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Section 00 – Preamble
Section 01 – General Rules
Section 02 – Cattle Milk Recording
Section 03 – Beef Cattle Recording
Section 04 – DNA Technology
Section 05 – Conformation Recording
Section 06 – AI and ET Data and Fertility Analysis
Section 07 – Bovine Functional Traits
Section 08 – Certificate of Quality
Section 09 – Dairy Cattle Genetic Evaluation
Section 10 – Identification Device Certification
Section 11 – Testing, Approval and Checking of Measuring, Recording and Sampling Devices

Section 12 – Milk Analysis
Section 13 – On-farm Milk Analysis
Section 14 – Alpaca and Goat Identification and Fibre
Section 15 – Data Exchange
Section 16 – Dairy Sheep and Goats
Section 17 – Buffalo Milk Recording
Section 18 – Breed Associations
Section 19 – Recording Feed Intake for Genetic Evaluation
Section 20 – Methane Emission for Genetic Evaluation
Section 21 – Meat, reproduction and maternal trait in sheep and goats
Section 22 – Sustainability recording traits
Section 23 – Wool Sheep Recording

Section 0 – Preamble

Preamble

Section 01 – General Rules

General Rules

Section 02 – Cattle Milk Recording

Overview – Cattle Milk Recording

Procedure 1 – Computing 24-Hour

Procedure 2 – Computing of Accumulated Lactation Yield

Appendix 1 – Adjustment factors to calculate 24-hour yields using the Liu method

Appendix 2 – Renewed estimation method for 24-hour fat percentage in AM/PM milk recording scheme

Section 03 – Beef Cattle Recording

Beef Cattle

Section 04 – DNA Technology

DNA Technology

Section 05 – Conformation Recording

Conformation Recording

Appendix 1: The standard trait definition for Dairy Cattle

Appendix 2: The standard trait definition for Dual Purpose Cattle

Appendix 3: The standard trait definition for Beef Breeds

Appendix 4: The standard trait definition for Dairy Goats

Appendix 5: Relationship between Conformation and Functional Traits for Cattle

Section 06 – AI and ET Data and Fertility Analysis

AI and ET

Section 07 – Bovine Functional Traits

Bovine Functional Traits Bovine Functional Traits

Guidelines on Dairy Cattle Health (Extract #1)

Guidelines on Female Fertility in Cattle (Extract #2)

Guidelines on Udder Health in Dairy Cattle (Extract #3)

Guidelines on Claw Health Traits in Cattle (Extract #4)

Guidelines on Lameness in Dairy Cattle (Extract #5)

Guidelines on Calving Traits in Dairy Cattle (Extract #6)

Claw Health Atlas

Appendix 1 of the Claw Health Atlas: Digital Dermatitis Stages (M-stages)

Appendix 2 of the Claw Health Atlas: Digital Dermatitis-Associated

The ICAR Claw Health Key

The ICAR Central Health Key (Diseases codes for cows)

Section 08 – Certificate of Quality

Certificate of Quality

Section 09 – Dairy Cattle Genetic Evaluation

Dairy Cattle Genetic Evaluation

Section 10 – Identification Device Certification

Overview

Procedure 1: Conformance of Transponders

Procedure 2: Granting of Manufacturer Code

Procedure 3: Conformance of Transceivers

Procedure 4: Testing of Conventional Plastic Ear Tags

Procedure 5: Testing of External RFID Devices

Procedure 6: Voluntary Sampling of Identification Devices

Appendix B3: Numbers for Reference Printing

Appendix B4: Preliminary Test for Conventional Plastic Ear Tags

Appendix B5: Laboratory Test for Conventional Plastic Ear Tags

Appendix C3: Preliminary Test for External RFID Devices

Appendix C4: Laboratory Test for External RFID Devices

Section 11 – Testing, Approval and Checking of Measuring, Recording and Sampling Devices

Part 11A – General Guidelines for Device Certification and System Validation by ICAR

Part 11B – Testing of Measuring, Recording and Sampling Devices for ICAR Certification

Part 11C – Testing of Sensor Systems for ICAR Validation

Part 11D – Guidelines and Best Practices for Animal/Sample Identification and Data Handling

Part 11E – Procedures for ICAR Member and Manufacturer Reporting

Section 12 – Milk Analysis

Milk Analysis

Procedure 1: Protocol for evaluation of milk analysers for granting ICAR certification

Procedure 2: Guidance on application of EC JRC Certified Reference Material for SCC in milk

Section 13 – On-farm Milk Analysis

On-Farm Milk Analysis

Section 14 – Alpaca and Goat Identification and Fibre

Alpaca and Goat Identifcation and Fibre

Section 15 – Data Exchange

Data Exchange

Procedure 1: Methodology

Procedure 2: Milking data

Procedure 3: Animal data

Procedure 4: Reproduction data

Procedure 5: Technical data

Appendix A: Data dictionary

Section 16 – Dairy Sheep and Goats

Dairy Sheep and Goats

Section 17 – Buffalo Milk Recording

Buffalo

Section 18 – Breed Associations

Breed Associations

Section 19 – Recording Feed Intake for Genetic Evaluation

Recording feed intake for genetic evaluation

Section 20 – Methane Emission for Genetic Evaluation

Methane emission for genetic evaluation

Section 21 – Meat, reproduction and maternal trait in sheep and goats

Meat, reproduction and maternal trait in sheep and goats

Section 22 – Sustainability recording traits

Sustainability recording traits

Appendix 1– List of definitions of traits to assess sustainability at herd level

Appendix 2 – Prediction equations for feed intake, feed efficiency and methane for dairy cattle

Section 23 – Wool Sheep Recording

Wool Sheep Recording

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