Genetic Evaluation Time Table
2017 February evaluation run update for all beef animals
An extra evaluation run is being run to facilitate the following groups of animals
- Pedigree beef animals linear scores and weighed since the December evaluation run deadline (31/10/16)
- New genotypes received and QC checked up to 27/01/17
| 2017 | 2017 February evaluation run update for all beef animals | 27-Jan-2017 | New data on all traits and genotypes will be included if received on or before this date |
| 22-Feb-2017 | Publication date for new indexes on all animals including AI bull lists, animal search and web profiles |
| 2017 | 2017 May evaluation run update for all animals | 17-Mar-2017 | Cut-off date for data to be recorded for this evaluation. This includes genotypes and the coding of new AI bulls |
| 10-May-2017 | Publication date for new indexes on all animals including final AI bull lists, animal search and web profiles |
| 2017 | 2017 September evaluation run update for all animals | 15-Jun-2017 | Deadline for dairy data and pedigrees (to facilitate participation in INTERBULL evaluation) and all DNA samples to be returned from farms. |
| 28-Jul-2017 | Deadline for beef data, pedigree and all genotypes to be in the ICBF database and available for evaluation | ||
| 05-Sep-2017 | Publication date for all animals |
| 2018 | 2018 January evaluation run update for all animals | 10-Oct-2017 | Deadline for dairy data and pedigrees (to facilitate participation in INTERBULL evaluation) and all DNA samples to be returned from farms. |
| 24-Nov-2017 | Deadline for beef data, pedigree and all genotypes to be in the ICBF database and available for evaluation | ||
| 10-Jan-2018 | Publication date for all animals |