Buch, Englisch, Band 98, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 990 g
State of the art, 2000
Buch, Englisch, Band 98, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 990 g
Reihe: 0071-2477 - EAAP Scientific Series
ISBN: 978-90-74134-70-5
Verlag: Wageningen Academic Publishers
This publication contains proceedings of the 32nd Biennial Session of the International Committee for Animal Recording (ICAR) held 14-19 May 2000, Bled, Slovenia. It contains scientific contributions focused on improvements in the quality of existing recording practices, on the use of records for breeding and management purposes and on new technologies for enlarging animal recording to cover more species and more economic important traits. Experiences in recording in automatic milking systems, beef recording, recording of sheep, goat and buffalo milk and genetic evaluation for additional traits are presented in these proceedings. Papers on new methods of animal identification, milk analysis for management purposes, including pregnancy tests, and possible developments of records in new fields such as indicators of the status of the farming operations show the direction of further research work. The exchange of experiences in managing a recording business and in the marketing and promotion of recordings illustrate ways and means of how to provide adequate services to clients by enlarging the scope of recording practices as well as by offering to farmers additional information for farm management purposes.
Two international workshops followed: one on recording for improved breeding and management of buffalo and the second one on the role of the state and breeders' associations in animal identification and recording in CEE countries. The proceedings of both workshops will be published separately as special ICAR publications.
The reports presented by the three sub-committees, the working groups and the development task force illustrate the general trend towards the quality and standards of the process of animal recording approval as a whole.
