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Aims and main objectives of the Committee
The aim of ICAR is to promote the development and
improvement of the activities of performance
recording and the evaluation of farm livestock.
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The Object of ICAR, an international or
non-profit body, shall be to promote the
development and amelioration of performance
recording for farm animals and their evaluation,
such Object to be achieved through the
establishing of definitions and standards for
measuring characteristics having economic
importance.
a) ICAR establishes rules and standards and
specific guidelines for the purpose of identifying
animals, the registration of their parentage,
recording their performance and their evaluation,
and publish the findings.
b) It provides incentives for concertation and
collaboration in all activities having to do with
animal performance recording and evaluation within
and among international organisations, public
authorities and industry;
c) It encourages the use of the findings of
performance recording for the purpose of assessing
the value of animals and establishing specific
codes of conduct, given that both aspects have a
bearing on the profitability of animal production.
d) It facilitates the interpretation of findings
at the practical level by publishing reports
showing the results obtained through the
application of methods of performance recording
and evaluation.
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The association has also as its aim the
drafting of articles, publication and distribution
of journals and books, the organisation of
seminars and workshops, and granting scholarships
to selected researchers or students.
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Within the scope of its activities, the
association can enter into any transaction having
to do with movable or immovable property where
such transactions are in pursuit of its aims.
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