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Beef
Recording Working Group
Members
- Darrh Bullock (University of
Kentucky, USA; dbullock@uky.edu)
- Clara Díaz (INIA, Spain; cdiaz@inia.es)
- Mauro Fioretti (AIA, Italy; fioretti.m@aia.it)
- Birgit Fürst-Waltl (Universität
für Bodenkultur, Austria;
birgit.fuerst-waltl@boku.ac.at)
- Hans-Ulrich Graser (AGBU,
Australia; hgraser@metz.une.edu.au)
- John Hickey (The Irish Agriculture and Food
Development Autority-TEAGASC; johon.hickey@wur.nl)
- Isabelle Boulesteix
- Charles Michaux (Université de
Liège, Belgium;
charles.michaux@ulg.ac.be)
- Nieuwhof Gert (Meat and
Lifestock Commission;
gert_nieuwhof@mlc.org.uk)
- Reinhardt Friedrich (Vereinigte
Informationssysteme Tierhaltung w.V.;
friedrich.reinhardt@vit.de)
- Ferenc Szabo (University of
Keszthely, Hungary; szf@georgikon.hu)
- Japie van der Westhuizen
(Centre for Animal Breeding and Genetics ARC,
South Africa; japie@arc.agric.za)
Purpose
The ICAR Beef
Recording Working Group is continually in the
process of maintaining and updating universal
guidelines for use in recording beef performance
data world wide. The objective is also to promote
the application of these guidelines in ICAR member
and non-member countries. The primary objective of
the guidelines is to facilitate easier exchange of
data through international harmonisation of
recording procedures (and trait descriptions) and
making global genetic evaluation easier and more
meaningful. The understanding of and the reliability
of recorded beef data will so be greatly improved by
describing the recording methodology clearly and
having this readily available internationally. A
major objective of ICAR is to facilitate and lead
the development (and sustained practice) of a joint
international genetic evaluation system for beef
traits.
The Working Group also involves itself in a regular
survey of recording practices and statistics
regarding beef cattle globally.
A major new objective is to include countries
classified as developing economies in the activities
of the Working Group and to assist in the
establishment and maintenance of recording systems
for beef cattle in these countries.
Due to the developments in global genetic
evaluations for beef cattle the Working Group has
also set a goal for itself to encourage more
presentations at the ICAR and INTERBULL technical
sessions related to this subject.
Progress Report
The ICAR Beef Recording Working
Group currently develops a comprehensive overall
guideline for beef recording. The primary objective
thereof is to achieve a common understanding of beef
recording through international harmonisation of
recording procedures. The rough structure of the
guideline will include
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General: Principles of Data
Recording
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Specific Recommendations for
data collection
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Identification
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Reproduction and life history
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Live animal weights and
weight gain
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Live animal assessments
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Ultrasound measurements
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Feed intake/feed conversion
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Health traits
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Longevity traits
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Carcass assessments
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Molecular genetics
information with regard to beef characters
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Organisation and execution of
testing schemes
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Field test
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Finishing herds
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Test stations
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Slaughter house
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Data transfer
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