In the ICAR Technical Series, ICAR publishes the Proceedings of specific workshops and symposia, jointly organised with other international and national organisations with its own ISSN: 1563-2504. ICAR takes care also of other specific publications that are within the fields of interest of the Organisation.
All the books are available for downloading as PDF files at the following links:
- Breeding for resilience: transitioning diverse livestock farming systems into the future.
Proceedings of the 46th ICAR Annual Conference held in Toledo, Spain, 21 -26 May 2023. I. Casasu, F. Estellés, P. LLonch, M. Luque, C. Diaz, M. Burke and C. Mosconi (Eds). ICAR Technical Series no. 27 (ISBN: 978-92-95014-23-7) - Share. Connect. Transform. Sharing solutions on digital transformation, animal welfare and environmental sustainability to support global food security. Proceedings of the 45th ICAR Annual Conference held in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, 30 May – 3 June 2022. A.-M. Christen, D. Lefebvre, F. Miglior, R. Cantin, M. Burke, and C. Mosconi (Eds). ICAR Technical Series no. 26 (ISBN: 978-92-95014-22-0)
- Circular farming and its impact on animal genetics, animal recording of data and cattle / herd management. Proceedings of the 44th ICAR Conference held virtually on 26-30 April 2021 G. de Jong, K. de Koning, H. van den Bijgaart, M. Burke and C. Mosconi (Eds). ICAR Technical Series no. 25 (ISBN: 978-92-95014-20-6)
- New traits and adding value to the recording and ID services in the animal production. Proceedings of the 43rd ICAR Conference held in Prague (CZ) on 17-21 June 2019. J. Kucera, P. Bucek, D. Lipovsky, X. Bourrigan and M. Burke (Eds). ICAR Technical Series no. 24 (ISBN: 92-95014-20-0)
- Cooperation, networking and global interactions in the animal production sector.
Proceedings of the 42nd ICAR Conference held in Auckland (NZ) on 10-11 February 2018. Jeremy Bryant, Martin Burke, Rachel Cook, Bevin Harris, Cesare Mosconi and Brian Wickham (Eds). ICAR Technical Series no. 23 (ISBN: 92-95014-19-7)
- Big ideas for big data.
Proceedings of the ICAR Conference held in Edinburgh (UK) on 14-16 June 2017. M. Winters, M. Coffey, H. Newby, M. Burke and B. Wickham (Eds). ICAR Technical Series no. 22 (ISBN: 92-95014-18-9)
- A global perspective on performance recording and animal identification.
Proceedings of the 40th ICAR Biennial Session held in Puerto Varas (Chile) on 20-24 October 2016. Sergio Niklitschek, Jorge Lama, Carlos Trejo, Brian Wickham, Martin Burke and Cesare Mosconi (Eds). ICAR Technical Series no. 21 (ISBN: 92-95014-17-0)
- Performance recording in the genotyped world.
Proceedings of the Technical Meeting held in Krakow (Poland) on 10-12 June 2015. Zygmunt Kowalski, Neil Petreny, Martin Burke, Pavel Bucek, Laurent Journaux, Mike Coffey, Charl Hunlun and Danuta Radzio (Eds). ICAR Technical Series no. 19 (ISBN: 92-95014-15-4)
- Claw Health Atlas.
ICAR Technical Series no. 18.
The issue is also available in 16 different translations.
- Challenges and benefits of health data recording in the context of food chain quality, management and breeding.
Proceedings of the ICAR Conference held in Aarhus, Denmark, 30-31 May 2013. ICAR Technical Series no. 17 (ISSN: 1563-2504; ISBN: 92-95014-13-8)
- International Strategies and New Developments in Milk Analysis – VIth ICAR Reference Laboratory Network Meeting.
Proceedings of the ICAR Meeting held in Cork, Ireland, 28 May 2012. ICAR Technical Series no. 16 (ISSN: 1563-2504; ISBN: 92-95014-12-X)
- Animal identification and recording systems for traceability and livestock development in countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Proceedings of the ICAR/FAO Workshop held in Santiago, Chile, 5-7 December 2011. ICAR Technical Series no. 15 (ISSN: 1563-2504; ISBN: 92-95014-11-1)
- Farm animal breeding, identification, production recording and management.
Proceedings of the 37th ICAR Biennial Session, Riga, Latvia 31 May – 4 June 2010. ICAR Technical Series no. 14 (ISSN: 1563-2504; ISBN: 92-95014-10-3)
- Identification, breeding, production, health and recording of farm animals.
Proceedings of the 36th ICAR Biennial Session held in Niagara Falls, USA, 16-20 June 2008. ICAR Technical Series no. 13 (ISSN: 1563-2504; ISBN: 92-95014-09-X)
- Development of animal identification and recording systems for veterinary surveillance and livestock development in countries of Eastern Europe.
Proceedings of the ICAR/FAO Seminar held in Kuopio, Finland, 6 June 2006. ICAR Technical Series. no. 12 (ISSN: 1563-2504; ISBN: 92-95014-08-1)
- Current status of genetic resources, recording and production systems in African, Asian and American Camelids.
Proceedings of the ICAR/FAO seminar held in Sousse, Tunisia, 30 May 2004, ICAR Technical Series no. 11. (ISSN: 1563-2504; ISBN: 92-95014-06-5)
- Physiological and Technical Aspects of Machine Milking.
Proceedings of the International Conference held in Nitra, Slovak Republic, 26 – 28 April 2005, ICAR Technical Series no. 10 (ISSN: 1563-2504; ISBN: 92-95014-07-3)
- Development of Animal Identification and Recording Systems for Developing Countries
Proceedings of the ICAR/FAO Seminar held in Sousse, Tunisia, 29 May 2004, jointly organised with FAO-AGA, ICAR Technical Series no. 9 (ISSN: 1563-2504; ISBN: 92-95014-05-7)
- Development of Successful Animal Recording Systems for Transition and Developing Countries
Proceedings of the FAO/ICAR Seminar held in Interlaken, Switzerland, 27 May 2002, Interlaken, Switzerland, 27 May 2002, ICAR Technical Series no. 8 (ISSN: 1563-2504; ISBN: 92-95014-04-9) (Also available in Arabic)
- Physiological and Technical Aspects of Machine Milking.
Proceedings of the International Conference held in Nitra, Slovak Republic, 26-27 June 2001, ICAR Technical Series no. 7 (ISSN: 1563-2504; ISBN: 92-95014-03-0)
- Beef Recording Guidelines A synthesis of an ICAR Survey.
ICAR Technical Series no. 6 (ISSN: 1563-2504; ISBN: 92-95014-02-2)
- The Role of Breeders’ Organisations and State in Animal Identification and Recording in CEE Countries.
Proceedings of the International Workshop held in Bled, Slovenia, 15 May 2000, ICAR Technical Series no. 5 (ISSN: 1563-2504; ISBN: 92-95014-01-4)
- Animal Recording for Improved Breeding and Management Strategies for Buffaloes.
Proceedings of the International Workshop held in Bled, Slovenia, 16-17 May 2000, jointly organised with FAO-AGA, ICAR Technical Series no. 4 (ISSN: 1563-2504; ISBN: 92-95014-00-6)
- Developing Breeding Strategies for Lower Input Animal Production Environments
Proc. of the International Workshop held in Bella (Italy), 22-25 September 1999, jointly organised with FAO (AGAP) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation, ICAR Technical Series no. 3 (ISSN: 1563-2504)
- Cattle Identification and Milk Recording in Central and European Countries
Proceedings of the International Workshop held in Warsaw (Poland), 23 August 1998, jointly organised with FAO (SEUR), EAAP (CEEC Contact Group) and the Polish Animal Breeding Service, ICAR Technical Series no. 2 (ISSN: 1563-2504)
- Animal Recording for Smallholders in Developing Countries
Proceedings of the International Workshop held in Anand (India) 20-23 October 1997, jointly organised with FAO (AGAP) and the India National Dairy Development Board, ICAR Technical Series no. 1 (ISSN: 1563-2504)