News
March 27, 2020
To accommodate challenging times, NAAB has revised it's schedule for the April 2020 sire evaluation. New dates and times for file submission deadlines and file releases are listed on this page
March 26, 2020
March 20, 2020
The rapid spread of COVID-19 is affecting our AI industry as well. This new page will list all Federal, State, International and affiliated business restrictions that may impact our industry. If we miss anything, please do not hesitate to let us know.
March 16, 2020
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March 3, 2020
The US genetic evaluation system will have a genetic base change in April 2020. This is in accordance with global standards set by the International Committee for Animal Recording (ICAR). This ensures that everyone evaluates the genetics of their animals to an up-to-date average population. Every base change brings a considerable shift in PTAs even though the genetics of our breeding stock obviously don’t change overnight. The more genetic progress we make, the bigger the base changes are.
Why do we do this, what does it mean exactly and what will be the changes in April?
January 28, 2020
The National Association of Animal Breeders is pleased to announce Elizabeth Donaldson has been selected to receive the 2020 NAAB Doak Graduate Fellowship.
January 2, 2020
It’s been nearly 75 years since the introduction of frozen semen for artificial insemination (A.I.) and 10 years since genomic selection. During those years, the U.S. has catapulted itself to the position of world leader in bovine genetics, which is a comfortable position to be in.
Semen sales are increasing each year; yet, if you’d ask anyone related to the industry how our business is doing (producer, scientist, A.I. rep, classifier, breeder), you are likely going to get a mixture of reactions. You may get anything from “on the verge of collapse” to “better than ever.”
The industry seems to be stirring, and it feels uncomfortable. Is our A.I. industry OK?
November 15, 2019
NAAB has changed the format of the AISS and Complete AISS files produced following sire evaluations. Please refer to attached documents for test files and formats.
April 8, 2019
The National Association of Animal Breeders is pleased to announce that Eliza Roberts has accepted the position of Associate NAAB Technical Director and Associate Service Director for CSS, a subsidiary of NAAB. Eliza will begin her duties on April 15, 2019.
April 5, 2019
A larger than expected decrease in the average PTA for fertility traits occurred in the April 2019 results. CDCB communicates on the findings and investigation to the causes.