Evaluation files
Bull and cow evaluation files are available for download at 1 pm on the Friday before release but are password protected to allow for download prior to official release
The password for unencrypting the files is available to the public at 7 am on the day of release. See the evaluation schedule for the complete listing of evaluation availability times. A complete description of evaluation distribution is also available.
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Official bull evaluation files (ftp://ftp.uscdcb.com/pub/bulls) Format 38 Format CT (calving traits) |
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| File name1 | Records (no.) |
File size (bytes) |
Date | Bulls included* |
| 38alloff.zip | 733,283 | 137,155,048 | Mar 29 2024 | All domestic and foreign bulls with official evaluations |
| CT.itb.zip | 241,545 | 9,352,079 | Mar 29 2024 | Calving traits evaluations |
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*The status code of bulls that had been
active (A) status after the preceding evaluation are set to
inactive (I) status and the status code of bulls that had been genomically tested (G)
status is set to multiherd sampled (P) status because AI status is updated by NAAB after evaluations are released.
The status updates are provided in a separate file (status of AI bulls) by NAAB by the Thurday following each evaluation release. This text file includes the ID and status code of all bulls with a status of active (A); foreign-sampled, semen available (F); genomically tested that will be marketed (G); or limited use (L). |
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| Nonofficial bull evaluation files2 (ftp://ftp.uscdcb.com/pub/bulls) Format 38 |
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| File name1 | Records (no.) |
File size (bytes) |
Date | Evaluations included* |
| 38usnoff.zip | 517 | 98,945 | Mar 29 2024 | U.S.-only evaluations for bulls with official Interbull evaluations |
| 38ibnoff.zip | 202,491 | 21,116,139 | Mar 29 2024 | Interbull evaluations for bulls with official U.S.-only evaluations |
| 38all.trad.zip | 409,222 | 74,515,249 | Mar 29 2024 | U.S. and MACE traditional evaluations without genomics for all bulls |
| Interim summary files (ftp://ftp.uscdcb.com/pub/bulls) Format 38 |
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| File Name1 | Records (no.) |
File size (bytes) |
Date | Summaries Included* |
| 38i.zip | 650 408 407 434 437 | 42,448 | Jan 10 2024 | Interim summaries for progeny-test bulls |
| *Based on first-lactation records of cows in herds with progeny-test daughters during the latest 18 months. | ||||
| Official cow evaluation files (ftp://ftp.uscdcb.com/pub/cows) Format 105 |
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| File name1 | Records (no.) |
File size (bytes) |
Date | Evaluations included |
| 105el.zip | 173,002 | 23,666,100 | Mar 29 2024 | Evaluations for elite cows and high-ranking grades based on NM$ percentile |
| 105hi5.zip | 608,033 | 85,278,529 | Mar 29 2024 | Evaluations for the top 5% of cows based on NM$ (registered and grade) |
| Herd-owner names and addresses (ftp://ftp.uscdcb.com/pub/cows) Format 2 |
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| File Name1 | Records (no.) |
File size (bytes) |
Date | Herds included |
| 2nel.zip | 1,357 | 50,317 | Mar 29 2024 | Herds with elite cows and high-ranking grades based on NM$ percentile |
| 2nhi5.zip3 | 0 | 80,926 | Mar 29 2024 | Herds for the top 5% of cows based on NM$ (registered and grade) |
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1Compressed (zipped) files have .zip extension. Uncompressed files have the extension .myy where m is the month (Nov=B) and yy the year of the evaluation (e.g., B02 indicates November, 2002). |
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2For bulls with both a U.S.-only and an Interbull evaluation available, the Interbull evaluation is official if it includes data from an additional country or if Interbull excludes U.S. data but has higher reliability than the U.S.-only evaluation. |
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3Password administered by National Dairy Herd Improvement Association. |