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Monday 16 June
ICAR Reference Laboratory Network
(joint meeting with North American
Laboratory Managers Association) |
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8:00 12:00 O. Leray |
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8:20 8:50
ICAR Reference Laboratory Network
introduction, history and objectives; ICAR
analytical strategy – international platform
for analytical harmonization; International
anchorage – overall analytical traceability
and uncertainty, qualifying RMs |
O. Leray |
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8:50 9:10
Interlaboratory reference systems
and centralised calibration – prerequisites
and standard optimum procedures |
O. Leray |
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9:40 10:00
The way to reference systems and centralised calibration for milk recording
testing – present status in Germany |
C. Baumgartner |
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10:20 10:40
Reference system and centralised
calibration for milk recording testing in
Argentina |
R. Castañeda |
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10:40 11:00
Reference system and centralised
calibration for milk (payment) testing in
USA |
D. Barbano |
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11:00 11:30
Assessment of laboratory
performances and analytical equivalence in
milk testing in North America |
P. Sauvé |
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Monday 16 June
North American Lab Managers Association |
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13:00 18:00 |
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13:00 13:15
Opening remarks and
introductions |
J. High |
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13:15 13:30
How NALMA was formed and its
working purpose |
R. Bealer |
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13:30 13:50
North American statistical
overview -
Canadian Dairy Lab Network |
S. Sievert and B. Corrigan |
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13:50 14:20
Qlip Laboratory – application of
RFID in central milk testing logistics
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H. van den Bijgaart |
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14:20 14:50 Central Counties DHIA – daily
use of a robot with sample analysis |
C. Hackler |
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14:50 15:20
Sample preparation on farm and
handling large herds in laboratory
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S. Taylor, A. Duran |
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15:20 16:00
New Zealand – seasonal
challenges in the laboratory |
G. Scott |
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16:30 16:50
QCS auditing and on-line Web use
of “unknowns” program |
P. Sauvé |
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16:50 17:30
Milk and protecting it against agri-terrorism |
C. Thompson |
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17:30 18:00
Milk disease control through
milk ELISA testing |
T. Byrem |
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Tuesday 17 June
North American Lab Managers Association |
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8:30 9:15 Milk testing equipment overview
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500 Combi VHS (video)
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Bentley
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DHI-Provo
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FOSS
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DHI Test Day’s Status Quo Changing |
Advanced Equipment, Bentley Instruments,
FOSS |
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9:15 9:45 Robotic Sampling devices
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BouMatic, DeLaval, Lely |
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Tuesday 17 June
ID Summit |
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8:00 15:00 Ole Hansen |
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8:00 9:45
Presentation of ICAR and the ICAR
Subcommittee |
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10:15 12:00
Electronic Identification |
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13:00 15:00
Plastic ear tags with or without
electronic identification |
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Approval of official permanent eartags in
France |
S.
Duroy |
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DHI Managers
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Wednesday 18 June
ICAR |
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8:00 9:30 ICAR General Assembly I |
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Report by the President
Report by the Secretary General
ICAR Certificate of Quality
Next ICAR Sessions
Latvia presentation (Video)
ICAR Opening Session and Session I |
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10:00 10:10
Welcome address |
Mark Adam |
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10:10 10:30
Overview of US Animal Agriculture |
Jay Mattison |
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10:30 11:10
Dairy Farmers of America |
Greg Wickham |
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11:10 11:45 U.S. Department of Agriculture
(invited) |
Bruce Knight |
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11:45 12:20
Desmond Murphy S.C. |
Erin Ogden |
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Wednesday 18 June
WS 1 Use of Genomic Tools in Animal Breeding |
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13:30 16:00
Reinhard Reents |
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13:30 13:40
Introduction |
R. Reents |
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13:40 14:20
High-throughput genotyping of
single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in
livestock species and bull selection
strategies using genomic estimated breeding
values |
L. Schaeffer |
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14:20 14:35
Genomic selection in New Zealand
and the implications for national genetic
evaluation |
B. Harris |
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14:35 14:50 Incorporation of genotype
effects into animal model evaluations when
only a small fraction of the population has
been genotyped |
E. Baruch |
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14:50 15:05
Genomic data and cooperation
result in faster progress |
P. VanRaden |
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15:05 15:20
Genomic evaluations in the
United States and Canada: a collaboration
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G. Wiggans |
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15:20 15:40
Distribution and location of
genetic effects for dairy traits |
J. Cole |
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15:40 15:55
SNPs for parentage testing,
individual
identification, and traceability |
B. Woodward |
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Status of genomic selection in The
Netherlands |
René van der Linde |
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Wednesday 18 June
WS 2 Manufacturers’ Showcase |
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16:30 18:30
Frank Armitage -
Introduction |
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16:30 16:50
Management of individual cows in
large herds – a challenge to modern dairy
farming
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N. Pinsky,G. Katz, Afikim |
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16:50 17:10
Tissue sampling with animal ID
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H. Winkeler, Caisely |
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17:10 17:30
DelProTM Herd Management and Automation
for stanchion barns |
F. Mazeris, DeLaval |
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17:30 17:50
PathoProofTM Mastitis PCR Assay |
M. Koskinen, Finnzymes |
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17:50 18:10
HerdNavigator: Pro-active Herd Management |
S. Kold- Christensen, Foss |
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Thursday 19 June
2.1 ID Techniques |
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Thursday 19 June |
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8:00 10:00
Ole Kleis Hansen -
Introduction |
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8:00 8:20
New developments in test
procedures for animal RFID based on ISO
11784 and ISO 11785 |
K. van’t Klooster |
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8:20 8:40
Performance criteria and test of
ICAR-approved tags |
B. Rickard |
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9:00 9:30
Use of electronic identification
in herd management system in a 3,500-cow
herd
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T. Thompson |
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9:30 9:50
Experience with bovine electronic
identification in Germany |
N. Wirtz |
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Thursday 19 June
2.2 The Importance of Recording of AI Data
for the Genetic System |
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8:00 10:00
Alain Malafosse |
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8:00 8:30
The context of AI from service to
genetic progress: necessity to record and
process AI data |
J. Philipsson |
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8:30 9:00
Various systems used to record and
process AI data on farms: summary of the
ICAR questionnaire |
L. Journaux |
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9:00 9:30
Use of insemination data in cattle
breeding: some experiences from Ireland |
A. Cromie |
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9:30 10:00
Valorization of AI data on farms
by technicians: the French experience |
A. Malafosse |
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Use and Added Value of AI Data for
Genetic Evaluation and Dairy Cattle
Improvement |
G.
Kistemaker & B. Van Doormaal |
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Thursday 19 June
2.3 Milk Recording |
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8:00 10:00
Enrico Santus |
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8:00 8:20
The impact of new technologies on
performance recording and genetic evaluation
of dairy and beef cattle in Ireland
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A. Cromie |
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8:20 8:40
Comparison of different models for
estimating daily yields from a.m./p.m. milkings in Slovenian dairy scheme |
J. Jenko |
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8:40 9:00
Quality Assurance for milking
machines and recording devices |
K. De Koning |
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9:00 9:20
Estimation of fat and protein
yields in dairy cattle from one milk sample
per day in herds milked twice a day |
U.S. Nielsen |
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9:20 9:40
Tru-Test electronic Milk Meter –
practical field use by AgSource/CRI (Video) |
P. Jandrin |
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9:40 10:00
Supplemental testing on milk
recording samples |
T. Byrem |
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Thursday 19 June
2.4 Alpaca |
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8:00 10:00
Marco Antonini |
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8:00 8:25
ICAR Guidelines for alpaca
shearing management, fibre harvesting and
grading |
M. Antonini |
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8:25 8:50
Genetic Improvement Programmes
Alpaca of the Caylloma Province – Promege |
C. Pacheco |
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8:50 9:15
ITALPACA: The first experience of
Alpaca Genetic Improved programme in Europe |
G. Berna |
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9:15 9:40 Recording systems method in
domestic South American camelids roundtable |
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Thursday 19 June
3.1 Small Dairy Species Recording |
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10:30 12:00
Jean-Michel Astruc |
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10:30 10:35
Introduction |
J.M. Astruc |
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10:35 10:55
Effect of combining controlled
natural mating with artificial insemination
on the genetic structure of the flock book
of Sardinian breed sheep |
S. Salaris |
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10:55 11:15
SIEOL: implementing a global
information system for genetic and
techno-economic support for dairy sheep in
France |
J.M. Astruc |
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11:15 11:35
Selecting milk composition and
mastitis resistance
by using a part
lactation sampling design in French Manech
red faced dairy sheep breed |
F. Barillet |
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11:35 11:55
Productivity of Slovenian Alpine
goat in the conventional and organic farming
system |
D. Kompan |
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Thursday 19 June
3.2 Offering Value-Added Products and
Services |
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10:30 12:00
Mark Adam |
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10:30 10:45
Marketing value-added in milk
recording
products and services |
P. Baier |
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10:45 11:00
Alternative modeling of body
condition score from Walloon Holstein cows
to develop management tools |
C. Bastin |
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11:00 11:15 Development of a milk transport
security system |
C. Thompson |
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11:15 11:30
Integration of quality
certification
programs
into management of milk recording
providers in the United States |
S. Sievert |
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11:30 11:45
Estimation of breeding values of
total milk yield of Egyptian buffalo under
different production systems |
S. Abou-bakr |
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11:45 12:00
Evolution of registration
systems in South America and Argentina |
M. Russ |
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Thursday 19 June
3.3 New Technologies in the Field of
Recording and Managing AI Data |
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10:30-12:00
Laurent Journaux
Introduction |
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10:30 10:45
Automatic systems to identify
semen straws: why and how? |
A. Malafosse |
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10:45 11:10
Utilization of bar code of trace
semen
from bulls to straws |
E. Walbaum |
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11:10 11:25 Reading bar code on farms:
issues and challenger |
J. Wiersma |
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11:25 11:45
Harmonization of barcode
numbers: toward an ICAR recommendation |
U. Witschi |
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11:45 12:00 Other automatic systems for
reading semen straws: RFID, magnetic links,
etc. |
E. Rehben |
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Feasibility of RFID identification for
tracing bull semen |
L. Marguin |
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Friday 20 June
WS 3 Impact of New Technologies on
Performance Recording & Genetic Evaluation |
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8:00 10:15
Daniel Abernethy |
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8:00 8:20
Retrofitting genetic-economic
indexes to demonstrate responses to
selection across 2 generations of Holsteins |
H. D. Norman |
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8:20 8:40
Potential estimation of mineral
contents in cow milk using mid-infrared
spectrometry |
H. Soyeurt |
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8:40 9:00
Automated daily analysis of milk
components and automated cow behavior meter:
developing new applications in the dairy
farm |
A. Arazi |
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9:00 9:20
Cow management and milk recording
records for cows moved between multiple
geographic locations but managed as a
single-site farm |
J. Van Almelo |
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9:20 9:40
On-farm technologies – challenges
and opportunities for DHI and genetic
improvement programs |
R. Cantin |
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9:40 10:00
Assuring quality in milk
recording analysis on-farm – principles and
guidelines |
O. Leray |
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Impact of new on-farm technologies in
dairy cattle breeding |
F. Miglior |
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Friday 20 June
4 Presentation of Subcommittees, Task Forces
and Working Groups |
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10:45 12:30
Uffe Lauritsen |
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Activities of SCs TFs and WGs |
U. Lauritsen |
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Animal identification SC |
O. Hansen |
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Interbull SC
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R. Reents |
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Recording devices SC |
U. Lauritsen |
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Milk analysis SC |
O. Leray |
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Developing countries TF |
B. Besbes |
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Pig recording TF |
M. Kovac |
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Genetic analysis WG
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P. Ajmone |
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Animal recording data WG |
E. Rehben |
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Lactation calculation method WG |
F. Miglior |
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Conformation recording WG |
D. Hewitt |
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Functional traits WG |
E. Strandberg |
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Beef performance recording WG |
J. van der Westhuizen |
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AI & other relevant technologies WG
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L. Journaux |
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Milk recording in sheep WG |
J.M. Astruc |
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Milk recording in goats WG |
D. Kompan |
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Animal fibre WG |
M. Antonini |
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InterBeef WG |
B. Wickham |
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Parentage recording WG |
D. Koorn |
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Friday 20 June
5 New Technologies |
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13:30-15:15
Kaivo Ilves |
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13:30 13:45 Evaluation of different visual
image analysis methods to estimate of body
measurements in cattle |
A.R. Onal |
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13:45 14:00
Use of the dairy records
database to establish benchmarks and
estimates for potential economic
improvements of individual herds |
P. Giacomini |
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14:00 14:15
Using EDI international standard
messages
for cattle data exchanges between
farms and collective data bases |
R. Rognant |
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14:15 14:30
Mobile phone solutions in
Finnish milk recording |
J. Kyntäjä |
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14:30 14:45
Two years’ experience in use of
the Transition Cow Index as a tool to
improve dairy herd management |
R. LaCroix |
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14:45 15:00
A new approach to perform
analysis
of milk components into real
time sensor |
G. Katz |
