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The following are the ICAR Working Groups:
The following are the Working
Groups, describing their Purposes, Standards,
Services offered and Responsible.
Animal Fibre
Working Group
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Purpose |
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Species Breeds Traits |
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Standards & Guidelines |
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Services & Other |
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Responsible |
Marco Antonini (Convenor) |
Animal Recording Data Working Group
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Purposes |
To develop industry standard data
model for animal recording.
Establish and implement protocols for
transfer of animal and farm data between animal
recording computer centres nationally and
internationally.
Develop guidelines for data
validation criteria which should be applied in
computer systems.
Interface with ISO data dictionary
group (WGII). |
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Species Breeds Traits |
All
species
All
breeds
All
traits |
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Standards & Guidelines |
Animal recording data
dictionary.
Animal
certificate.
Breed codes |
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Services & Other |
Stimulate exchange of data between ICAR members |
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Responsible |
E.
Rehben
(Chairman). |
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Purpose |
Improve data collection associated with
artificial insemination |
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Species Breeds Traits |
Cattle
Dairy, Beef and Dual Purpose breeds
Reproduction |
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Standards & Guidelines |
Semen and straw
identification and data
Embryo production and transfer data.
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Services & Other |
Statistics on AI activities.
Contact with specialist groups |
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Issues & Points for Discussion |
Ensure link with WG
Animal Recording Data.
Ensure link with WG on Functional Traits (Health &
Fertility). |
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Responsible |
A. Malafosse (Chairman). |
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Purpose |
Facilitate development of beef recording |
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Species Breeds Traits |
Cattle
Beef performance |
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Standards & Guidelines |
Linear scoring of muscular
shape.
Publication of genetic proofs for beef traits.
Beef performance recording |
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Services & Other |
Survey of beef recording.
Report on potential of international genetic
evaluations |
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Issues & Points for Discussion
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Extend purpose to
include the development of standard trait definitions and measurement standards applicable to all breeds used in beef production.
Consider link with working group on Conformation
Recording.
Review options for ensuring a good relationship is
developed with the BIF (Beef Improvement
Federation). |
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Responsible |
Japie van der
Westhuizen (Chairman) |
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Purpose |
Stimulate recording of conformation
traits in additional breeds & species
Establish standard trait definitions and
measurement standards for use over all breeds of
cattle involved in milk production.
Promote adoption of international standard trait
definitions for conformation traits in dairy
cattle |
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Species Breeds Traits |
Cattle
Holstein & other dairy breeds |
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Standards & Guidelines |
Survey of conformation recording in dairy
breeds |
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Services & Other |
Conformation traits |
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Issues & Points for Discussion |
Consider link with WG on Beef Performance.
Convenor to confirm terms of reference.
Ensure link with WG on Functional Traits (Health &
Fertility). |
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Responsible |
D. Hewitt (Chairman)
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Purpose |
The purpose of the
group is to provide the relevant information to help
member organization to operate and manage business
related to DNA analyses mainly for herd book keeping
and genetic evaluation. The goal of the working
group is also to create guidelines and standards
facilitating the exchange of information of genetic
analyses by member organizations. The laboratories
performing genetic analyses used by ICAR member
organizations for animal recording and genetic
evaluation must follow the standard procedures
proposed by the genetic analysis working group and
approved by ICAR General Assembly. |
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Species Breeds Traits |
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Standards & Guidelines |
To create standards
relatively to animal identification through
microsatellites analysis
To create standards
to verify relationship among animals through
microsatellites analysis
To create standards
to test genotypes for K-casein, BLAD, Weaver, DUMPS,
Red factor, Freemartinism, Polled, Mulefoot,
b-Mannosidosis,
Mutation 1/29. Other genotype analysis can be
included if requested by member organizations
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Services & Other |
Each ICAR member
organizations needs to indicate the laboratories
for performing the genetic analysis for herd book
keeping, performance recording and genetic
evaluation. The laboratory must have the following
requisites:
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The laboratory
must be free from any external pressure, as
finance problems, commercial links that might
influence any technical activities. The laboratory
can not be involved in any activities causing lack
of independence and correctness of judgment and of
instruments calibration
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The laboratory
personnel must take all information and results
under strict confidentiality and security
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The laboratory
personnel must have the correct qualification to
perform the required genetic analyses
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The laboratory
must have the necessary instruments to perform the
required genetic analysis
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The laboratory
must regularly take part of the ISAG comparison
tests
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Issues & Points for Discussion |
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Responsible |
P. Ajmone-Marsan (Chairman) |
Functional Traits Working Group
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Purpose |
Stimulate development of functional trait
recording |
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Species Breeds Traits |
Cattle
Dairy
Breeds in developed countries
Functional traits |
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Standards & Guidelines |
Health traits &
recording methods
Fertility
traits & recording methods
Methods for
testing accuracy of recorded data
Presentation of health & fertility information for
individual cows |
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Services & Other |
Survey of methods of
recording used |
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Issues & Points for Discussion |
Revise
purpose: To establish standard methods
and coding systems for recording functional traits
in cattle.
Consider expansion of role to include the collection
of information required for milk and meat product
quality assurance.
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Responsible |
Eriling Strandberg (Chairman) |
Intebeef Working
Group
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Members |
Hans J. Schild, Brian Wickham,
Hans Wilmink |
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Species Breeds Traits |
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Standards & Guidelines |
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Services & Other |
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Responsible |
Brian Wickham
(Chairman) |
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Purpose |
Identify improved lactation yield
estimation procedures |
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Species Breeds Traits
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Cattle
Dairy Breeds
Other breeds and species in future?
Milk production traits |
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Standards &
Guidelines |
Methods for assessing
accuracy of lactation yield estimation
Data set for testing methods
Approved methods for lactation yield calculations
Approved methods for utilising alternate am/pm
sampling.
Approved methods for utilising data where sampling
frequency of volume and composition is different
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Services & Other |
Service for evaluating accuracy
of lactation calculation methods.
Approval of methods |
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Issues & Points
for Discussion |
Examine new
methods recently developed in USA, Canada and
Holland and make recommendation on their
inclusion in guidelines |
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Responsible |
F. Miglior (Chairman)
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Purpose |
Establish milk recording standards for goats |
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Species Breeds Traits |
Goats
All milking breeds
Milk production traits
Somatic cells |
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Standards & Guidelines |
Milk recording
Frequency and sampling methods |
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Services & Other |
Survey of recording
practises |
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Issues & Points for Discussion |
Formalise
link with MR in Sheep by making Chairpersons members of each group.
Ensure close collaboration with SC Recording Devices.
Ensure activities are linked to systems used in
developing countries |
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Responsible |
D.
Kompan (Chairman) |
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Purpose |
Establish milk recording standards for
sheep |
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Species Breeds Traits |
Sheep
All milking breeds
Milk production traits |
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Standards & Guidelines |
Milk recording
Sampling methods |
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Services & Other |
Promote electronic identification
and automation trials.
Stimulate research.
Survey of sheep milk recording.
Participation in small ruminant forums |
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Issues & Points for Discussion |
Ensure close
cooperation with the the Sub-Committee on
Recording Devices
and the WG on Milk Recording in Goats |
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Responsible |
J.M. Astruc (Chairman)
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Parentage Recording
Working Group
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Purpose |
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Species Breeds Traits |
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Standards & Guidelines |
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Services & Other |
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Responsible |
Dirk Koorn (Chairman) |
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