Animal Identification Sub-Committee
The page lists the composition, duties, test centres, competent authorities and related documents of the ICAR Animal Identification Sub-Committee
Members
| Kaivo Ilves Eesti Pollumajandusloomade Joudluskontrolli AS (Estonia) |
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| Folkert Onken Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Rinderzüchter e.V. , (Germany) |
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| Jo Quigley National Livestock Identification System (NLIS Limited), (Australia) |
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| Erik Rehben Institut de l’Élevage, (France) |
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| Othon Reynoso Campos Sistema Nacional de Identificación Individual de Ganado – SINIIGA (Mexico) |
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Secretary
Andie Dimitriadou ICAR Secretariat (Italy)
Duties
According to its terms of reference, the Sub-Committee covers the following subjects related to the animal identification and registration:
- Preparation of for the relevant appendices of the International Agreement on Recording Practices with regard to ID-device testing.
- Stimulation of new developments in and report on new equipment, procedures and methods dealing with:
- Electronic identification.
- Other identification devices.
- Standardised layout of eartags for individual animals
- Advising the ICAR Board on approval and/or certification of:
– Institutes serving as ICAR test-centres
– Identification devices used in individual animal identification
Test Centres for testing electronic ID devices
The laboratories that carry out the tests for the certification of the RFID devices are the following:
- DLG, Germany, Susan Gaeckler (this laboratory performs the “Conformance and Performance” tests)
- IMA Wageningen, The Netherlands. Pieter Hogewerf (this laboratory performs the “Conformance and Performance” tests)
- SAIT, Calgary, Canada, Robert Davies, (this laboratory performs the “Conformance and Performance” tests)
Test Centres for testing conventional ear tags
The following are the laboratories that carry out the tests for the certification of the conventional ear tags
Preliminary assessment
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Laboratory test
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Related documentation
The following files are documents produced by the Sub-Committee and have relevance for its activity:
- Confidentiality of Reports about tested devices
- Synthesis from the ICAR Guidelines on Animal Identification (Section 10)
- Conditions for the integration of additional technologies in the ISO animal identification standards
- Technology Selection RFID
- Key points of Service-ICAR’s new Testing and Certification Procedures for Animal Identification Devices
- ICAR Recording Guidelines (2016 Edition)
- Complain form for the misuse of an animal identification device
- Restricted Area for Members, containing documents for meetings
Competent Authorities for Animal Identification
The list of “National Competent authority, model of passport, ear tags and holding register” is available within the ICAR website here
In other countries than EU, it is expected that Veterinary Services are the national competent authorities for animal identification including where relevant allocation and control of animal EID-codes with Country Code according to ISO 11784.
Information about veterinary services can be found on the following link provided by the European Union (2014):
- Veterinary Services in EU countries (EU website):