ICAR publishes on interval basis an informative
technical Newsletter.
The following are the available issues that can
be downloaded from this site, as PDF file.
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December 2011
A word from the President
Strategic plan
Revision of guidelines
Cooperation with EU
Animal identification
ICAR in the EU project in TURKEY
Certificate of quality
Meetings of the Executive Board
Revision of ICAR statutes and internal
regulations
New members of Sub-Committees and Working Groups
The 38th biennial session
Call for papers 7
The FAO/ICAR/FEPALE workshop on Animal
Identification (5-7 december 2011, Santiago de
Chile)
The 1st ICAR workshop on cashmere goat
production by Loro Piana Spa 24-25 October 2011,
Changchun Jilin Province (China)
EAAP-ICAR joint session, Stavanger (Norway)
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July 2011
Report from the Bourg-En-Bresse General Assembly
and technical workshop
ICAR General Assembly
President's report
Report of the Secreatary General
Technical workshop on "New technologies and new
challenges for breeding and herd management"
From the "Certificate of Quality workshop
News from ICAR Sub-Commitees and Working Groups
Industry session at EAAP meeting in Stavanger
(Norway)
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June 2011
MEETING OF THE ICAR BOARD VIA PHONE CONFERENCE
ON 24 MAY 2011
Approval of new membership
Financial matters
Use of ICAR name and logo
1. Brand ICAR
2. Brand ICAR Member
3. Brand ICAR Associate Member
4. Brand ICAR Certificate of Quality
5. Brand ICAR Approved
ICAR GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND TECHNICAL WORKSHOP,
BOURG-EN-BRESSE, FRANCE, 23-24 JUNE 2011
Meetings of Sub-Committees and Working Groups
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May 2011
BOURG-EN-BRESSE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND TECHNICAL
WORKSHOP - ALL IS READY TO MAKE IT A GREAT
SUCCESS
MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF ICAR
NEWS FROM ICAR SUB-COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS
- Sub-Committee for Animal Identification
- Meeting of the Sub-Committee for
Recording Devices
- INTERBULL
- Reorganisation of the WG Lactation
Calculation Method
- Working Group on Goat Milk Recording
ACTIVITIES OF THE SECRETARIAT
- ICAR on-line surveys on cow, sheep and
goat milk recording
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
- Joint Session with the International
Dairy Federation
- FAO ICAR Workshop in South America
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December 2010
A WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT
FINANCIAL POLICY AND SUPPORT TO SUB-COMMITTEES AND
WORKING GROUPS
NEW FEE STRUCTURE
ICAR SERVICES FOR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS
- Proposal for new rules on Certificate of
Quality
- Patent Sentinel and Action Service
- New recording device
INTERBEEF PROJECT ON INTERNATIONAL EVALUATION OF
BEEF CATTLE
INTERNATIONAL GENOMIC EVALUATION - STRATEGIC
PRIORITY OF THE INTERBULL SUB-COMMITTEE
INTERBULL facilitates efficient use of SNP data
INTERBULL and Certificate of Quality
- Genomic Evaluation – Theme of the next
INTERBULL Meeting
GROWING INTEREST FOR ICAR, ITS MISSION AND
SERVICES
- Cooperation with Pan-American Dairy
Federation
- Visit to Taiwan
- Bovine SNP comparison tests
NEWS FROM ICAR MEMBERS
- US Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding
THE NEXT GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 22 JUNE 2011,
BOURG-EN-BRESSE, FRANCE
THE 38TH BIENNIAL SESSION, 28 MAY 01 JUNE 2012,
CORK, IRELAND
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July 2010
UFFE LAURITSEN - NEW PRESIDENT OF ICAR
A WORD FROM THE NEW PRESIDENT
37th BIENNIAL SESSION, RIGA, LATVIA
- Latvian Minister of Agriculture
opened the Session
- Main themes and presentations
- ICAR General Assembly
- Message from the out-going President
- Accomplishments and the future focus
ICAR BOARD
- New officers of ICAR
- Genomic analysis in estimation of
breeding values of dairy bulls
ICAR AWARDS
- Distinguished Certificate Award
- Distinguished Service Award
- President’s Award
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May 2010.
A WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT
FROM THE PROGRAMME OF THE 37th BIENNIAL SESSION
- Identification
- Recording
- Milk analysis
- Beef recording
- Small dairy ruminants
- Evaluation
- News from manufacturers
- Management of recording and evaluation organizations
- ICAR General Assembly
RECENT ACTIVITIES OF ICAR
- INTERBULL Workshop on the Use of Genomic Information in Genetic
evaluations and INTERBULL industry meeting
- Certificate of Quality
- New ICAR service: on-line goat milk enquiry
INTERNATIONAL CONTACTS
- China
- Russian Federation
- South America
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December 2009. Table of content
A WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT
37TH ICAR BIENNIAL SESSION, RIGA, LATVIA
Call for papers for the
ICAR Session
Preliminary Programme
World Breed Federations
meeting in Riga
CERTIFICATE OF QUALITY
APPROVAL OF A NEW RECORDING DEVICE
Milkmeters
Animal identification
devices
NEW ICAR OFFICIALS
FUTURE PROGRAMS
Accreditation of
laboratories for genetic evaluation
Animal health traits –
new field of animal recording
Sub-Committee for
Recording Devices
Statutes and by-laws
review
ICAR Forum - A tool for improved communication
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October 2009. Table of content
The 37th ICAR biennial session 31 May - 4 June
2010, Riga, Latvia
INTERBULL – EAAP session at the 60th EAAP annual
meeting - “Impact of global market on cattle
breeding programs and practices
ICAR – FAO – EAAP Symposium at the 60th EAAP
annual meeting - “ Advances and use of electronic
identification”
Interbull meeting, Barcelona, Spain, 21-24 august
2009
Interbull Strategic Plan
Incorporation of genomics in estimation of
breeding value
Interbeef – From research to service
ICAR test protocols have become ISO standards
New type of test shown on the ICAR website
Latest communications from Sub-Committee for
Recording Devices
The world dairy summit
New ICAR officials - appointments by the ICAR
board
Organisations granted with the Certificate of
Quality
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July 2009.
ICAR general assembly; ICAR goals and objectives;
New ICAR members; The 37th biennial session, Riga,
Latvia, 31 May - 4 June 2010; Guidelines for
on-farm milk analysis; ICAR certificate of
quality; ICAR Awards; More benefits to ICAR
members; ICAR workshop management of new recording
and evaluation technologies - Porec, Croatia,
12-13 may 2009; Croatian agricultural agency;
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May 2009. Strategic goals for 2009; New ICAR
members; New procedure for the approval of ICAR
guidelines; Genomic evaluation of breeding values
of bulls; INTERBULL workshop; INTERBULL steering
committee ; INTERBULL startegic plan;
Sub-committee for recording devices; Sub-committee
for animal identification; Meeting in Buenos
Aires; Participation at the OIE conference;
Meeting of the ISO Working Group 3; Retesting
Approved Devices?; Working group for genetic
analysis; Special stamp expires 30 June 2009;
Certificate of quality; PSAS - patent sentinel and
action service; News from the ICAR Secretariat;
Proceedings of the Niagara Falls ICAR Session;
ICAR website - Some statistics; New service:
discussion forum; ICAR 37th session in Latvia;
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November 2008. A word from the President; 48
hours traceability of all animal species in
production - goal of the national animal
identification system in USA; ICAR work in animal
identification; Genomic evaluation; Approval of
new recording devices; On-farm milk analysis: a
new challenge for ICAR; Reference system for
somatic cell counts - new ICAR project with the
International Dairy Federation (IDF); 14
laboratories from 11 countries accredited for
parentage certification; ICAR guidelines on alpaca
shearing management, fibre harvesting and grading;
A decision support process for implementing
identification and recording systems in developing
countries; Certificate of quality; New ICAR
publication policy; Joseph Crettenand received the
President's Award; Distinguished Service Awards;
Members of the board; Chairmen of ICAR
Sub-Committees, Working Group and Task Forces
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June 2008.
A word from the President; 36th ICAR biennial
session; Proposals of the board for approval by
the General Assembly; News from the ICAR governing
bodies, Sub-Committees, Working Groups and Task
Forces; Use of the ICAR logo ; Tagging of
recording devices; International cooperation ; New
associate members of ICAR; Icar certificate of
quality – how to obtain it; Case of national milk
recording; From our patent sentinel and action
service (PSAS); 2009 general assembly and the
workshop on management of animal recording and
evaluation
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December 2007. The issue contains: A word from
the President: towards the 36th ICAR biennial
session; From the message of Mark Adam, President
of National Dairy Herd Information Association;
News from the Icar Board, Sub-Committees, Working
Groups and Task-Forces; International Co-Operation;
Preparations for the 36th biennial session
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July 2007. This issue contains: A word from
the President; ICAR General Assembly 2007;
Provision of benefits to ICAR members; News on cornell patent; ICAR recent
publications; Badi Besbes is a new member of
the ICAR board; Certificate of quality; Special
stamp; Awards; ICAR new members; 2007 Technical
workshop , Verona, Italy, June 2007; From the ICAR
governing and technical bodies; 36th ICAR biennial
session
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January 2007. Report
from the 35th ICAR biennial session and Interbull
meeting; General Assembly, Kuopio, Finland, 7 June
2006 and the President’s report ; New ICAR Board;
Decisions of the General Assembly; Amendments to
the ICAR statutes; ICAR Awards ; News from ICAR
Sub-Committees, Task Forces and Working Groups; A
survey on milk recording strategies; New
activities of ICAR; Next General Assembly (2007);
Next Biennial 36th Session (2008); “Confidential”
message from Frank Armitage;
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May
2005. Report on the 34th ICAR Session (Sousse,
Tunisia); Strategic Plan 2004-2008; New members
organisations; Registration of marks, logos and
names; Special stamp in Croatia; Benchmarking;
Intellectual property monitoring
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October 2003. The issue focuses on: New
positions, News from SC's WG's and TF, Sousse 34th
ICAR Session
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April 2003. It focuses on: Memorandum between EAAP and ICAR; Next ICAR Sessions; ICAR By-laws;
Actions against Cornell patent application; New
ICAR Members; International Performance trials for
sheep and goats; ICAR Guidelines; DNA Task Force;
News from Sub-Committees and Working Groups.
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February 2002. It focuses on Establishment of
SERVICE ICAR S.r.l; Special Stamp visit to Slovak
Republic; INTERBULL Sub-Committee; Beef Recording
WG; Milk Testing Laboratories WG; Conformation
Working Group; Lactation Calculation WG; Recent
publications; Welcome to the 33rd ICAR Session and
INTERBULL Meeting.
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August 2001. It focuses on Paris meeting 19
May 2001. In particular with: Meeting of the
Board; ICAR General Assembly; Meeting of ICAR
Board with Chairpersons of Sub-Committes, Task
Force and Working Groups; Meeting of Meters and
Jars Sub-Committee; Meeting of the Beef Recording
Working Group; Meeting of the Quality Assurance
Working Group; News from the Sheep Milk Recording
Working Group.
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April 2001. It focuses on 32nd ICAR Session
and INTERBULL Meeting, held in Bled, Slovenia,
Revision of ICAR Guidelines, News from Sub-Committes,
Task Force and Working Groups, ICAR web space,
List of approved meters, Publications, Next ICAR
Session and INTERBULL Meeting in 2002).
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June 1999 with a special appendix on the
activities of the "Animal Identification
Sub-Committee".
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September 1998.
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November 1997.
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September 1997.
