Routine evaluations

The Intebeef group has decided to have 2 routine evaluations per year. The evaluations are performed during the beginning and at the end of the year. At routine runs, results are sent out to member organization for checking before official release, the period between distribution and official release is called pre release. All the results are confidential until official release.

Test evaluations

Within Interbeef it has been decided to have two test evaluations per year if needed.

The first test evaluation will be performed during spring and should be performed:

1) when a new member organizations wants to join the Interbeef international evaluations
2) for member organizations and Interbull Centre to investigate the impact of new or modified national/international genetic evaluations on the international evaluation
3) for Interbull to investigate potential improvements of the international genetic evaluation procedure

A second test evaluation will be performed during the autumn. The second test evaluation will be performed only when/if a new member organization wants to join the Interbeef international evaluations.

Results of test evaluations are reviewed by technical representatives of all countries involved. Pending on the review, an official implementation of the modifications is targeted for a near future, usually within 6 months or at the following routine evaluation.

Files and file formats

The files and file formats needed to participate in the Interbeef international evaluations can be found on the Interbeef guidelines

Service calendar

The service calendar for each year is decided by the Interbeef working group in collaboration with Interbull Centre

2022

Date	Week Day	Number of working days	Event	Type of evaluation
2022-01-21	FRI		Interbeef-WG and Technical Committee meeting (ONLINE)
2022-01-25	TUE	10	Deadline for Pedigree Upload	January 2022 Routine run (2201r)
2022-02-08	TUE	10	Deadline for uploading performance data to IDEA
2022-02-18	FRI	8	InterBeef Pre-Release
2022-02-25	FRI	5	Deadline for sending comments on pre-released results
2022-03-04	FRI	5	Official Release
2022-03-11	FRI		Interbeef-WG and Technical Committee meeting (ONLINE)
2022-03-28 NOTE: MONDAY	MON	10	Deadline for Pedigree Upload	April 2022 Test run (2204t) NOTE: Deadline for pedigree and performance upload is scheduled for one day earlier (MONDAY rather than TUESDAY). NOTE: Deadline for ITBC to send data for VCE is scheduled for one day earlier (THURSDAY rather than FRIDAY). NOTE: Deadlines for VCE to be sent to ITBC, distribution of results and sending comments are scheduled for one day later (MONDAY rather than FRIDAY).
2022-04-11 NOTE: MONDAY	MON	10	Deadline for uploading performance data to IDEA
2022-04-14 NOTE: THURSDAY	THU	3	Deadline for ITBC to send data for VCE
2022-05-16 NOTE: MONDAY	MON	20	Deadline for VCE to be sent to ITBC
2022-05-29	SUN		Interbeef-WG and Technical Committee meeting (IN PERSON, ICAR-Interbull 2022 Annual meeting, Montreal)
2022-05-30 NOTE: MONDAY	MON	10	Distribution of InterBeef test run results
2022-06-13 NOTE: MONDAY	MON	7	Deadline for sending comments on distributed results
2022-07-12	TUE		Decision for inclusion in routine evaluation
2022-07-12	TUE		Interbeef-WG and Technical Committee meeting (ONLINE)
2022-09-13	TUE	10	Deadline for Pedigree Upload	October 2022 Routine run (2210r)
2022-09-27	TUE	10	Deadline for uploading performance data to IDEA
2022-10-07	FRI	8	InterBeef Pre-Release
2022-10-14	FRI	5	Deadline for sending comments on pre-released results
2022-10-21	FRI	5	Official Release
2022-11-22	TUE		Interbeef-WG and Technical Committee meeting (ONLINE)
IF a second test run will take place in 2022, it will be according to the following schedule
2022-09-13	TUE	10	Deadline for Pedigree Upload	October 2022 Test run (Optional)
2022-09-13	TUE	10	Deadline for uploading performance data to IDEA
2022-09-16	FRI	3	Deadline for ITBC to send data for VCE
2022-10-14	FRI	20	Deadline for VCE to be sent to ITBC
2022-10-28	FRI	10	Distribution of InterBeef test run results
2022-11-08	TUE	7	Deadline for sending comments on distributed results
2022-11-29	TUE		Decision for inclusion in routine evaluation

2023

Date	Week Day	Number of working days	Event	Type of evaluation
2023-01-20	FRI		Interbeef-WG and Technical Committee meeting (ONLINE)
2023-01-24	TUE	10	Deadline for Pedigree Upload	January 2023 Routine run (2301r)
2023-02-07	TUE	10	Deadline for uploading performance data to IDEA
2023-02-17	FRI	8	InterBeef Pre-Release
2023-02-24	FRI	5	Deadline for sending comments on pre-released results
2023-03-03	FRI	5	Official Release
2023-03-10	FRI		Interbeef-WG and Technical Committee meeting (ONLINE)
2022-03-28	TUE	10	Deadline for Pedigree Upload	April 2023 Test run (2304t) NOTE: Deadline for distribution of test run results and sending comments are scheduled for one week later (due to the ICAR Conference 2023).
2023-04-11	TUE	10	Deadline for uploading performance data to IDEA
2023-04-14	FRI	3	Deadline for ITBC to send data for VCE
2023-05-12	FRI	20	Deadline for VCE to be sent to ITBC
2023-05-??	TBC		Interbeef-WG and Technical Committee meeting (IN PERSON, ICAR Conference 2023, Toledo, Spain)
2023-06-02	FRI	15	Distribution of InterBeef test run results
2023-06-13	TUE	7	Deadline for sending comments on distributed results
2023-07-04	TUE		Decision for inclusion in routine evaluation
2023-07-04	TUE		Interbeef-WG and Technical Committee meeting (ONLINE)
2023-09-12	TUE	10	Deadline for Pedigree Upload	October 2023 Routine run (2310r)
2023-09-26	TUE	10	Deadline for uploading performance data to IDEA
2023-10-06	FRI	8	InterBeef Pre-Release
2023-10-13	FRI	5	Deadline for sending comments on pre-released results
2023-10-20	FRI	5	Official Release
2023-11-24	FRI		Interbeef-WG and Technical Committee meeting (ONLINE)
IF a second test run will take place in 2023, it will be according to the following schedule
2023-09-12	TUE	10	Deadline for Pedigree Upload	October 2023 Test run (Optional)
2023-09-12	TUE	10	Deadline for uploading performance data to IDEA
2023-09-15	FRI	3	Deadline for ITBC to send data for VCE
2023-10-13	FRI	20	Deadline for VCE to be sent to ITBC
2023-10-27	FRI	10	Distribution of InterBeef test run results
2023-11-07	TUE	7	Deadline for sending comments on distributed results
2023-11-28	TUE		Decision for inclusion in routine evaluation