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Interbull Sub-Committees
 History
of the SC
INTERBULL was
developed in 1983 as a joint venture between the
International Committee for Animal Recording
(ICAR), the European Association for Animal
Production (EAAP) and the International Dairy
Federation (IDF). At this time, increasing trade
in semen, embryos and livestock had led
naturally towards breeders wanting to make
accurate comparisons between animals performing
both within and across countries. However, these
comparisons were made difficult by:
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differences in genetic
evaluation methods.
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differences in
breeding objectives.
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differences in farming
environment.
Since then, the
international exchange of information provided
by INTERBULL has helped member countries to
develop more effective methods of genetic
evaluation for cattle.
INTERBULL became a permanent sub-committee of
the International Committee for Animal Recording
(ICAR) in 1988, supported by its parent
organisations EAAP and IDF, and also the FAO. It
is managed by an ICAR appointed Steering Group,
consisting of members from many different
countries.
INTERBULL established the INTERBULL Centre in
1991, under contract with the Swedish University
of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala, Sweden. The
INTERBULL Centre provides a number of user-paid
services to member countries. In 2001, INTERBULL
had 41 member, with more likely to join in the
future.
The following are more
information and activities of the Sub-Committee:
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