Interbeef Working Group

The page shows introductory information about the Interbeef Working Group, its composition and relevant documents about the activities performed by the group

Composition of the Interbeef Working Group (Chairman, Members and Scientific Advisory Committee )

• Chairperson – TBD
• Anne Menrath, Fachbereich Zucht und Genetik, Germany
• Gert Pedersen Aamand, Nordic Cattle Genetic Evaluation, Denmark, Finland and Sweden
• Japie Van der Westhuizen, SA Stud Book and Animal Improvement Association, South Africa
• Jo E Newton, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA), Agriculture Victoria Research, Australia ((Brian Wickham Young Persons Exchange Program Bursary, 2023)
• Laurent Griffon, Institut de l’Elevage, France
• Mart Uba, Eesti Põllumajandusloomade Jõudluskontrolli (EPJ), Estonia
• Mauro Fioretti, Associazione Italiana Allevatori (AIA), Italy
• Mike Coffey, Scottish Agricultural College, UK
• Mojca Voljc, University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Slovenia
• Pedro Santos Vaz, Aberdeen-Angus Portugal, Portugal
• Roel Veerkamp – Wageningen University & Research (WUR), The Netherlands – Scientific Advisory Committee
• Steve Miller, Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU), Australia
• Svenja Strasser, Mutterkuh Schweiz, Switzerland
• Dorian Garrick – Massey University, New Zealand – Scientific Advisory Committee

Interbeef at a glance

Please browse a specific page where further information can be found

Interbeef WG Governance

• Terms of Reference
• Interbeef Technical Committee Terms of Reference
• Interbeef Project WGs ToR
• Procedures for joining Interbeef
•  Collaboration Agreement

Interbeef services

• Interbull Centre
• Interbeef Code of Practice
• Interbeef guidelines:
  • File and formats for the Interbeef international genetic evaluations
  • List of abbreviations used in Interbull files and documentation
  • Description of national publication policy for Beef Evaluation (pdf)
  • Form beef Template (pdf)
  • Form Beef Guidelines
• Interbeef Service Calendar

Interbeef Services’ Users

• Description of National Genetic Evaluation Systems for beef cattle as applied in different ICAR member countries

Interbeef meetings

Documentations produced in the Interbeef WG, in its routine meetings, have been collected and made available on a specific page available here

Interbeef publications and documentations

• Please be advised that a specific section on “Publications and Documentation” is also available
• More information on the Interbeef Working Group are contained in the “Business Plan for the Implementation of International Genetic Evaluation Services for Beef Breeds and Traits by Interbull“
• International genetic and genomic evaluations of beef cattle (PhD thesis by Renzo Bonifazi with the support by ICAR, Interbeef WG, Interbull Centre and ICBF)