Year |
Evaluation changed |
No./year |
Release months |
Traits included |
1936 |
Bull (new) |
1 |
Summer (exact month varied) |
Milk, fat |
1940 |
Bull |
12 |
Each month (bulls with many additional daughters since last evaluation re-evaluated) |
Milk, fat |
1960 |
Bull |
4 |
February, May, August, November |
Milk, fat |
1964 |
Cow |
2 |
January, July |
Milk, fat |
1967 |
Bull/cow |
3 |
January, May, September |
Milk, fat |
1977 |
Bull |
3 |
January, May, September |
Milk, fat, protein |
1978 |
Bull/cow |
2
|
January, July |
Milk, fat, protein (bulls only), type* |
1985 |
Cow |
2 |
January, July |
Milk, fat, protein, type* |
1994 |
Bull |
2 |
January, July |
Milk, fat, protein, somatic cell score (SCS), productive life (PL), type* |
1995 |
Cow |
2 |
January, July |
Milk, fat, protein, SCS, PL, type* |
1997 |
Bull/cow |
4 |
February, May, August, November |
Milk, fat, protein, SCS, PL, type* |
2002 |
Bull |
4 |
February, May, August, November |
Milk, fat, protein, SCS, PL, calving ease (CE), type* |
2003 |
Bull/cow |
4 |
February, May, August, November |
Milk, fat, protein, SCS, PL, CE (bulls only), daughter pregnancy rate (DPR), type* |
2006 |
Bull |
4 |
February, May, August, November |
Milk, fat, protein, SCS, PL, CE (bulls only), stillbirth (SB), DPR, type* |
2008 |
Bull/cow |
3 |
January, April, August |
Milk, fat, protein, SCS, PL, CE (bulls only), SB (bulls only), DPR, type* |
2010 |
Bull/cow |
3 |
April, August, December |
Milk, fat, protein, SCS, PL, CE (bulls only), SB (bulls only), DPR, cow conception rate (CCR), heifer conception rate (HCR), type* |
*USDA calculated type evaluations for breeds other than Holstein; Holstein type evaluations calculated by Holstein Association USA |
Year |
Owner |
Location |
Computer |
1959 |
Commodity Credit branch, USDA |
New Orleans, LA |
IBM 705 |
1965 |
Navy Bureau of Personnel |
Arlington, VA |
|
1968 |
Computer Center, Statistical Reporting Service, USDA |
Washington, DC |
|
1970 |
Sears and Roebuck, Inc. |
Rockville, MD |
IBM 360 |
1973 |
National Agricultural Library, USDA |
Beltsville, MD |
IBM 360 |
1975 |
Washington Computer Center, USDA |
Washington, DC |
IBM 370 |
1987 |
USDA Computing Center |
Kansas City, MO |
IBM 370 |
1985 |
Cornell University Database maintained at USDA Computing Center |
Ithaca, NY Kansas City, MO |
IBM 3090 IBM 370 |
1990 |
Cornell University
Database maintained at Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory (AIPL), USDA |
Ithaca, NY Beltsville, MD |
IBM 3090 IBM 9370 |
1993 |
AIPL (evaluation processing and database) |
Beltsville, MD |
IBM RS6000 P series |
2002 |
AIPL (evaluation processing and database) |
Beltsville, MD |
IBM X series servers |
Year |
Laboratory name |
Institute/Bureau name |
1908 |
Dairy Division |
Bureau of Animal Industry |
1926 |
Dairy Introduction Section |
Bureau of Dairy Industry |
1929 |
Dairy Herd Improvement Investigations |
Bureau of Dairy Industry |
1954 |
Dairy Herd Improvement Section |
Dairy Cattle Research Branch |
1968 |
Dairy Herd Improvement Investigations Unit |
Animal Science Research Institute |
1972 |
Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory (AIPL) |
Animal Physiology and Genetics Institute |
1979 |
AIPL |
Animal Sciences Institute |
1986 |
AIPL |
Livestock and Poultry Science Institute |
2000 |
AIPL |
Animal and Natural Resources Institute |
2012 |
AIPL |
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center |