Animal Identification Sub Committee
Objectives
According to its terms of reference, the Sub-Committee covers the following subjects related to the animal identification and registration:
- Preparation of for the relevant appendices of the International Agreement on Recording Practices with regard to ID-device testing.
- Stimulation of new developments in and report on new equipment, procedures and methods dealing with:
- Electronic identification.
- Other identification devices.
- Standardised layout of eartags for individual animals
- Advising the ICAR Board on approval and/or certification of:
- Institutes serving as ICAR test-centres
- Identification devices used in individual animal identification
Competent Authorities for Animal Identification
The lists of National Competent authoritoes are available here:
In other countries than EU, it is expected that Veterinary Services are the national competent authorities for animal identification including where relevant allocation and control of animal EID-codes with Country Code according to ISO 11784.
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)
Secretary
- Andie Dimitriadou – ICAR Secretariat (Italy)
