ICAR

Informations on Measuring, Recording and Sampling Devices Sub-Committee

Aims of the Sub-Committee

• Provide a forum for ICAR members to collaborate, exchange information and learn from each other on all aspects of recording and sampling devices used on cattle, sheep, goats and buffalo.
• Maintain, update, promote and extend universal guidelines for evaluating and certifying recording devices including on-farm milk recording devices, devices for recording animal weight, devices for body condition recording, and other devices as deemed important to the work of ICAR members.
• Develop, provide and promote a system and standards for recording and sampling devices testing and evaluation that includes review, official testing and certification of devices.
• Facilitate and coordinate international communication and collaboration in research and development on recording and sampling devices such as carry-over impact, computerized solutions, and sensor device data inclusion.
• Collaboration with other ICAR Sub-Committees and Working Groups to support the aims of these groups.

Composition

The following is the composition of the Sub-Committee

Chairman
Steven J. Sievert National DHIA & DHIA Services (USA)	Steven J. Sievert , Chairman of the SC
Members
Richard Cantin Lactanet Canada (Canada)
Justin Frankfort NMR (UK)
Alain Gastebled IDELE (France)
Peter Huijsmans Qlip (The Netherland)
Kirsi Leppikorpi Proagria (Finland)
Jonas Persson Viking Danmark (Denmark)
Hubert Rothfuss LKV Niedersachsen (Germany)
Andrew Scott LIC (New Zealand)
Secretary
Andie Dimitriadou ICAR Secretariat (Italy)

Test Centres

The ICAR Test Centres for the approval of recording devices are:

Test Centre de l’Institute de l’Elevage (France) headed by Clement Allain    Co-Head: Guillaume Hamon
Test Centre of Animal Science Group (The Netherlands) headed by Kees de Koning
Test Centre of the Melk-FEE GmbH. (Germany), headed by Susanne Demba

Relevant documents related to the MRSD SC

The information available on this section regarding the Recording and Sampling Devices Sub-Committee include the following  files:

• Terms of Reference of the Recording and Sampling Devices Sub-Committee
• Link to Guidelines Section 11: Milk recording devices: definitions, standards and requirements.
• Software for testing milk meters according to the ICAR Guidelines
• Steps to submit a device for ICAR testing
• List of the approved milk meters given by species (Approved milk meters for cow, sheep and goats), manufacturers, names and photos of the devices and a short narrative of the device design and function.
• List of theICAR Approved jars.