Feed and gas Working Group

Objectives

Provide a forum for members of ICAR and associated researchers to collaborate, exchange information and learn from each other on all aspects of: recording and using dry matter intake data, and recording and using methane outputs data.
Maintain, update, promote and extend universal guidelines for recording dry matter intake and methane output in cattle, sheep and goats world-wide
Conduct and report the results of periodic international surveys on recording dry matter intake and methane output in cattle, sheep and goats worldwide.
Develop, provide and promote a system and standards for data storage and genetic evaluation services which will form the basis of services that ICAR will provide to members of ICAR and their research associates on a user pays basis.
Facilitate and cooordinate international collaboration in research and development on recording and using dry matter intake data, and recording and using methane outputs data.

Terms of Reference

Composition

Chairperson

Birgit Gredler-Grandl

Members

Christine Baes, Department of Animal Bioscience | University of Guelph, Canada
Karoline Bakke, GENO, Norway
Lorenzo Benzoni, ANAFIBJ, Italy
Raffaella Finocchiaro, ANAFIBJ, Italy
Maria Frizzarin, Agroscope, Switzerland
Nina Krattenmacher, University Kiel, Germany
Jan Lassen, Viking Genetics, Denmark
Jennie Pryce, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, Australia
Caeli Richardson (2023 Brian Wickham Young Persons Exchange Program Bursary), AbacusBio International, UK
Rasmus Bak Stephansen, Aarhus University, Denmark

Advisory Group

Michael Aldridge, University of New England, Australia
Oscar Gonzalez-Recio, INIA, Spain
Filippo Miglior, Lactanet, Canada
Marcin Pszczola, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland

Research liaison group

Martino Casandro, University of Padova, Italy
Noureddine Charfeddine, CONAFE, Spain
Nicolas Gengler, University of Gembloux, Belgium
Oscar Gonzalez-Recio, INIA, Spain
Meil Hostens, Cornell University, USA
Daniel Lefebvre, Lactanet, Canada
Peter Lovendahl, Aarhus University, Denmark
Eugene Maguy, INRA, France
Stephanie Minery, IDELE, France
Yuri Montanholi, Dalhousie University, Canada
Nico Peiren, ILVO, Belgium
Romain Saintilan, INRA, France
Georg Thaller, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Germany
Eileen Wall

ICAR team support

ICAR Secretariat (Italy): icar@icar.org