Feed and gas Working Group

Objectives

  1. 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.
  2. Maintain, update, promote and extend universal guidelines for recording dry matter intake and methane output in cattle, sheep and goats world-wide
  3. Conduct and report the results of periodic international surveys on recording dry matter intake and methane output in cattle, sheep and goats worldwide.
  4. 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.
  5. Facilitate and cooordinate international collaboration in research and development on recording and using dry matter intake data, and recording and using methane outputs data.

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