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Functional Traits Working Group
Report of the ICAR WG on recording,
evaluation and genetic improvement of functional
traits in dairy cattle
Chairman
- Erling Strandberg
(Erling.Strandberg@hgen.slu.se)
Members
- Lucy Andrews
(lucyandrews@holstein-uk.org)
- Nicholas Gengler
(gengler.n@fsagx.ac.be)
- Christa Egger-Danner
(egger-danner@zuchtdata.at)
- Jennie Pryce
(jpryce@lic.co.nz)
The objective of the working group is to write a
portfolio of recommendation sheets on recording,
evaluation and genetic improvement for functional
traits in dairy cattle. Recommendation sheets will
be written for seven functional trait groups:
udder health
female and male fertility
calving ease and stillbirth
feet and legs problems
workability
longevity
metabolic stress and feed efficiency
The udder health is done and available on the ICAR
Guidelines. During the period, the working group has
been reconstituted. Johann Sφlkner has asked to be
removed from the group in his place Christa
Egger-Danner has joined. She is working at ZuchtData,
the organization responsible for the genetic
evaluation in Austria. We have also added more
members to the group: Jennie Pryce, working at
Livestock Improvement Centre in New Zealand and Lucy
Andrews of Holstein UK.
The new group (except Jennie Pryce) had its first
meeting at the ICAR meeting in Kuopio 2006. The
first draft of the guidelines for female fertility
was discussed at the meeting and a revised version
based on that discussion will be sent to the members
by July 1, 2006. This will then be worked on by the
members during the fall.
After female fertility we will start working on
guidelines for feet and legs.
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