Animal Identification Sub-Committee

Objectives

According to its terms of reference, the Animal Identification Sub-Committee covers the following subjects related to animal identification and registration:
      • Electronic animal identification
      • Other animal identification devices
    • Advising the ICAR Board on approval and/or certification of:

Competent Authorities for Animal Identification

The list of National Competent Authorities is available here:

Composition

Chair

  • Ken Evers – International Livestock Identification Specialist / Consultant
    Former Livestock Quality Assurance Officer – Biosecurity Victoria, (Australia)

Members

  • Sébastien Duroy – IDELE (France)
  • Kaivo Ilves – Eesti Pollumajandusloomade Joudluskontrolli AS (Estonia)
  • Paul Laronde – Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (Canada)
  • Valentina Palucci – Interbull Centre (Sweden)
  • Othon Reynoso Campos – Sistema Nacional de Identificación Individual de Ganado – SINIIGA (Mexico)
  • Salvador Ronda – Tragsatec (Spain)
  • Pedro Vieira – DGAV, Direção Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária (Portugal)
  • Norbert  Wirtz – Bundesverband Rind und Schwein e.V. (Germany)

ICAR team support

  • Andie Dimitriadou – ICAR Secretariat (Italy)