Certificate of Quality Experts Advisory Group

Objectives

The objectives of the CoQ EAG are to provide advice and recommendations to the ICAR Chief executive on:

  • The content of the CoQ-program
    • Evaluate and determine Fields of Activity (FoA) to be audited
    • Determine the content and relevance of the Questionnaires
    • Continually revise the questions and criteria in the Questionnaires
    • Determine key performance indicators (KPI) for each FoA
    • Determine methods of evaluation for each FoA
    • Create and apply rules for the CoQ-program
  • The Management of the CoQ-program
    • Quality Management of the CoQ-program
    • Auditor recruitment, evaluation, and training
    • Assigning of auditors to events
    • Post-Audit/Review surveys and other relevant surveys
    • Ownership of the relevant SOP’s and Section 16 of the Guidelines
    • Provide critical input into other sections of the Guidelines and the Guidelines in general
    • Liaise with Chairpersons of WG’s and SC’s as necessary
    • Liaise with Technical Advisor CoQ and the ICAR Secretariat as necessary.

Composition

Chair

  • Jessica Kinnander, Växa Sverige (Sweden)

Team of Auditors for the Certificate of Quality

Those who are interested in joining the Team of Auditors are requested to submit their Curriculum Vitae to ICAR (administration@icar.org)

  • Jean-Michel Astruc (Institut de l’Elevage – Département Génétique et Phénotypes, France)
  • Xavier Bourrigan (Institut de l’Elevage, France)
  • Emma Dair (Irish Cattle Breeding Federation, Ireland)
  • Gerben De Jong (Coöperatie Koninklijke CRV u.a., The Netherlands)
  • Mauro Fioretti (Italian Breeders’ Organisation, Italy)
  • Kaivo Ilves (Eesti Põllumajandusloomade Jõudluskontrolli AS, Estonia)
  • Laurent Journaux (France Genétique Elevage, France)
  • Jessica Kinnander (Växa Sverige, Sweden)
  • Marija Klopcic (University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Slovenia)
  • Kai Kuwan (Vereinigte Informationssysteme Tierhaltung w.V., Germany)
  • Joanna Kwaśniewska (PFHBiPM, Poland)
  • Betka Logar (Agricultural Institute of Slovenia, Slovenia)
  • Raphael Mrode (MDC Evaluations Ltd, United Kingdom)
  • Aire Pentjarv (Eesti Põllumajandusloomade Jõudluskontrolli AS, Estonia)
  • Hubert Rothfuss (LKV Weser-Ems e.V., Germany)
  • Japie van der Westhuizen (SA Stud Book and Animal Improvement Association South Africa)