Some useful deadlines for the upcoming January 2026 Test run:

IDEA will be open for receiving  pedigree and MACE data starting from Tuesday, December 30, 2025  

Deadline for uploading of  pedigrees for MACE, GMACE and IG is set for Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 5 pm CET 

Deadline for uploading and submitting  MACE data into IDEA is set for Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 5 pm CET 

File305 for conducting MACE validation will be provided to organisations in need of validating their models on January 16, 2026

Deadline for providing GEBVtest results for GMACE is set for Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 5pm CET

Deadline for uploading and submitting GEBVs and file733/734 for GMACE is set for Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 5 pm CET

Test run results for MACE are expected to be distributed by Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Test run results for GMACE are expected to be distributed by Tuesday, February 17, 2026