USDA ARS – CDCB Nonfunded Cooperative AgreementNonfunded Cooperative Agreement • May 7th, 2012
The Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) is moving forward in the effort to continue having sustainable data flow, calculating genetic evaluations and providing management benchmarks for the US dairy industry. This involves updating a current Memorandum of Understanding that is in place between the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding and USDA Agricultural Research Service –Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory (USDA-ARS-AIPL) with a Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (CA). This CA will help to recognize and assure:
Nonfunded COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTNonfunded Cooperative Agreement • April 16th, 2012 • District of Columbia
The United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB or “COOPERATOR”) have been long-term partners and have a mutual interest in improving milk production, health, fertility, and conformation traits in dairy cattle. In order to continue their collaboration to improve efficiencies of bovine dairy production and to extend their efforts to improve feed efficiency and disease resistance for the national bovine dairy herd, ARS and CDCB (hereinafter “Party” or “Parties”) enter into this nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (the “Agreement”).
