Beef Working Group

Objectives

The Beef Working Group emerged as the natural progression of the Interbeef WG, with an updated mandate and responsibilities. It represents the next stage in the evolution of the Interbeef WG, now operating under an expanded and updated mandate for the following tasks:

  • Enable ICAR members to collaborate and share knowledge on beef recording and genetic evaluation.
  • Maintain and promote global guidelines for recording performance and other beef‑related data.
  • Conduct and publish international surveys on beef recording and genetic evaluations.
  • Develop and promote standards for routine international genetic evaluations forming the basis of Interbull’s user‑pays service to ICAR members.
  • Coordinate global research and development on the use of genomic information in beef cattle breeding.

Terms of Reference

Beef/Interbeef WG meetings

Documentations produced by the InterbeefBeef WG, in its routine meetings, have been collected and made available on a specific page available here

Strategic documentation

Governance

Services

Publications and documentations

Composition

Chairperson

  • Kim Matthews, Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), UK

Members

  • Anne Menrath, Fachbereich Zucht und Genetik, Germany
  • Japie Van der Westhuizen, SA Stud Book and Animal Improvement Association, South Africa
  • Jo E Newton, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA), Agriculture Victoria Research, Australia ((Brian Wickham Young Persons Exchange Program Bursary, 2023)
  • Kirsty Moore, EGENES / SRUC, UK
  • Laurent Griffon, Institut de l’Elevage, France
  • Mart Uba, Eesti Põllumajandusloomade Jõudluskontrolli (EPJ), Estonia
  • Mauro Fioretti, Associazione Italiana Allevatori (AIA), Italy
  • Mojca Voljc, University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Slovenia
  • Pedro Santos Vaz, Aberdeen-Angus Portugal, Portugal
  • Roel Veerkamp – Wageningen University & Research (WUR), The Netherlands
  • Siri Furre, Tyr, Norway

Scientific Advisory Committee

  • Steve Miller, Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU), Australia
  • Svenja Strasser, Mutterkuh Schweiz, Switzerland
  • Dorian Garrick – Massey University, New Zealand – Scientific Advisory Committee

ICAR Groups