By A.J. Knowles, Director of Breed Improvement

A common question we receive in the office is, “When can I expect EPDs to update?”. Due to the lag between data submission and EPD calculation, producers should make note of the RAAA EPD schedule.

Each Monday, the previous week’s performance records and new pedigrees are packaged up and submitted to IGS. From there, the data is processed and EPDs are calculated at IGS throughout the week, with EPDs being returned to RAAA the following Tuesday. This means there is a 9-16 day delay between data submission and receiving updated EPDs, depending on which day of the week data was submitted. Still not sure when your EPDs will post? The calendar below can be found on our REDSPro website at the bottom of the login page. The calendar's color-coding indicates when data is submitted to IGS and when the corresponding EPDs will be returned.