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Report number index | Topic index
Dates for updated reports shown in red
Report number index
| Report no. | Date | Title |
| AB1 | Apr. 2007 | All-breed evaluation |
| AWD1 | Nov. 1998 | Enhancing genetic improvement for milk yield by reducing generation interval |
| Base1 | Oct. 2004 | Genetic base changes for February 2005 |
| Base2 | Aug. 2009 | Genetic base changes for January 2010 |
| Base3 | Oct. 2014 | Genetic base changes for December 2014 |
| CE1 | Jan. 2005 | Brown Swiss and Holstein calving ease |
| Cull1 | Sept. 2009 | Reasons that cows in Dairy Herd Improvement programs exit the herd |
| CH1 | Jan. 1994 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (January 1994) |
| CH2 | July 1994 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (July 1994) |
| CH3 | Jan. 1995 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (January 1995) |
| CH4 | July 1995 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (July 1995) |
| CH5 | Jan. 1996 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (January 1996) |
| CH6 | July 1996 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (July 1996) |
| CH7 | Feb. 1997 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (February 1997) |
| CH8 | May 1997 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (May 1997) |
| CH9 | Aug. 1997 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (August 1997) |
| CH10 | Feb. 1998 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (February 1998) |
| CH11 | June 1998 | Current and planned changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (May 1998) |
| CH12 | Nov. 1998 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (November 1998) |
| CH13 | Feb. 1999 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (February 1999) |
| CH14 | May 1999 | Current and planned changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (May 1999) |
| DPR1 | Nov. 2002 | Daughter pregnancy rate evaluation of cow fertility |
| Genomic1 | Apr. 2010 | Imputation of cow genotypes and adjustment of PTAs |
| Genomic2 | Apr. 2012 | Use of chromosomal predicted transmitting abilities |
| Genomic3 | Dec. 2018 | Haplotype tests for recessive disorders that affect fertility and other traits (replaced by Genomic4) |
| Genomic4 | Dec. 2018 | Haplotype tests for economically important traits of dairy cattle (replaces Genomic3) |
| Genomic5 | Jan. 2022 | Haplotype tests for economically important traits of dairy cattle (replaces Genomic4) |
| Genomic6 | Aug. 2024 | Haplotype tests for economically important traits of dairy cattle (update) |
| HIST1 | Oct. 2008 | The USDA Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory: A century old and just getting started |
| K2-97 | May 1999 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 1997 |
| K2-98 | May 2000 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 1998 |
| K2-99 | Mar. 2001 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 1999 |
| K2-00 | Mar. 2002 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 2000 |
| K2-01 | Feb. 2003 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 2001 |
| K2-02 | Feb. 2004 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 2002 |
| K2-03 | Feb. 2005 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 2003 |
| K2-04 | Mar. 2006 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 2004 |
| K2-05 | Feb. 2007 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 2005 |
| K2-06 | Mar. 2008 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 2006 |
| K2-07 | Feb. 2009 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 2007 |
| K2-08 | Feb. 2010 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 2008 |
| K2-09 | Feb. 2011 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 2009 |
| K2-10 | Feb. 2012 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 2010 |
| K2-11 | Feb. 2013 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 2011 |
| NFCA-CDCB1 | June 2012 | Background on the development of a nonfunded cooperative agreement between USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) |
| NM$1 | Nov. 2000 | Net merit as a measure of lifetime profit — 2000 version |
| NM$2 | July 2003 | Net merit as a measure of lifetime profit: 2003 revision |
| NM$3 | July 2006 | Net merit as a measure of lifetime profit: 2006 revision |
| NM$4 | Dec. 2009 | Net merit as a measure of lifetime profit: 2010 revision |
| NM$5 | Oct. 2014 | Net merit as a measure of lifetime profit: 2014 revision |
| NM$6 | Feb. 2017 | Net merit as a measure of lifetime profit: 2017 revision |
| NM$7 | July 2018 | Net merit as a measure of lifetime profit: 2018 revision (update) |
| NM$8 | May 2021 | Net merit as a measure of lifetime profit: 2021 revision |
| PL1 | Jan. 2001 | Revised methods to compute multitrait productive life |
| PL2 | Nov. 2003 | Methods used to predict multi-trait productive life |
| PROT1 | June 2000 | Genetic evaluations for true protein |
| SB1 | Aug. 2006 | Genetic evaluation of stillbirth |
| SCC1 | Dec. 1999 | Somatic cell counts of milk from 1998 Dairy Herd Improvement herds |
| SCC2 | Feb. 2001 | Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 1999 and 2000 |
| SCC3 | Mar. 2002 | Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 2001 |
| SCC4 | Feb. 2003 | Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 2002 |
| SCC5 | Feb. 2004 | Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 2003 |
| SCC6 | Mar. 2005 | Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 2004 |
| SCC7 | Mar. 2006 | Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 2005 |
| SCC8 | Feb. 2007 | Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 2006 |
| SCC9 | Mar. 2008 | Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 2007 |
| SCC10 | Feb. 2009 | Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 2008 |
| SCC11 | Feb. 2010 | Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 2009 |
| SCC12 | Feb. 2011 | Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 2010 |
| SCC13 | Feb. 2012 | Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 2012 |
| SCC14 | Feb. 2013 | Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 2013 |
| SCR1 | July 2008 | Sire conception rate: New national AI bull fertility evaluation |
| Source1 | Nov. 2005 | Source of bulls with highest and lowest evaluations for various traits by country scale |
Topic index
| Topic | Report no. | Date | Title |
| U.S. yield traits | AB1 | Apr. 2007 | All-breed evaluation |
| CH2 | July 1994 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (July 1994) | |
| CH3 | Jan. 1995 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (January 1995) | |
| CH6 | July 1996 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (July 1996) | |
| CH7 | Feb. 1997 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (February 1997) | |
| CH9 | Aug. 1997 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (August 1997) | |
| CH10 | Feb. 1998 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (February 1998) | |
| CH12 | Nov. 1998 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (November 1998) | |
| CH13 | Feb. 1999 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (February 1999) | |
| HIST1 | Oct. 2008 | The USDA Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory: A century old and just getting started | |
| K2-97 | May 1999 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 1997 | |
| K2-98 | May 2000 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 1998 | |
| K2-99 | Mar. 2001 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 1999 | |
| K2-00 | Mar. 2002 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 2000 | |
| K2-01 | Feb. 2003 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 2001 | |
| K2-02 | Feb. 2004 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 2002 | |
| K2-03 | Feb. 2005 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 2003 | |
| K2-04 | Mar. 2006 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 2004 | |
| K2-05 | Feb. 2007 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 2005 | |
| K2-06 | Mar. 2008 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 2006 | |
| K2-07 | Feb. 2009 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 2007 | |
| K2-08 | Feb. 2010 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 2008 | |
| K2-09 | Feb. 2011 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 2009 | |
| K2-10 | Feb. 2012 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 2010 | |
| K2-11 | Feb. 2013 | State and national standardized lactation averages by breed for cows calving in 2011 | |
| NM$1 | Nov. 2000 | Net merit as a measure of lifetime profit — 2000 version | |
| NM$2 | July 2003 | Net merit as a measure of lifetime profit: 2003 revision | |
| NM$3 | July 2006 | Net merit as a measure of lifetime profit: 2006 revision | |
| NM$4 | Dec. 2009 | Net merit as a measure of lifetime profit: 2010 revision | |
| NM$5 | Oct. 2014 | Net merit as a measure of lifetime profit: 2014 revision | |
| NM$6 | Feb. 2017 | Net merit as a measure of lifetime profit: 2017 revision | |
| NM$7 | July 2018 | Net merit as a measure of lifetime profit: 2018 revision (update) | |
| NM$8 | May 2021 | Net merit as a measure of lifetime profit: 2021 | |
| PROT1 | June 2000 | Genetic evaluations for true protein | |
| Foreign yield traits | CH3 | Jan. 1995 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (January 1995) |
| CH4 | July 1995 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (July 1995) | |
| CH5 | Jan. 1996 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (January 1996) | |
| CH7 | Feb. 1997 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (February 1997) | |
| CH11 | June 1998 | Current and planned changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (May 1998) | |
| CH13 | Feb. 1999 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (February 1999) | |
| CH14 | May 1999 | Current and planned changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (May 1999) | |
| Source1 | Nov. 2005 | Source of bulls with highest and lowest evaluations for various traits by country scale | |
| Other traits | AB1 | Apr. 2007 | All-breed evaluation |
| CE1 | Jan. 2005 | Brown Swiss and Holstein calving ease | |
| CH1 | Jan. 1994 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (January 1994) | |
| CH2 | July 1994 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (July 1994) | |
| CH3 | Jan. 1995 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (January 1995) | |
| CH4 | July 1995 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (July 1995) | |
| CH5 | Jan. 1996 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (January 1996) | |
| CH10 | Feb. 1998 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (February 1998) | |
| CH13 | Feb. 1999 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (February 1999) | |
| CH14 | May 1999 | Current and planned changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (May 1999) | |
| DPR1 | Nov. 2002 | Daughter pregnancy rate evaluation of cow fertility | |
| HIST1 | Oct. 2008 | The USDA Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory: A century old and just getting started | |
| NM$1 | Nov. 2000 | Net merit as a measure of lifetime profit — 2000 version | |
| NM$2 | July 2003 | Net merit as a measure of lifetime profit: 2003 revision | |
| NM$3 | July 2006 | Net merit as a measure of lifetime profit: 2006 revision | |
| NM$4 | Dec. 2009 | Net merit as a measure of lifetime profit: 2010 revision | |
| NM$5 | Sept. 2014 | Net merit as a measure of lifetime profit: 2014 revision | |
| NM$6 | Feb. 2017 | Net merit as a measure of lifetime profit: 2017 revision | |
| NM$7 | July 2018 | Net merit as a measure of lifetime profit: 2018 revision (update) | |
| NM$8 | May 2021 | Net merit as a measure of lifetime profit: 2021 | |
| PL1 | Jan. 2001 | Revised methods to compute multitrait productive life | |
| PL2 | Nov. 2003 | Methods used to predict multi-trait productive life | |
| SB1 | Aug. 2006 | Genetic evaluation of stillbirth | |
| SCC1 | Dec. 1999 | Somatic cell counts of milk from 1998 Dairy Herd Improvement herds | |
| SCC2 | Feb. 2001 | Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 1999 and 2000 | |
| SCC3 | Mar. 2002 | Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 2001 | |
| SCC4 | Feb. 2003 | Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 2002 | |
| SCC5 | Feb. 2004 | Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 2003 | |
| SCC6 | Mar. 2005 | Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 2004 | |
| SCC7 | Mar. 2006 | Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 2005 | |
| SCC8 | Feb. 2007 | Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 2006 | |
| SCC9 | Mar. 2008 | Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 2007 | |
| SCC10 | Feb. 2009 | Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 2008 | |
| SCC11 | Feb. 2010 | Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 2009 | |
| SCC12 | Feb. 2011 | Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 2010 | |
| SCC13 | Feb. 2012 | Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 2011 | |
| SCC14 | Feb. 2013 | Somatic cell counts of milk from Dairy Herd Improvement herds during 2013 | |
| SCR1 | July 2008 | Sire conception rate: New national AI bull fertility evaluation | |
| Source1 | Nov. 2005 | Source of bulls with highest and lowest evaluations for various traits by country scale | |
| Delivery and base | AB1 | Apr. 2007 | All-breed evaluation |
| AWD1 | Nov. 1998 | Enhancing genetic improvement for milk yield by reducing generation interval | |
| Base1 | Oct. 2004 | Genetic base changes for February 2005 | |
| Base2 | Aug. 2009 | Genetic base changes for January 2010 | |
| Base3 | Oct. 2014 | Genetic base changes for December2014 | |
| CE1 | Jan. 2005 | Brown Swiss and Holstein calving ease | |
| CH1 | Jan. 1994 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (January 1994) | |
| CH3 | Jan. 1995 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (January 1995) | |
| CH7 | Feb. 1997 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (February 1997) | |
| CH8 | May 1997 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (May 1997) | |
| CH13 | Feb. 1999 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (February 1999) | |
| DPR1 | Nov. 2002 | Daughter pregnancy rate evaluation of cow fertility | |
| HIST1 | Oct. 2008 | The USDA Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory: A century old and just getting started | |
| NFCA-CDCB1 | June 2012 | Background on the development of a nonfunded cooperative agreement between USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) | |
| Identification and inbreeding | AB1 | Apr. 2007 | All-breed evaluation |
| CH10 | Feb. 1998 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (February 1998) | |
| CH12 | Nov. 1998 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (November 1998) | |
| CH13 | Feb. 1999 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (February 1999) | |
| CH14 | May 1999 | Current and planned changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (May 1999) | |
| HIST1 | Oct. 2008 | The USDA Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory: A century old and just getting started | |
| Edits and corrections | CH13 | Feb. 1999 | Changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (February 1999) |
| CH14 | May 1999 | Current and planned changes in USDA-DHIA genetic evaluations (May 1999) | |
| Management | Cull1 | Sept. 2009 | Reasons that cows in Dairy Herd Improvement programs exit the herd |
| Genomics | Genomic1 | Apr. 2010 | Imputation of cow genotypes and adjustment of PTAs |
| Genomic2 | Apr. 2012 | Use of chromosomal predicted transmitting abilities | |
| Genomic3 | Dec. 2018 | Haplotype tests for recessive disorders that affect fertility and other traits (replaced by Genomic4) | |
| Genomic4 | Dec. 2018 | Haplotype tests for economically important traits of dairy cattle (replaces Genomic3) | |
| Genomic5 | Jan. 2022 | Haplotype tests for economically important traits of dairy cattle (replaces Genomic4) | |
| Genomic6 | Aug. 2024 | Haplotype tests for economically important traits of dairy cattle (update) | |
