The page collects the files and the abstracts of the presentations at the ICAR Conference held in Auckland on 7-11 February 2018
ICAR Plenary: ICAR Global Guidelines
Feb 10, 2018 (11:00 AM–12:30 PM)
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The importance of farm systems thinking in animal recording |
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Increasing dairy farm profitability in a changing world of herd demographics |
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International beef breeding; Challenges and Opportunities |
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France Génétique Elevage management quality system: an example of multi companies system, to serve a community of organizations, based on ISO 9001 standard |
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ICAR and sensor devices – a progress report on the development of ICAR guidelines for certification, routine maintenance/calibration and data usability standards for sensor devices for livestock |
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Services/Servicing Laboratories: Quality Assurance Tools
Feb 10, 2018, 1:30 PM–3:30 PM
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ICAR services for Quality Assurance in milk analyses |
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Independent validation and certification of analytical methods |
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Quality Assurance Tools in Milk-Testing Laboratories– The View of an Instrument Manufacturer |
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Presentation of a new system to monitor and stabilize mid infrared spectral data |
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The unfolding of new analytical concepts – managing expectations, challenges and disappointments |
Services/Recording Device Testing
Feb 10, 2018 , 4:00 PM–5:30 PM
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Moving from approval to certification for recording and sampling devices by ICAR – a dynamic approach to connect member organizations and manufacturers while encouraging innovation and testing of new devices |
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Integration of routine computerized monitoring solutions for milk meter performance into the services offered by milk recording organizations as a tool for improved dairy producer service |
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Analysis of the accuracy of a method for estimating 24-hour fat percentage |
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Comparison of a flourometric and a fat-content-based method to measure carry-over in milking systems |
Workshop on “Udder health”
- Use of SCC data for selective dry cow therapy
Scott McDougall - Using Data in a Pasture Based Seasonal System
Jess Spatz Shelgren - Strategic Udder Health Monitoring and Benchmarking based on national SCC data in Germany
Christian Baumgartner - ICAR and IDF closing the gap in global equivalence with somatic cell counting in milk
Silvia Orlandini - Progress with Reduction in Antimicrobial Drug Use in Dutch Dairy Cattle
Harrie van den Bijgaart