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History of dairy evaluations at USDA
Evaluations || Computing sites || Laboratory namesGenetic evaluations calculated by USDA
| 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), type1 |
| 1985 | Cow | 2 | January, July | Milk, fat, protein, type1 |
| 1994 | Bull | 2 | January, July | Milk, fat, protein, somatic cell score (SCS), productive life (PL), type1 |
| 1995 | Cow | 2 | January, July | Milk, fat, protein, SCS, PL, type1 |
| 1997 | Bull/cow | 4 | February, May, August, November | Milk, fat, protein, SCS, PL, type1 |
| 2002 | Bull | 4 | February, May, August, November | Milk, fat, protein, SCS, PL, calving ease (CE), type1 |
| 2003 | Bull/cow | 4 | February, May, August, November | Milk, fat, protein, SCS, PL, CE (bulls only), daughter pregnancy rate (DPR), type1 |
| 2006 | Bull | 4 | February, May, August, November | Milk, fat, protein, SCS, PL, CE (bulls only), stillbirth (SB), DPR, type1 |
| 2008 | Bull/cow | 3 | January, April, August | Milk, fat, protein, SCS, PL, CE (bulls only), SB (bulls only), DPR, type1 |
| 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), type1 |
| 1USDA calculates type evaluations for breeds other than Holstein; Holstein type evaluations calculated by Holstein Association USA. | ||||
Compiled by Paul VanRaden
Computing sites used for genetic evaluations
| 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 |
Compiled by Paul VanRaden
USDA dairy evaluation laboratory names
| 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 and Physiology Institute |
| 1979 | AIPL | Animal Science Institute |
| 1986 | AIPL | Livestock and Poultry Science Institute |
| 2000 | AIPL | Animal and Natural Resources Institute |
Compiled by Paul VanRaden
Last Modified: 02/18/2010