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Animal Identification Sub-Committee

Composition

Chairman
O.K. Hansen, (Denmark), okh@landscentret.dk

Members
P. Bailey, (Australia), peter.bailey@nre.vic.gov.au
Louise Marguin (France), louise.marguin@inst-elevage.asso.fr
Jay Mattison (USA), jmattison@requestltd.com
Folkert Onken (Germany), folkert.onken@adt.de
Henry Richardson (UK), HenryR@NMR.co.uk

Test Centres
IMAG Wageningen, The Netherlands, att. Pieter Hogewerf
JRC, Ispra, Italy, att. James Bishop
CETIM, Nantes, Frace, att. Lilian Hennecon

Duties

According to its terms of reference the Sub-Committee covers the following subjects related to
identification and registration:

• Preparation of guidelines 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

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