Table Of ContentPerformance recording
of animals
State of the art, 2002
EAAP publication No. 107, 2003
Interlaken, Switzerland
May 26 - 31, 2002
Proceedings of the 33rd
Biennial Session of ICAR
Performance recording of animals
State of the art, 2002
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ICAR – International Committee for Animal Recording
ASR – Arbeitsgemeinschaft Schweizerischer Rinderzüchter
EAAP – European Association for Animal Production
The organisation of the The sponsors of the ICAR Session
session was made possible by: and the Interbull Meeting:
Organizing Committee: • Federal Office for Agriculture, Switzerland
President: • Caisley International, Germany
Hans Künzi • CSC Switzerland, Switzerland
• Foss Electric, Denmark
Members: • Swiss Association for Artificial Insemination,
Madeleine Berweger Baschnagel Switzerland
Joseph Crettenand • Municipality of Interlaken, Switzerland
Marcel Frey • Migros Cooperative, Switzerland
Jürg Moll • Novartis Animal Health, Switzerland
Silvia Wegmann • Switzerland Cheese Marketing AG,
Ulrich Witschi Switzerland
• WMB AG, Switzerland
Secretary: • Working Community of Swiss Cattle
Beat Tanner Breeders, Switzerland
The European Association for Animal Production wishes to express its appreciation to the
Ministero per le Politiche Agricole e Forestaliand the Associazione Italiana Allevatorifor their
valuable support of its activities
Performance recording of
animals
State of the art, 2002
Proceedings of the 33rd Biennial Session
of ICAR, Interlaken, Switzerland
May 26 - 31, 2002
EAAP publication No. 107
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Joseph Crettenand, Juerg Moll, Cesare Mosconi and Silvia Wegmann
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Table of contents
Page
Opening
Opening speech by the President...............................................................................................3
The President’s report on the activities of ICAR since the last session.........................................5
J. Crettenand
Technical Session 1: Keynote Presentations
Cattle breeding in Switzerland.................................................................................................13
Summary of Markus Zemp’s speech
Classical performance recording and marker selection .............................................................19
K.A. Weigel
Performance recording in developing countries: an overview ....................................................25
K.R. Trivedi
Performance recording: different strategies and breeders’ needs...............................................41
D.A. Funk
Does breeding for high milk yield mean breeding for more health problems...............................47
B. Heringstad, G. Klemetsdal & T. Steine
Parallel Technical Session 2.1: Use of Data from Permanent Milk Recording and
Automatic Milking Systems for Official Performance Recording
Milk recording and automatic milking systems: simplification
by reducing the daily time test from 24 to 12 hours..............................................................57
N. Bouloc, V. Dervishi & J. Delacroix
Methods to estimate 24-hour yields for milk, fat
and protein in robotic milking herds ....................................................................................65
D. Lazenby, E. Bohlsen, K. J. Hand, D.F. Kelton,
F. Miglior & K.D. Lissemore
Electronic dataflow between a dairy farm and the
central recording system. Practical experience in using data
from milk meters (standard and robot) for milk recording....................................................73
H.J. Van der Beek
Milk recording in herds with daily milk measurement
and/or robotic milking: The Finnish solution.........................................................................79
J. Kyntäjä & S. Tommila
Experiences in carrying out milk recording with milking robots (AMS)......................................83
H. Jürgens
Transformation of AMS records to 24-hour equivalents...........................................................87
A. Buenger, T. Pasman, E. Bohlsen & F. Reinhardt
Parallel Technical Session 2.2: National Animal Tracing Database
and Their Use for Breeding Purposes
Utilisation of the French national animal tracing system by breeder organisations.......................97
E. Rehben, L. Marguin & B. Piednoir
Swiss Animal Tracing Database: Set-up, experiences and objectives for the future..................101
F. Schmitz-Hsu
National animal tracing databases and their use for breeding purposes....................................105
D. Evans
Übernahme von Meldedaten (VVVO) in die Milchleistungsprüfung........................................107
K. Kuwan & E. Bohlsen
Tissue Database: The basis for tracing of origin......................................................................113
R. Porzig
Tissue bank: A basis for future breeding strategies..................................................................117
C.-St. Schäfer, K.-U. Götz & R. Reents
Parallel Technical Session 3.1: Performance Recording of Beef Traits
Use of commercial slaughterhouse data in beef cattle breeding ...............................................123
C. Stricker, M. Berweger, Y. Schleppi & R. Schwager-Suter
Prospects for an international beef breeds genetic evaluation
system and the implications for ICAR. A view from users..................................................131
J.-N. Bonnet
The ICAR questionnaire for beef recording. Statistics and trends ...........................................135
L. Journaux, H. J. Schild & A. Grogan
First experiences with an across country genetic evaluation system for beef cattle ...................139
A. Reverter, D.J. Johnston & H.-U. Graser
Heteroskedasticity and genotype by environment interaction across
European countries for weaning weight in Charolais breed.................................................147
R. Quintanilla, D. Laloë & G. Renand
New developments in beef recording (and its possible benefits)..............................................151
J. van der Westhuizen, L Bergh & A. Grogan
Parallel Technical Session 3.2: Recording of Functional Traits:
State of the Art and Alternatives Systems
Recording disease and reproductive events in dairy cattle for
developing national health and fertility selection indices......................................................157
H.N. Kadarmideen
IT Solutions for disease surveillance and management in New Zealand...................................163
D. Hayes & M. Jeffries
Standards of recording management, health and fertility information........................................171
R.J. Esslemont & M.A. Kossaibati
PocketDairy: Dairy herd management software for the palm computer ...................................185
D.W. Webb, P.A. Dukas & J.S. Clay
Organisation of recording and control of data used in France
to evaluate calving ease and birth weight in dairy and beef cattle........................................189
L. Journaux, H. Ledos, M. Mathevon, S. Mattalia & O. Leudet
Associations between milkability and udder health on the
basis of LactoCorder-data from milk recorded farms in Bavaria........................................193
J. Duda
Technical Session 4: Presentation of ICAR Sub-Committees,
Task Force and Working Groups
ICAR Sub-Committees, Task Force and Working Groups ....................................................199
A. Rosati
Report of the Sub-Committee on Animal Identification...........................................................209
R. Pauw
Animal Recording Data Working Group................................................................................217
F. Armitage
Report of the ICAR Sub-Committee on Milk Meters and Jars...............................................221
A. Rosati
Report of the ICAR Working Group on Lactation Calculation
Methods. Review and update of guidelines for milk recording............................................227
F. Miglior, S. de Roos, Z. Liu, M. Mathevon, A. Rosati,
L.R. Schaeffer & P. VanRaden
ICAR Working Group on Milk Testing Laboratories.
Biennial report of activities in 2000-2001..........................................................................233
O. Leray
Report of the Chairperson of the ICAR Conformation Working Group ..................................239
D. Hewitt
