CDCB Action Items from the CDCB Board Meeting & CDCB Annual Meeting – February 4, 2015



1) The CDCB board composition has changed.
a. Four directors were elected for a three year term (2015 through 2017, Class II):

  • Dan Sheldon, representing the Dairy Records Providers (re-elected)
  • Marvin Helbig, representing the Dairy Records Processing Centers (first term)
  • Gordon Doak, representing National Association of Animal Breeders (first term)
  • Neal Smith, representing Purebred Dairy Cattle Association (re-elected)

b. The two non-voting, advisory members of the board, Doug Ricke (Zoetis) and Juan Tricarico (Dairy Innovation Center) were also re-elected for another one year term.
c. A reorganization meeting followed with the election of the new executive board:

  • Chair: Jay Mattison (DRPs)
  • Vice-chair: Gordon Doak (NAAB)
  • Secretary: John Clay (DRPCs)
  • Treasurer: Neal Smith (PDCA)

2) The 2015 budget proposal was approved by the board including a review to the CDCB Fee Schedule. Several fees charged by the CDCB for genomic services will be reduced. The revised fee schedule will be published soon and will be effective March 2, 2015.
3) Since a new system for compensating the DRPC's has not been established yet, the CDCB will continue payments equivalent to the previous year's rate for the April 2015 official evaluations.
4) Starting in April 2015, all bulls with daughters contributing data to the national database will receive CDCB evaluations for calving traits and sire conception rate.
5) The CDCB will be the exclusive sponsor of the Interbull/JAM Afternoon Symposium: Use of Genomics to Improve Limited and Novel Phenotypes in Animal Breeding to be held on July 12, 2015, in Orlando, Florida.
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