Recording and Sampling Device Sub-Committee
Aims of the Sub-Committee
- Provide a forum for ICAR members to collaborate, exchange information and learn from each other on all aspects of recording and sampling devices used on cattle, sheep, goats and buffalo.
- Maintain, update, promote and extend universal guidelines for evaluating and certifying recording devices including on-farm milk recording devices, devices for recording animal weight, devices for body condition recording, and other devices as deemed important to the work of ICAR members.
- Develop, provide and promote a system and standards for recording and sampling devices testing and evaluation that includes review, official testing and certification of devices.
- Facilitate and coordinate international communication and collaboration in research and development on recording and sampling devices such as carry-over impact, computerized solutions, and sensor device data inclusion.
- Collaboration with other ICAR Sub-Committees and Working Groups to support the aims of these groups.
Composition
The following is the composition of the Sub-Committee
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| Steven J. Sievert National DHIA & DHIA Services (USA) |
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| Clement Allain Institut de l’Elevage (France) |
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| Richard Cantin CanWest DHI (Canada) |
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| Andrew Fear Livestock Improvement Corporation (New Zealand) |
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| Justin Frankfort NMR (UK) |
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| Peter Huijsmans Kwaliteitszorg Onderhoud Melkinstallaties (KOM) (The Netherland) |
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| Danuta Radzio Polish Federation of Cattle Breeders and Dairy Farmers (Poland) |
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Hubert Rothfuss |
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| Pascal Savary Agroscope (Switzerland) |
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| Snorri Sigurdsson SEGES (Denmark) |
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Secretary |
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| Andie Dimitriadou ICAR Secretariat (Italy) |
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Test Centres
The ICAR Test Centres for the approval of recording devices are:
- Test Centre de l’Institute de l’Elevage (France) headed by Clement Allain
- Test Centre of Animal Science Group (The Netherlands) headed by Kees de Koning
- Test Centre of the Leibniz-Institut für Agrartechnik Potsdam-Bornim e.V. (Germany), headed by Sandra Rose-Meierhofer
Useful links to visit
The information available on this section regarding the Recording and Sampling Devices Sub-Committee include the following files:
- Link to Guidelines Section 11: Milk recording devices: definitions, standards and requirements.
- Steps to submit a device for ICAR testing
- Instructions on how to perform the “Periodic checking of approved meters. Hints for the sample taker and farmer“.
- List of the approved milk meters given by species (Approved milk meters for cow and Approved milk meters for sheep and goats), manufacturers, names and photos of the devices and a short narrative of the device design and function.
- List of theICAR Approved jars.
- List of the Devices asked to be tested or already on test.