PROGRAMME OF THE 40th ICAR BIENNIAL SESSION ON “PERFORMANCE RECORDING AS A TOOL FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES”
MONDAY, OCTOBER 24TH, 2016
| 09.30 am – 10.00 am | What is ICAR ? – Martin Burke – Hans Wilmink |
| 10.00 am – 10.30 am | Overview of Chilean Dairy Sector – Víctor Esnaola, ODEPA |
| 10.30 am – 11.00 am | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11.00 am – 11.30 am | REDLAT: Dairy Labs. Network of Iberoamerica & Caribbean – G. Rodríguez |
| 11.30 am – 12.00 pm | Relevance of the Argentinian Holstein Breeding Assoc. On Record Improv. – D. Casanova |
| 12.00 pm – 12.30 pm | Implementing MR and Dairy Herd Mngmt. Service in Develop. Countries – H. Monardes |
| 12.30 pm – 02.00 pm | LUNCH |
OPEN LECTURE #1 -Traceability, the Key for Animal Breeding – M.N. González
| 02.00 pm – 02.30 pm | Traceability Program Experience in Uruguay – M.N. González |
| 02.30 pm – 03.00 pm | Parental Traceability Through Genomic Tech. – I. Aeschlimann |
| 03.00 pm – 03.30 pm | Rumen Monitoring for Improving Cattle Bredding – H. Durán |
| 03.30 pm – 04.00 pm | COFFEE BREAK |
| 04.00 pm – 04.30 pm | Implement. of Traceability Progr. in Develop. Countries – M.C. Talbot |
| 04.30 pm – 05.00 pm | European Traceability Systems – K. Ilves |
| 05.00 pm – 05.30 pm | Chilean Traceability System – N. Alvarado |
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25TH, 2016
OPEN LECTURE #2 -Milk Recording in Developing Countries – J. Kyntäjä
| 08.30 am – 08.50 am | Practical Methodological Aspects of MR and Mngmt. In South Am. – C. Trejo |
| 08.50 am – 09.10 am | Practical use of Milk Recording Info – J. van der Westhuizen |
| 09.10 am – 09.30 am | Enhancing the Data Pipeline for Novel Traits in the Genomic Era – F. Miglior |
| 09.30 am – 09.50 am | Highlights of Cooprinsem DHI Reports – J. Lama |
| 09.50 am – 10.10 am | Implementación of Dairy Herd Mngmt. Serv. in Ukraine – H. Monardes |
| 10.30 am – 11.00 am | COFFEE BREAK |
OPEN LECTURE #3 -What can we found out from a Milk Sampling – S. Orlandini
| 11.00 am – 11.20 am | Effects of New Technologies Introduction on Canadian DHI – R. Cantin |
| 11.20 am – 11.40 am | Pregnancy & Disease Detection from Milk Samples – Chr. Egli |
| 11.40 am – 12.00 pm | New Instrument Breefing – S. Kold- Christensen |
| 12.00 pm – 12.20 pm | Ketosis Detection in DHI Testing – P. Broutin |
| 12.20 pm – 02.00 pm | LUNCH |
OPEN LECTURE #4 -Using Records for Improving Breeding Tech. – M. Olivares
| 02.00 pm – 02.20 pm | Integration of Farm Oriented Research Projects in Breeding Eval. – B. Lind |
| 02.20 pm – 02.40 pm | Factors for Standardizing Lactation Yields to 305-ME Basis in Chile – C. Lizana |
| 02.40 pm – 03.00 pm | Prevalence & Impact of S. Ketosis on Lactation in US Dairy Cows – A. Coburn |
| 03.00 pm – 03.20 pm | Breeding’s Programs in Beef Cattle in Brazil – C. Franzon |
| 03.20 pm – 03.50 pm | COFFEE BREAK |
OPEN LECTURE #5 -Animal Welfare in Modern Production Systems – O. Oltra
| 03.50 pm – 04.10 pm | Animal Welfare Program of Chilean Dairy Consortium – O. Oltra |
| 04.10 pm – 04.30 pm | Lameness Relevance in Dairy Cattle – J. Borkert |
| 04.30 pm – 04.50 pm | Improving AW and Productivity in Dairy Herds – E. Bombal |
| 04.50 pm – 05.10 pm | TBD |
| 06.00 pm – 11.00 pm | OPENING CEREMONY & COCKTAIL – TEATRO DEL LAGO, FRUTILLAR |
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26TH, 2016
| 08.00 am – 09.30 am | ICAR GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| 09.30 am – 10.30 am | OPENING CEREMONY |
| 10.30 am – 11.00 am | COFFEE BREAK |
Experiences of our Member Community – Chair: Hans Wilmink
| 11.00 am – 11.20 am | Directions in Milk Recording – The Challenge of Low Milk Prices – W. McKnee |
| 11.20 am – 11.40 am | Recent Developments in Latin America Traceability Systems – M.N. González |
| 11.40 am – 12.00 pm | New Structures for Cattle Breeding – Australian Experience – M. Schaffer |
| 12.00 pm – 12.20 pm | An European Economic Interest Grouping of Milk Recording Org. – C. Lecomte |
| 12.30 pm – 02.00 pm | LUNCH |
Challenges and Opportunities – Chair: Brian Wickham
| 02.00 pm – 02.20 pm | What would I like from ICAR as the Manager of Beef and Lamb Genetics? – G. Alder |
| 02.20 pm – 02.40 pm | Using Data from Multiple Sources – The reality of Genetic Evaluations – J. Dürr |
| 02.40 pm – 03.00 pm | Beef Genomics Developments – A. Cromie |
| 03.00 pm – 03.20 pm | Parentage SNP Exchange – New Service Developments – T. Roozen |
| 03.30 pm – 04.00 pm | COFFEE BREAK |
ICAR – Serving its Members – Chair: Neils Henning Nielsen
| 04.00 pm – 04.20 pm | The ICAR Brand Story – M. Burke |
| 04.20 pm – 04.40 pm | Feed and Gas – R. Verkamp |
| 04.40 pm – 05.00 pm | Integrations of New Devices into Animal Recording and ICAR Structures – S. Sievert |
| 05.00 pm – 05.20 pm | Full Spectral Approach Fostering the Develop. of New Innovative Concepts – G. Scott |
| 05.20 pm – 05.40 pm | ICAR’s Service to Connect the ICAR Milk Laboratories Globally – S. Orlandini |
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27TH, 2016
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
TS 1 –. How can you use genomics? Chairperson: T. Roozen
| 08.30 am – 08.50 am | The benefits of genotyping at farm level and the impact across the wider dairy herd in Ireland Kevin Downing |
| 08.50 am – 09.10 am | Genotyping is the base of data driven dairy farming. Laurens Van Keulen |
| 09.10 am – 09.30 am | French genomic experience: genomics for all ruminant species. Eric Vernot |
| 09.30 am – 09.50 am | Setting up a female genomic reference population for German Holstein Reinhard Reents |
| 09.50 am – 10.10 am | Development and validation of genomic breeding values for heat tolerance in Holstein cattle Gert Nieuwhof |
| 10.10 am – 10.30 am | Experiences in the use of genomics in ruminants in Uruguay Ignacio Aguilar |
TS 2 – Manufacturers Showcase. Chairperson: S. Sievert
| 08.30 am – 08.50 am | Ketosis screening in the frame of DHI testing – Usability and experience from around the globe Daniel Schwarz (Foss) |
| 08.50 am – 09.10 am | Interpretation of results from milk samples tested for mastitis bacteria with Mastit 4 qPCR test from DNA Diagnostic Jørgen Katholm (DNA Diagnostic) |
| 09.10 am – 09.30 am | Differential Cell Count as a Biomarker for Mastitis Screening – A Review Daniel Schwarz (Foss) |
| 09.30 am – 09.50 am | Genetic and phenotypic analysis of Israeli Holstein milk, fat and protein production as determined by the AfiLab real- time analyzer Yaniv Lavon (ICBA) |
| 09.50 am – 10.10 am | A new highly effective method for milk infrared spectra standardization and worldwide equivalence Pierre Broutin (Bentley) |
| 10.10 am – 10.30 am | Introduction of new mid- FTIR Herd Management Tools for early warnings of nutritional and health issues in dairy cows Wopke Beukema (Delta Instruments) |
TS 3 – Milk Analysis, What´s Next?. Chairperson: G. Scott
| 08.30 am – 08.50 am | Some Lessons Learned Analyzing Nucleic Acids in Milk. Todd Byrem |
| 08.50 am – 09.10 am | Detailed milk fatty acid profiling of the Danish cattle population. Niels Henning Nielsen |
| 09.10 am – 09.30 am | OptiMIR: Use of MIR spectra to predict multiple cow status as advisory tools for dairy farms. Frederic Dehareng |
| 09.30 am – 09.50 am | ICAR/IDF project “Reference System for Somatic Cell Counting” as example to promote global analytical equivalence”. Silvia Orlandini |
| 09.50 am – 10.10 am | Assessing fertility and welfare of dairy cows through novel mid- infrared milk- based biomarkers. Hammami Hedi |
| 10.10 am – 10.30 am | TBD |
11.00 am – 06.30 pm Technical Tours
08.00 pm – 11.30 pm Gala Dinner at Hotel Patagónico
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28TH, 2016
TS 4 – Monitoring Functional Traits in Performance Recording Systems. ChairpersonC. Egger Danner
| 08.30 am – 08.50 am | Updated guidelines for the recording, evaluation, and genetic improvement of udder health in dairy cattle. John B. Cole |
| 08.50 am – 09.10 am | Guidelines for the validation and use of claw health data Noureddine Charfeddine |
| 09.10 am – 09.30 am | Selection Against Metabolic Diseases Bjorg Heringstad |
| 09.30 am – 09.50 am | Monitoring of dairy cattle health in the Czech Republic Jiri Bauer |
| 09.50 am – 10.10 am | Health recording systems: possible new valorizations of events recorded by breeders Xavier Bourrigan |
| 10.10 am – 10.30 am | On farm recording of novel traits – genetic parameters and recommendations Karl Zottl |
| 10.30 am – 10.50 am | TBD |
TS 5 – Supporting Technologies for Animal Production Collecting Data. Chairperson: S. Sievert
| 08.30 am – 08.50 am | The new connectivity needs of the French dairy farms Clement Allain |
| 08.50 am – 09.10 am | Connecting on- farm systems to improve management and genetic level of the herd Frido Hamoen |
| 09.10 am – 09.30 am | Online tools for optimization of herd management – recent developments for Austrian dairy farmers Markus Koblmüller |
| 09.30 am – 09.50 am | Test day milk yield and composition records are affected by deviations in milking intervals in overly simplified recording Jonas Persson |
| 09.50 am – 10.10 am | Comparison of in – line milk meters to herd testing for management and genetic evaluation Bevin Harris |
| 10.10 am – 10.30 am | Recording grazing time of dairy cows in AMS farms with the Lifecorder+® sensor Clement Allain |
| 10.30 am – 10.50 am | TBD |
TS 6 – Milk Recording: A Tool to improve Dairy Production. Chairpersons: Pavel Bucek and Neil Petreny
| 08.30 am – 08.50 am | Milk Recording Guidelines 2016; New Standards for a New Era Juho Kyntäjä |
| 08.50 am – 09.10 am | Quality Management Systems for Dairy Farming – Opportunity and Challenges for Recording Organizations Karl Zottl |
| 09.10 am – 09.30 am | AMS in Germany – Data Processing in Milk Recording Kai Kuwan |
| 09.30 am – 09.50 am | Management of Milk Recording Organizations – Current Problems and Future Challenges Pavel Bucek |
| 09.50 am – 10.10 am | Phenotyping New Traits by Mid Infrared Spectrophotometry; a way to improve milk quality and dairy’s cows’ Management Marine Gele |
| 10.10 am – 10.30 am | Overview of Milking Schemes Evolution due to Technological and Economical Changes over the last 30 years Sophie Mattalia |
| 10.30 am – 10.50 am | Milk Recording Reform in Finland – was it worth it? Juho Kyntäjä |
TS 7 Improving Production in Small Ruminants. Chairpersons: J-.M. Astruc and Z. Barac
| 11.30 am – 11.50 am | Estimation of dispersion parameters for test- day milk traits of the Bovec sheep in Slovenia Mojca Simèiè |
| 11.50 am – 12.10 pm | Phenotyping and selecting for genetic resistance to gastro- intestinal parasites in sheep: the case of the Manech French Jean-Michel Astruc |
| 12.10 pm – 12.30 pm | Facts and future trends on the sheep and goat sector in Croatia Zdravko Barac |
| 12.30 pm – 12.50 pm | Fibre from Camelids – a Latin American update TBD |
TS 8 – Role of Breeding Associations in Animal Improvement. Chairpersons: M. Schaffer and S. Harding
| 11.30 am – 11.50 am | Standardized Labelling for Genetic Trait Coding Suzanne Harding |
| 11.50 am – 12.10 pm | The Breeding Association role in the Development of the Bulgarian Rhodope Cattle Vasil Nikolov |
| 12.10 pm – 12.30 pm | Use of Conformation Traits in Animal Breeding Gerben De Jong |
| 12.30 pm – 12.50 pm | Interests of Quality Management System Implementation by France Genetique Elevage with 60 Local Organizations for Parentage Certification Carine Megneaud |
TS 9 – Enhance Beef Production with Recording Systems. Chairperson: A. Cromie
| 11.30 am – 11.50 am | Effects of Genetic Gains in the Irish beef maternal replacement index on greenhouse gas emissions Cheryl Quinton |
| 11.50 am – 12.10 pm | Implementation of French national genetic evaluation of beef cattle temperament from field data Eric Venot |
| 12.10 pm – 12.30 pm | Effective utilization of genomic technologies for national and international genetic improvement of beef cattle. Challenges and opportunities Rob Banks |
| 12.30 pm – 12.50 pm | Challenges/opportunities for performance recording and genetic evaluations in South America Elly Navajos |