INDEX

• Table of contents
• CDCB public documentation
• CDCB approved nominators documentation
  • GENOMIC NOMINATOR APPLICATION AND CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
  • USEFUL DOCUMENTATION
  • NOMINATOR SERVICES
  • COMMONLY USED CODES
  • PROCEDURES
  • FORMATS
• CDCB certified genotyping laboratories documentation
  • GENOTYPING LABS APPLICATION AND CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
  • USEFUL DOCUMENTATION
  • COMMONLY USED CODES
  • PROCEDURES
  • FORMATS
• National Evaluation Centers
  • NATIONAL EVALUATION CENTERS - RECOGNITION INFORMATION
  • FORMATS

CDCB public documentation¶

• International genotype exchange partners
• CDCB Guidelines for Health Data Management
• QCS quality control error documentation
• Evaluation files access

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CDCB approved nominators documentation¶

GENOMIC NOMINATOR APPLICATION AND CERTIFICATION INFORMATION¶

• CDCB Genomic Nominators - Quality Certification Guidelines (pdf)
• CDCB Genomic Nominators - Application Form (docx)
• CDCB Genomic Nominators - SOP template (docx)
• CDCB Genomic Nominators - MLA (docx)
• QC Metrics for Genomic Nominators
• Approved CDCB Genomic Nominators
• Genomic Nominator Certification Procedure
• Genomic Nominators Annual Review Schedule

USEFUL DOCUMENTATION¶

• CDCB Genomic Nominator - Navigation guide (pdf)
• CDCB Fee Schedule for Genomic Evaluation Fees (pdf)
• 2017 CDCB Genomic Nominators Workshop
• 2018 CDCB Genomic Nominators and Laboratories Workshop
• 2019 CDCB Genomic Nominators and Laboratories Workshop
• 2021 CDCB Genomic Nominators and Laboratories Workshop
• 2022 CDCB Genomic Nominators and Laboratories Workshop
• CDCB Web Queries
• CDCB Genomic Dictionary
• CDCB general files distributed to nominators
• CDCB email notifications sent to individuals included in the Nominator's contact list
• CDCB Accepted International IDs
• CDCB Accepted goat ID numbers
• American ID registration
• Birth Date Rules
• Reasons that a genomic evaluation was not released
• Reasons that a Sire was not Discovered
• Reasons that the fee code would be reassigned to N by CDCB
• DOB limitation for foreign bulls
• Genotype Withdrawal
• New Queries Introduction Session
• Request for CDCB accounts
• Error code documentation
• References

NOMINATOR SERVICES¶

• CDCB SNP-based parentage certification service
• CDCB Quick Discovery of close relatives service

COMMONLY USED CODES¶

• Genomic fee code
• Parentage indicator code
• Multiple birth code
• Record type code
• Source code
• Herd code difference reason code (HRC)
• Genomic usability code
• Genomic error codes
• Pedigree and phenotypic error codes

PROCEDURES¶

• Adding MGS and MGGS
• Corrections to nominations
• Corrections to pedigree (Format 1 / Format 4)
• Corrections to pedigree to resolve genomic conflicts
• Corrections to production (Format 4 - DRPC ONLY)
• Create a format1G
• Dealing with clone records
• Embryo and live animal merging process
• Nominate as parentage verification only
• Request for Large Transfer of Genotypes (Selling Genotypes)
• Sex and Fee code conflict
• Sharing genomic results with other active nominators

FORMATS¶

• Pedigree, production, & reproduction data
  • Format 1 (Pedigree data)
  • Format 1E (Pedigree data - Error records)
  • Format 4 (Lactation data)
  • Format 4E (Lactation data - Error records)
  • Format 5 (Reproductive data)
  • Format 5E (Reproductive data - Error records)
  • Format 6 (Health data)
  • Format 6E (Health data - Error records)
  • CES (Calving Ease Scores)
  • PVR (Parentage Verification Record)

• Genetic evaluations
  • Format 38 (Bull/Buck genetic evaluation data - production)
  • Format 40 (Bull genetic evaluation data - type traits)
  • Format 41 (Cow genetic evaluation data - type traits)
  • Format 105 (Cow/Doe genetic evaluation data - production)
  • Format 940 (Buck genetic evaluation - type traits)
  • Format 941 (Doe genetic evaluation - type traits)
  • CT (Bull genetic evaluation data - Calving ease)

• Miscellaneous
  • Format 2 (Ownership data)
  • Format 7 (Type traits appraisal data)
  • Format 14 (Herd test day and yearly average data)
  • Format 395 (NAAB AI codes - AI cross-reference)
  • REC (Recessive Codes)

• Genomic files
  • Genomic evaluations format (CSV)
  • Monthly and weekly genomic evaluations CSV (discontinued in September 2019)
  • Monthly and weekly genomic evaluations XML (discontinued in September 2019)

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CDCB certified genotyping laboratories documentation¶

GENOTYPING LABS APPLICATION AND CERTIFICATION INFORMATION¶

• CDCB Genotyping Laboratories - Quality Certification Guidelines (pdf)
• CDCB Genotyping Laboratories - Application Form (docx)
• CDCB Genotyping Laboratories - SOP template (docx)
• CDCB Genotyping Laboratories - MLA (docx)
• CDCB Genotyping Laboratories - SNP array validation and SNP information (pdf)
• QC Metrics for Genotyping Laboratories
• Approved CDCB Genotyping Laboratories
• Genotyping Laboratory Certification Procedure
• Genomic Laboratories Annual Review Schedule

USEFUL DOCUMENTATION¶

• CDCB Genomic Dictionary
• CDCB Web Queries
• Problem. Files Generated during Processing
• Files Generated During Check Process
• Chips Used in CDCB Evaluation
• CDCB SNP array validation form
• CDCB SNP array validation fees
• New Chip Requirements

COMMONLY USED CODES¶

• Genomic error codes
• Source codes
• Usability codes

PROCEDURES¶

• Corrections to genotypes (SampleSheet and FinalReports)

FORMATS¶

• CDCB Accepted genotype file formats

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National Evaluation Centers¶

NATIONAL EVALUATION CENTERS - RECOGNITION INFORMATION¶

• National Evaluation Center - MLA (docx)
• National Evaluation Center - Data Exchange Approval Form (docx)
• National Evaluation Centers that are authorized to send data to CDCB upon request by nominators
• CDCB file submission protocol for National Evaluation Centers

FORMATS¶

• Zip file: Name and contain
• Genomic File Format