Major updates / new additions:

• Jul 24, 2026: Version 2026-07-23 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with 3,993 terms and other changes.
• Jul 23, 2026: Version 2026-07-22 of Livestock Breed Ontology (LBO) data is released with 1,138 terms.
• Jul 14, 2026: Version 2026-07-14 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with 3,992 terms and other changes.
• Jun 29, 2026: The mail server at AnimalGenome.ORG is upgraded with TLS (Transport Layer Security) for encrypted server-to-server email transits. This is a catch up to the current industry standards.
• Jun 24, 2026: Version 2026-06-24 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with 3,983 terms and other changes.
• Jun 12, 2026: Version 2026-06-12 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with 3,976 terms and other changes.
• May 29, 2026: Version 2026-05-29 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with 3,971 terms and other changes.
• Apr 29, 2026: Version 2026-04-29 of Livestock Breed Ontology (LBO) data release is with addition of new terms.
• Apr 23, 2026: Version 2026-04-23 of Livestock Breed Ontology (LBO) data release is with addition of new terms.
• Apr 22, 2026: Version 2026-04-22 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with term definition, synonyms, xref updates, and new term additions. The current release included 3,969 terms.
• Apr 21, 2026: Animal CorrDB Release #27: with additions of 1,785 new correlations and 277 new heritability data in 6 species.
• Apr 20, 2026: Animal QTLdb Release: #59: with additions of 7,562 new QTL/associations in 6 species and updated web tools supports.
• Apr 14, 2026: Version 2026-04-14 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with term updates and new term additions. The current release included 3,961 terms.
• Apr 01, 2026: Update (version 2.269) of Clinical Measurement Ontology (CMO) data with 4,066 terms from Bioportal, ported to QTLdb/CorrDB curation environment and ontology browsers and viewers.
• Apr 01, 2026: Version 2026-04-01 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with a number of bug fixes and term updates..
• Apr 01, 2026: Livestock Product Trait (LPT) Ontology Version 2026-04-01 with a number of bug fixes and term updates.
• Apr 01, 2026: Version 2026-04-01 of Livestock Breed Ontology (LBO) data release is with bug fixes and term updates.
• Mar 17, 2026: Version 2026-03-17 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with updates on several data descriptins, extensive external resource references (xref) updates, and new term additions. The current release included 3,953 terms.
• Mar 3, 2026: Version 2026-03-03 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with updates on several data descriptins, extensive external resource references (xref) updates, and new term additions. The current release included 3,950 terms.
• Feb 23, 2026: Version 2026-02-23 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with updates on several data descriptins, extensive external resource references (xref) updates, and new term additions. The current release included 3,947 terms.
• Feb 17, 2026: Version 2026-02-17 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with extensive external resource references (xref) updates.
• Feb 03, 2026: Version 2026-02-03 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with additions of synonyms, external resource references (xref), with definition/ description updates.
• Jan 30, 2026: Version 2026-01-30 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with additions of synonyms, external resource references (xref), and 3,945 terms with definition/ description updates.
• Jan 27, 2026: Version 2026-01-27 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data do not have new term added but with large number of cross references (xref) added.
• Jan 21, 2026: Version 2026-01-21 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with some cross references (xref) to CMO added.
• Jan 13, 2026: Version 2026-01-13 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with additions of synonyms, external resource references (xref), and 3,942 terms with structural or definition updates.
• Jan 08, 2026: Version 2026-01-08 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with additions of synonyms, external resource references (xref), and 3,937 terms with structural or definition updates.
• Jan 07, 2026: What's new on the NAGRP animal genome web site (#1, 2026)
• Dec 30, 2025: New Animal CorrDB Release #24: with additions of 342 new correlations and 218 new heritability data in 6 species.
• Dec 29, 2025: New Animal QTLdb Release: #56: with additions of 14,351 new QTL/associations in 6 species and updated web tools supports.
• Dec 02, 2025: Version 2025-12-02 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with additions of synonyms, external resource references (xref), and 3,930 terms with structural or definition updates.
• Nov 28, 2025: Version 2025-11-25 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with additions of synonyms, external resource references (xref), and 3,916 terms with structural or definition updates.
• Nov 21, 2025: The AnGenMap Frequently Asked Questions is updated with a new item detailing a minor update to our posting policy. This revision specifically concerns announcements for educational short courses, workshops, and summer schools that include a profit component, given our general policy that no commercial post is permitted on the listserv.
• Nov 11, 2025: Version 2025-11-18 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with additions of synonyms, external resource references (xref), and 3,912 terms with structural or definition updates.
• Nov 17, 2025: To get long URL shortened has been a common practice in order to share long web links safely (without broken or get truncated during transfer via email/messaging). There used to be many free services such as tinyurl.com, bitly.com, etc. However as bot hackings and abusive use becomes a way of life on internet, the free/open access to these services are becoming harder. We have created such service for the community members on AnimalGenome.ORG, easily accessible by those who has an AGRC directory account.
• Nov 11, 2025: Version 2025-11-11 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with additions of synonyms, external resource references (xref), and 3,911 terms with structural or definition updates.
• Oct 28, 2025: Version 2025-10-28 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with additions of synonyms, external resource references (xref), and 3,908 terms with structural or definition updates.
• Oct 28, 2025: Update (version 2.247) of Clinical Measurement Ontology (CMO) data with 4,042 terms from Bioportal, ported to QTLdb/CorrDB curation environment and ontology browsers and viewers.
• Oct 22, 2025: Version 2025-10-22 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with additions of synonyms, external resource references (xref), and 3,906 terms with structural or definition updates.
• Oct 06, 2025: The so-called AnGen Directory user authentication and profile management tool is renamed to Animal Genome Research Community (AGRC) Directory to reflect the fact that it's been used more and more as a generic user profile/authentication tool for multiple web services and listservs on the AnimalGenome.ORG site, avoiding a perceptional confusion that it's (although traditionally it WAS) part of AnGenMap Listserv. AGRC Directory now serves FAANG website and listserve, Lush Animal Geneticists and Breeders Pedigree, AnGenMap community, etc.
• Oct 14, 2025: Version 2025-10-14 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with additions of synonyms, external resource references (xref), and 3,901 terms with structural or definition updates.
• Oct 08, 2025: Version 2025-10-08 of Livestock Breed Ontology (LBO) data with 1,135 terms is released.
• Sep 09, 2025: Version 2025-09-09 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with additions of synonyms, external resource references (xref), and 3,897 terms with structural or definition updates.
• Sep 03, 2025: Version 2025-09-03 of Livestock Breed Ontology (LBO) data with 1,134 terms is released.
• Aug 29, 2025: What's new on the NAGRP animal genome web site (#3, 2025)
• Aug 26, 2025: New Animal CorrDB Release #24: with additions of 1,567 new correlations and 218 new heritability data in 6 species.
• Aug 26, 2025: New Animal QTLdb Release: #56: with additions of 4,105 new QTL/associations in 6 species and updated web tools supports.
• Aug 20, 2025: Version 2025-08-20 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with additions of synonyms, external resource references (xref), and 3,896 terms with structural or definition updates.
• Aug 14, 2025: Livestock Product Trait (LPT) ontology data versioning has changed to a new naming convention using dates in 'yyyy-mm-dd' format, replacing the earlier incremental number versioning. For example, its "version 4.4" is now "version 2025-08-13". Version 2025-08-13 of the LPT ontology data with 500 terms is updated to the public portal.
• Aug 07, 2025: Version 2025-08-07 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with additions of synonyms, external resource references (xref), and 3,876 terms with structural or definition updates.
• Aug 05, 2025: Version 2025-07-30 of Livestock Breed Ontology (LBO) data with 1,133 terms is released.
• Jul 24, 2025: Version 2025-07-24 of Livestock Breed Ontology (LBO) data with 1,132 terms is released.
• Jul 15, 2025: Version 2025-07-15 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with additions of synonyms, external resource references (xref), and 3,858 terms with structural or definition updates.
• Jun 27, 2025: Version 2025-06-27 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with additions of synonyms, external resource references (xref), and 3,856 terms with structural or definition updates.
• Jun 16, 2025: Version 2025-06-16 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with additions of synonyms, external resource references (xref), and 3,852 terms with structural or definition updates.
• Jun 10, 2025: Version 2025-06-10 of Livestock Breed Ontology (LBO) data with 1,131 terms is released.
• Jun 10, 2025: Version 2025-06-10 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with additions of synonyms, external resource references (xref), and 3,848 terms with structural or definition updates.
• May 05, 2025: Version 2025-05-05 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with additions of synonyms, external resource references (xref), and 3,844 terms with structural or definition updates.
• May 02, 2025: Version 2025-05-02 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with additions of synonyms, external resource references (xref), and 3,839 terms with structural or definition updates.
• May 01, 2025: Version 2025-05-01 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with additions of synonyms, external resource references (xref), and 3,839 terms with structural or definition updates.
• Apr 29, 2025: Version 2025-04-29 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with additions of synonyms, external resource references (xref), and 3,833 terms with structural or definition updates.
• Apr 29, 2025: What's new on the NAGRP animal genome web site (#2, 2025)
• Apr 25, 2025: New Animal CorrDB Release #24: with additions of 1,559 new correlations and 218 new heritability data in 6 species.
• Apr 24, 2025: New Animal QTLdb Release: #56: with additions of 3,390 new QTL/associations in 6 species and updated web tools supports.
• Apr 25, 2025: Version 2025-04-25 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with additions of synonyms, external resource references (xref), and 3,833 terms with structural or definition updates.
• Apr 22, 2025: Version 2025-04-22 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with additions of synonyms, external resource references (xref), and 3,833 terms with structural or definition updates.
• Apr 21, 2025: Version 2025-04-21 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with additions of synonyms, external resource references (xref), and 3,833 terms with structural or definition updates.
• Apr 18, 2025: Version 2025-04-18 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data with additions of synonyms, external resource references (xref), and 3,833 terms with structural or definition updates.
• Apr 15, 2025: Version 2025-04-15 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data has new updates with 3,833 terms with terms updates.
• Apr 14, 2025: New channel is added to pipe NRSP8 member's posts on AnGenMap listserv into the community bulletin board system (BBS), based on proper matches of NRSP8 membership match and topics. This is aimed to improve the use of the tools and facilitate better information flow.
• Apr 09, 2025: Version 2025-04-09 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data has new updates with 3,830 terms with terms updates.
• Apr 09, 2025: Update (version 2.241) of Clinical Measurement Ontology (CMO) data with 3,994 terms from Bioportal, ported to QTLdb/CorrDB curation environment and ontology browsers and viewers.
• Mar 25, 2025: Version 2025-03-25 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data has new updates with 3,826 terms with terms updates.
• Mar 10, 2025: Power point slides and video recordings for 2025 AG2PI Single Cell Field Days (Feb 5, Feb 12, March 5) are updated.
• Mar 04, 2025: Version 2025-03-04 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data has new updates with 3,826 terms with terms updates.
• Mar 10, 2025: Online web information board for AG2PI Single Cell Field Days (Feb 5, Feb 12, March 5, Mar. 12) is set up.
• Feb 11, 2025: Version 2025-02-11 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data has new updates with 3,826 terms with terms updates.
• Jan 30, 2025: Update (version 2.235) of Clinical Measurement Ontology (CMO) data with 3,971 terms from Bioportal, ported to QTLdb/CorrDB curation environment and ontology browsers and viewers.
• Jan 30, 2025: Version 2025-01-30 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data has new updates with 3,820 terms with terms updates.
• Jan 28, 2025: Version 2025-01-21 of Livestock Breed Ontology (LBO) data with 1,130 terms is released.
• Jan 21, 2025: Version 2025-01-21 of Livestock Breed Ontology (LBO) data with 1,129 terms is released.
• Jan 08, 2025: Version 2025-01-08 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data has new updates with 3,820 terms.
• Jan 06, 2025: Version 2025-01-06 of Livestock Breed Ontology (LBO) data with 1,126 terms is released.
• Jan 06, 2025: What's new on the NAGRP animal genome web site (#1, 2025)
• Dec 25, 2024: New Animal CorrDB Release #23: with additions of 4,484 new correlations and 770 new heritability data in 6 species.
• Dec 23, 2024: New database releases have been made: Animal QTLdb Release #55, and Animal CorrDB Release #23.
• Dec 12, 2024: Version 2024-12-12 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data has new updates with 3,817 terms.
• Dec 12, 2024: Update (version 2.231) of Clinical Measurement Ontology (CMO) data with 3,968 terms from Bioportal, ported to QTLdb/CorrDB curation environment and ontology browsers and viewers.
• Nov 30, 2024: Version 2024-11-30 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data has new updates with 3,808 terms.
• Dec 02, 2024: Livestock Breed Ontology (LBO) data release is following a new version naming convention which is denoted with numeric dates in 'yyyy-mm-dd' format. For example its version 9.07 is now version 2024-11-25. Version 2024-11-25 of Livestock Breed Ontology (LBO) data with 1,125 terms is released.
• Nov 22, 2024: Version 2024-11-22 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data has new updates with 3,808 terms.
• Nov 15, 2024: Version 2024-11-15 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data has new updates with 3,808 terms.
• Nov 05, 2024: Version 2024-11-05 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data has new updates with 3,804 terms.
• Oct 16, 2024: Version 2024-10-16 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data has new updates with 3,804 terms.
• Oct 02, 2024: Version 2024-10-02 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data has new updates with 3,800 terms.
• Oct 02, 2024: Version 9.7 of Livestock Breed Ontology (LBO) data with 1,125 terms is released.
• Sep 20, 2024: Version 2024-09-03 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data has new updates with 3,800 terms.
• Sep 12, 2024: Version 9.6 of Livestock Breed Ontology (LBO) data with 1,125 terms is released.
• Sep 04, 2024: Version 2024-09-03 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data has new updates with 3,798 terms.
• Sep 01, 2024: Update (version 2.224) of Clinical Measurement Ontology (CMO) data with 3,955 terms from Bioportal, ported to QTLdb/CorrDB curation environment and ontology browsers and viewers.
• Sep 01, 2024: Version 2024-08-29 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data has new updates with 3,796 terms.
• Aug 29, 2024: What's new on the NAGRP animal genome web site (#3, 2024)
• Aug 26, 2024: New database releases have been made: Animal CorrDB Release #23
• Aug 25, 2024: New database releases have been made: Animal QTLdb Release #55
• Aug 13, 2024: Version 2024-08-13 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data has new updates with 3,796 terms.
• Aug 12, 2024: Update (version 2.222) of Clinical Measurement Ontology (CMO) data with 3,954 terms from Bioportal, ported to QTLdb/CorrDB curation environment and ontology browsers and viewers.
• Aug 06, 2024: The local SNP maps are updated with the new data from EVA dbSNP Release 6 (2024.07.03) on 19 genome builds in 7 livestock species. In addition, SNP map liftovers were performed on 3 supported genome assemblies where dbSNP data are not available. The new SNP map data will be used for the next QTLdb data release later this month.
• Jul 22, 2024: Version 9.5 of Livestock Breed Ontology (LBO) data with 1,124 terms is released.
• Jul 22, 2024: Update (version 2.219) of Clinical Measurement Ontology (CMO) data with 3,938 terms from Bioportal, ported to QTLdb/CorrDB curation environment and ontology browsers and viewers.
• Jul 11, 2024: Version 2024-07-11 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data has new updates with 3,796 terms.
• Jul 11, 2024: Version 2024-07-11 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data has new updates with 3,796 terms.
• Jul 08, 2024: Version 2024-07-08 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data has new updates with 3,794 terms.
• Jul 08, 2024: Update (version 2.216) of Clinical Measurement Ontology (CMO) data with 3,932 terms from Bioportal is ported to QTLdb/CorrDB curation environment and ontology browsers and viewers.
• Jun 19, 2024: Version 2024-06-18 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data has new updates with 3,794 terms.
• Jun 19, 2024: Update (version 2.214) of Clinical Measurement Ontology (CMO) data with 3,932 terms from Bioportal is ported to QTLdb/CorrDB curation environment and ontology browsers and viewers.
• Jun 12, 2024: Version 2024-06-12 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data has new updates with 3,794 terms.
• Jun 07, 2024: The Animal QTLdb FAQ is updated with a newly added answer to a common question - why "QTL" sizes are so small like a few base pairs in the data downloaded from the QTLdb lately".
• Jun 03, 2024: Version 2024-05-31 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data has new updates with 3,794 terms.
• May 15, 2024: Version 2024-05-15 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data is released with 3,794 terms.
• May 13, 2024: Version 2024-05-13 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data is released with 3,791 terms and other updates.
• May 06, 2024: Update (version 2.209) of Clinical Measurement Ontology (CMO) data with 3,929 terms from Bioportal is ported to QTLdb/CorrDB curation environment and ontology browsers and viewers.
• May 08, 2024: Improved links to heritability or correlation data on a reference view in the Animal CorrDB (show links only when there is curated data on the reference).
• May 07, 2024: Added warning flags for heritability summary data that are out of conventional 0-1 range (they are not curation errors!) on Animal CorrDB.
• Apr 30, 2024: What's new on the NAGRP animal genome web site (#2, 2024)
• Apr 29, 2024: New database release - Animal CorrDB with 4,104 new data.
• Apr 28, 2024: New database release - Animal QTLdb with 2,676 new data and four (4) developmenetal changes.
• Apr 23, 2024: Version 2024-04-23 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data is released with 3,792 terms and other updates.
• Apr 22, 2024: Update (version 2.208) of Clinical Measurement Ontology (CMO) data with 3,925 terms from Bioportal is ported to QTLdb/CorrDB curation environment and ontology browsers and viewers.
• Apr 22, 2024: Version 9.4 of Livestock Breed Ontology (LBO) data with 1,123 terms is released.
• Apr 15, 2024: Update (version 2.207) of Clinical Measurement Ontology (CMO) data with 3,918 terms from Bioportal is ported to QTLdb/CorrDB curation environment and ontology browsers and viewers.
• Apr 15, 2024: Version 2024-04-15 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data is released with 3,787 terms and other updates.
• Apr 02, 2024: New webfaces are being developed for the AnimalGenome.ORG website. The new front page is the start of a re-design of the website for better support of combined NRSP8 activities, for better compatibility of mobile device views, and to facilitate simpler information access to the site.
• Apr 01, 2024: Update (version 2.206) of Clinical Measurement Ontology (CMO) data with 3,916 terms from Bioportal is ported to QTLdb/CorrDB curation environment and ontology browsers and viewers.
• Apr 01, 2024: Version 2024-04-01 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data is released with 3,778 terms and other updates.
• Mar 26, 2024: Update (version 2.205) of Clinical Measurement Ontology (CMO) data with 3,916 terms from Bioportal is ported to QTLdb/CorrDB curation environment and ontology browsers and viewers.
• Mar 22, 2024: Version 2024-03-22 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data is released with 3,772 terms and other updates.
• Mar 08, 2024: Version 2024-03-08 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data is released with 3,772 terms.
• Mar 08, 2024: Version 9.3 of Livestock Breed Ontology (LBO) data with 1,124 terms is released.
• Mar 08, 2024: Update (version 2.203) of Clinical Measurement Ontology (CMO) data with 3,910 terms from Bioportal is ported to QTLdb/CorrDB curation environment and ontology browsers and viewers.
• Mar 04, 2024: Version 2024-02-29 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data is released with 3,754 terms.
• Feb 27, 2024: Version 2024-02-27 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data is released with 3,748 terms.
• Feb 27, 2024: Update (version 2.202) of Clinical Measurement Ontology (CMO) data with 3,908 terms from Bioportal is ported to QTLdb/CorrDB curation environment and ontology browsers and viewers.
• Feb 13, 2024: Version 9.2 of Livestock Breed Ontology (LBO) data with 1,123 terms is released.
• Feb 12, 2024: An update (version 2.201) of Clinical Measurement Ontology (CMO) data with 3,907 terms from Bioportal is ported to QTLdb/CorrDB curation environment and ontology browsers and viewers.
• Feb 10, 2024: The NRSP8 program home page is revised to reflect the new changes geared towards building applied genomic capacity for animal industries. The specific aims of the new NRSP8 and new program leaders/coordinaors are listed on the same page.
• Feb 08, 2024: Presentation slides from 2024 FAANG Workshop are available on FAANG website.
• Feb 07, 2024: Version 2024-02-07 of Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data is released with 3,744 terms.
• Feb 05, 2024: Version 9.1 of Livestock Breed Ontology (LBO) data with 1,122 terms is released.
• Jan 17, 2024: Vertebrate Trait (VT) ontology data release has a new version naming format which is denoted with numeric dates in 'yyyy-mm-dd' format. For example its version 13.15 is now version 2024-01-17. VT Version 2024-01-17 is released with 3,742 terms.
• Jan 03, 2024: What's new on the NAGRP animal genome web site (#1, 2024)