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Recording Devices Sub-Committee

The purpose of the Recording Devices Sub-Committee is to approve milk volume measurement devices.

 Test Centres

The ICAR Test Centres wich approval test recording devices are:

• Test Centre de l'Institute de l'Elevage (France) headed by Vincent Corbet

• Test Centre of Animal Science Group (The Netherlands) headed by Kees de Koning

• Test Centre of Italian Breeders Association (Italy) headed by Mauro Fioretti

• 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 Devices Sub-Committee include the following  files:

• Link to Guidelines Section 11: Milk recording devices: definitions, standards and requirements.
• List of the approved milkmeters given by species (Approved milkmeters for cow and Approved milkmeters for sheep and goats), manufacturers,, names and photos of the devices and a short narrative of the device design and function.
• List of the Approved jars.
• List of the Devices asked to be tested or already on test.

• Instructions on how to perform the "Periodic checking of approved meters. Hints for the sample taker and farmer".

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