading to respective breed associations
August 15: USDA official evaluation files (formats 38 and 105) and herd owner ID file (format 2) available for downloading [target 1 pm]
August 19: Evaluation release (password [7 am EDT]; web queries [shortly thereafter])
August 21: Active AI, Foreign, and Sorted lists and updated bull status codes posted [target 1 pm EDT]

September 2008 Interim Summary for Progeny Test Bulls

September 12: Pedigree (format 1), lactation (format 4 and 14), and AI update (format 395) data due at AIPL [midnight]
September 17: Summary release target date for format 38 and XML and Excel (.xls) data files to be available for downloading

November 2008 Interim Summary for Progeny Test Bulls

November 14: Pedigree (format 1), lactation (format 4 and 14), and AI update (format 395) data due at AIPL [midnight]
November 19: Summary release target date for format 38 and XML and Excel (.xls) data files to be available for downloading

2009
Official Evaluations: January || April || August
Interim Summaries: May || | September || November

January 2009 Run

November 28: Pedigree (format 1), lactation (format 4 and 14), reproductive event (format 5), bull owner (format 2), and herd owner (format 2) data due at AIPL [midnight]
November 28: Type data for breeds other than Holstein due at AIPL
December 9: Bull evaluations sent to Interbull
December 9: Type evaluations for breeds other than Holstein available for downloading to respective breed associations
January 2: (Data refresh) Pedigree (format 1), lactation (format 4 and 14), reproduction event (format 5), bull owner (format 2), and herd owner (format 2) due at AIPL [midnight]
January 9: USDA official evaluation files (formats 38 and 105) and herd owner ID file (format 2) available for downloading [target 1 pm]
January 13: Evaluation release (password [7 am EST]; web queries [shortly thereafter])
January 15: Active AI, Foreign, and Sorted lists and updated bull status codes posted [target 1 pm EST]

April 2009 Run

March 13: Pedigree (format 1), lactation (format 4 and 14), reproductive event (format 5), bull owner (format 2), and herd owner (format 2) data due at AIPL [midnight]
March 13: Type data for breeds other than Holstein due at AIPL
March 24: Bull evaluations sent to Interbull
March 24: Type evaluations for breeds other than Holstein available for downloading to respective breed associations
April 3: USDA official evaluation files (formats 38 and 105) and herd owner ID file (format 2) available for downloading [target 1 pm]
April 7: Evaluation release (password [7 am EDT]; web queries [shortly thereafter])
April 9: Active AI, Foreign, and Sorted lists and updated bull status codes posted [target 1 pm EDT]

May 2009 Interim Summary for Progeny Test Bulls

May 15: Pedigree (format 1), lactation (format 4 and 14), and AI update (format 395) data due at AIPL [midnight]
May 20: Summary release target date for format 38 and XML and Excel (.xls) data files to be available for downloading

August 2009 Run

July 24: Pedigree (format 1), lactation (format 4 and 14), reproductive event (format 5), bull owner (format 2), and herd owner (format 2) data due at AIPL [midnight]
July 24: Type data for breeds other than Holstein due at AIPL
August 4: Bull evaluations sent to Interbull
August 4: Type evaluations for breeds other than Holstein available for downloading to respective breed associations
August 14: USDA official evaluation files (formats 38 and 105) and herd owner ID file (format 2) available for downloading [target 1 pm]
August 18: Evaluation release (password [7 am EDT]; web queries [shortly thereafter])
August 20: Active AI, Foreign, and Sorted lists and updated bull status codes posted [target 1 pm EDT]

September 2009 Interim Summary for Progeny Test Bulls

September 11: Pedigree (format 1), lactation (format 4 and 14), and AI update (format 395) data due at AIPL [midnight]
September 16: Summary release target date for format 38 and XML and Excel (.xls) data files to be available for downloading

November 2009 Interim Summary for Progeny Test Bulls

November 13: Pedigree (format 1), lactation (format 4 and 14), and AI update (format 395) data due at AIPL [midnight]
November 18: Summary release target date for format 38 and XML and Excel (.xls) data files to be available for downloading