What's new

• France Génétique Elevage, TINE BA and University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Dept. of Animal Science have been granted with the CoQ
  (19-Aug-2010)
   

• Next ICAR Meeting: Bourg-en-Bresse, France (22-24 June-2011).
  Website here while flayer is here
  (17-Aug-2010)
   

• The Association Wallone de l'Elevage has been granted with the CoQ for Dairy cattle production recording
  (June 2010)
   

• The Czech Moravian Breeders' Corporation Inc. (Czech Rep.) has been granted with the CoQ for Identification system and recording production in  beef cattle
  (15-June-2010)
   

• PowerPoint files presented in Riga 37th Session have been published on the web
  (7-June-2010)
   

• The Croatian Agricultural Agency, the Swedish Dairy Federation and the Slovak Breeding Services, and have been granted with the Certificate of Quality
  (24-May-2010)
   

• ICAR Newsletter May 2010 has been published
  (15 May 201)
   

• CRV BV join ICAR as new Member
  (10 May 2010)
   

• New file containing "Conditions and Guidelines" relating to the ICAR Certificate of Quality and the Application form have been added
  (16-Feb-2009)
   

• A page about the new Working Group (called "Beef and Interbeef WG") merging the previous WGs (Beef Performance WG and Interbeef WG) has been published
  (11-Feb-2008)
   

• Suzanne Harding replaces Dick Koorn as Chairman of the Parentage Recording Working Group
  (Jan. 2010)
   

• The Beef Recording Working Group prepared a specific Glossary
  (27-Jan-2010)
   

• Mongolia joint ICAR as new Member
  (10-jan.-2010)
   

• ICAR Newsletter December 2009
  (17-Dec-2009)
   

• 37th ICAR Session, Riga, Latvia (31 May - 4 June)
  - Official website
  - Call for Papers for ICAR Session (not for Interbull Meeting)
  - Preliminary Programme
  (14-Dec-2009)
   

• Seven organisations granted the "Certificate of Quality"
  - Agricultural Data Centre
  - CONVIS
  - Deutscher Verband für Leistungs- und Qualitätsprüfungen e.V. (DLQ)
  - Estonian Animal Recording Centre
  - Laboratorium Oceny Mleka KCHZ Laboratorium Referencyjne z/s w Parzniewie (LOM KCHZ LR)
  - VIT w.V.
  - ZAR - Zentrale Arbeitsgemeinschaft österreichischer Rinderzüchter (LKV-Ausschuss)
  (13-Nov-2009)
   

• The Guidelines for the "Periodic checking of approved meters. Hints for the sample taker and farmer" have been up-dated
  (11-Nov-2009)
   

• ICAR Newsletter October 2009
  (20 October 2009)
   
• Five Organisations granted with the CoQ and have been added to the ICAR website, namely:
  - Agricultural Research Council
  - Cattle Information System
  - Edinburgh Genetic Evaluation Services (EGENES)
  - South African Studbook and Animal Improvement Association
  - Italian Animal Breeders' Association (AIA)
  (24-Sept-2009)
   
• The NEW ICAR Guidelines approved at Niagara Session are now available
  (22-July-2009)
   
• The persons awarded during the ICAR Meeting held in Poreč, Croatia were added to the web
  (2-July-2009)
   
• ICAR Newsletter July 2009.
  (1-July-2009)
   
• The synthesis of the ICAR Guidelines for Animal Identification. has been added to the site and the publication is available here
  (15-June-2009)
   
• The member composition of the SCs, WGs and TF has been updated, following Porec Meeting
  (4-6-2009)
   
• Porec May 2009, Technical Meeting.
  The PDF files pf the presentations and the pictures of the meeting have been added
  (25-May-2009)
   
• ICAR Newsletter, May 2009, is now available
  (19-May-2009)
   
• The Results for the years 2006 and 2007 for the Yearly enquiry on the situation of cow milk recording in member countries have been published
  (27-Feb-2009)
   
• The page of the Genetic Analysis Working Group has been updated with the new accredited laboratories
  (19-Feb-2009)
   
• The page of Milk Analysis SC contains the updated list of reference laboratories, the Interlaboratory study programme 2009 and the Report of the 2006-2008 activities
  (19-Feb-2009)
   
• Royal Tag S.A. joint ICAR as Associate Member
  (13-Feb-2009)
  
  Proceedings Niagara Falls 36th Biennial Session (13Mb)
  (12-Jan-2008)
   
• New version (Jan 2009) for the Conditions and guidelines relating to the ICAR Certificate of Quality
  (10-01-2009)
   
•   Interbull Terms of Reference
  (10-Dec-2008)
   
• Four new organisations joint ICAR
  • ANABLE - Portugal;
  • Animal Breeding and Improvement of Animal Production of Iran - Iran;
  • COOPRINSEM - Chile
  • SEIDIC S.A.- Switzerland;
  (24-Nov-2008)
   
• The Conformation Working Group developed its Terms of References and the Working Plan (After Niagara Meeting, June 2008)
  (20-11-08)
   
• ICAR Newsletter November 2008
  (11-11-2008)
   
• 26-29 January 2009. Interbull International Workshop on Genomic Information in Genetic Evaluations, Uppsala, Sweden
  (23-Oct-2008)
   

• Report of the Fourth meeting of ICAR Reference Laboratory Network (16 -20 June 2008, Niagara Falls, USA) has been published
  (12-Sept-2008)
   

• The manufacturer' codes page has been created with an .asp database for allowing a more precise query
  (18-08-08)
   

• Two members have been granted with the Certificate of Quality
  National Milk Records (UK) for Bovine identification and production recording; and
  ICBA (Israel) for Bovine identification, production recording, laboratory and genetic evaluation
  (10-August-08)
   

• Joseph Crettenand (President's Award)
  Frank Armitage, Freddy Fikse, Alain Malafosse. Guido Ongaro (Distinguished Service Award) were awarded during the 36th Session in Niagara Falls
  (10-8-08)
   

• The new ICAR Statutes as approved by the General Assembly held in Niagara Falls, USA on 20 June 2008 are avialble for now only in English
  (11-8-08). The new By-laws are under preparation
   

• ICAR Technical Series no. 8 "Development of Successful Animal Recording Systems for Transition and Developing Countries", Interlaken, Switzerland, 27 May 2002, jointly organised with FAO-AGA, ICAR T.S. is available also in Arabic
   

• Pictures of Niagara Falls (ICAR 36th Session)
  (8-July-2008)
   

• ICAR Newsletter June 2008. It contains 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
  (2-July-20074)
   

• An interactive map of the ICAR member countries is available here (11 June 2008)
   

• The draft version of the Strategic Plan 2008-2012, to be presented in Niagara Falls Session is available here
  (15-May-2008)

  The Animal Fibre Task Force prepared new Guidelines for the Alpaca:

  • Alpaca shearing management, fibre harvesting and grading

  • Standards and guidelines on methods of alpaca identification
    (9-April-2008)

   

• The Invitation and the Programme for the 4th meeting of ICAR Reference Laboratory Network that will be held during the 36th ICAR Session in Niagara Falls are available
  (2-April-2008)
   

• New pages on Transceivers conforming to ISO11784/11785 have been added
  -  Synchronising transceivers
  -  Non-synchronising transceivers
  (11 March 2008)
   

• The Genetic Analysis Working Group is proposing the following corrections to the ICAR Guidelines:

  • Rules and guidelines for accreditation of DNA parentage testing in cattle

  • Annex 1 (Questionnaire parentage testing in cattle)
    (11-March-2008)
     

• The following are the proposed corrections to the Guidelines on Section 10

  • Eartag Family
  • Performance evaluation and approval of official permanent identification devices
  • Performance evaluation and approval of official permanent identification devices
    Part 1: Conventional permanent plastic eartags (with or without machine readable printing)
  • Performance evaluation and approval of official permanent identification devices
    Part 2: Electronic permanent plastic eartags
    (with or without machine readable printing)
    (Feb-2008)
     

• The programme for the Special sessions on Artificial Insemination planned for 19 at Niagara Falls ICAR Session is available here
  (7-March-2008)

• ICAR Newsletter - December 2007 (24-Dc-2007)

• Minutes of the Meeting of the Working Group on Artificial Insemination & Other Relevant Technologies, held in Dublin, 22 August 2007
  (30-Dec-2007)

• Two new documents have been made available (PDF file):

  • ICAR's Approval Criteria for Laboratories Testing Conformance and Performance of Transponders and Transceivers as Defined in ISO Standard 24631.

  • Reasons contracting of test centre should remain with Registration Authority
    (15-Dec-2007)

• The corrections to the ICAR Recording Guidelines to be approved by the General Assembly in Niagara Falls, are available here (10-Dec-2007)
   

• New Working Groups have been added (Animal Fibre, Interbeef and Parentage Recording )(4-Dec-2007)
   

• Preliminary programme for 36th ICAR Session and Meeting (30-Nov-2007)
   

• List of the laboratories with ICAR accreditation for parenthood recording (21-Sept-2007)

• Acknowledgments by Hans-Gerhard Wagner (Secretary of APHCA) for Workshop animal identification and traceability (26-July-2007)

• The ICAR Newsletter July 2007 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 (20-7-2007)

• The files presented at Verona Technical Meeting are available (3-June-2007)

• The last version of the  ICAR Guidelines, approved by the General Assembly held in Kuopio, Finland in June 2006 is  available (24-May-2007).

• The instructions (updated to May 2007) on how to perform the "Periodic checking of approved meters. Hints for the sample taker and farmer" are avaialble (24-May-2007)

• Development of animal identification and recording systems for veterinary surveillance and livestock development in countries of Eastern Europe. Proceedings of the ICAR/FAO Seminar held in Kuopio, Finland, 6 June 2006, ICAR T.S. no.12. (30-April-2007)

• In 2007, ICAR organises a Technical meeting in Verona, in conjunction with the General Assembly.
  The meeting will be held from 30 May to 1 June 2007 (1-Apr-2007)

• The ICAR Statutes, approved by the General Assembly held in Kuopio Finland on 9 June 2006, are available in English (37 Kb), French (51 Kb) and German (49 Kb) (12-Feb-2007).

• ICAR Newsletter January 2007. It contains a 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). (30-Jan-2007)

• Updatings on Sub-Committee for Recording Devices, by Uffe Lauritsen. (30-Nov-2006)

• The Certificate of Quality is a new service offered by ICAR. The new Certificates will replace the ICAR Special Stamp which will be phased out by July 2009 (29-Oct-2006)

• The ICAR Board established the President's Award and the Distinguished Service Certificate (29-Oct-2006)

• A new site by ICAR: Patenting Sentinel and Action Service - PSAS (7-Aug-2006)

• The up-dated By-Laws approved in Kuopio by the General Assembly are now available only in English (18-July-2005)

• The transaltions into Russian of the FAO-ICAR Seminar (Kuopio, 6 June) are available (4-July-2006)

• The results of "Beef performance recording in 2004 (calves born in 2000)" are available (22-June-2006)

• The amendments to the Recording Guidelines are available for comments/approval by the ICAR Members (20-June-2006)

• The page of the Milk Testing Laboratories Working Group has been updated after the decision taken in Kuopio

• The results of the "Cow milk yearly enquiry" for the years 2003-2004 (20-June-2006)

• The PowerPoint files presented at the last 35th ICAR biennial session held in Kuopio, Finland (20-June-2006)

• The Report of the meeting of the WG on Goat Milk held in Sousse (Tunisia) in 2004, is now available (15-May-2006)

• The Animal Identification Sub-Committee has launched the "ICAR performance evaluation and approval procedure for official permanent identification devices (conventional permanent plastic eartags)"
  For more information, click here (15-May-2006)

• The on-line databases on "The yearly sheep milk enquiry" is now available (2-May-2006)

• The Conformation Recording Working Group, through David Hewitt, proposed some emendations to the Recording Guidelines, (Section 5: Conformation recording of dairy cattle) that will have to be adopted by the General Assembly in Kuopio (8-March-2006)

• The instructions on how to perform the "Periodic checking of approved and provisionally approved meters. Hints for the sample taker and farmer" are now available (9-Nov-2005)

• "The Business Plan for the Implementation of International Genetic Evaluation Services for Beef Breeds and Traits by Interbull", prepared by the Interbeef Task Force is now available (9-Nov-2005)

• Ollivier Leray submitted new information on List of analytical methods in milk recording (17-October-2005)

• Physiological and Technical Aspects of Machine Milking, Nitra, Slovak Rep., 26-28 April 2005, ICAR T.S. no. 10 (16-June-2005)

• ICAR Newsletter, May 2005

• The Benckmark service has been launched (18-April-2005)

• In order to facilitate and inform a candidate member for the organisation of a biennial session, two documents were prepared:

  • a GUIDELINES and a CHECK LIST document, and

  • the AGREEMENT between ICAR and the Local Organising Committee (30-November-2004).

• The Report of the Second meeting of ICAR Reference Laboratory Network was submitted by O. Leray (about 1.800 Kb) (20-09-2004).

• The site contains  the Countries/Member Organisations granted with the ICAR Special Stamp (23-June-2004).

• The PDF file containing the results of “Survey on recording and validation of bovine artificial insemination data” is now available on this web (6-May-2004).
   

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