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• 09:54, 10 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page AI and ET Data and Fertility Analysis: Annex 2. Consideration of cattle reproductive physiology (Created page with "Beginning of the interval: # zero will consider the total of the returns. # 3 days will eliminate short returns due to errors in oestrus detection. # 18 days will eliminate the returns which are considered to be related to female failures rather than bull or technician failures. End of the interval : # 24 days will give early report although not considering late embryonic mortality. # 90 days will give a more precise reflection of bull fertility but is a late indicat...") Tag: Visual edit
• 09:45, 10 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page AI and ET Data and Fertility Analysis: Annex 1. Incidence of the chosen option for the exclusion of short returns (Created page with "Let be : “N” the total number of female inseminated for the first time in a given period “n1” to “n4” the number of returns within different intervals after the date of insemination “n5” the number of non-returned females at Day 60 Such as N=n1+n2+n3+n4+n5 center|thumb|500x500px If all returns are considered, 60 day NRR = If short returns are excluded, the tab...") Tag: Visual edit
• 09:43, 10 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page File:Annex 1. Incidence of the chosen option for the exclusion of short returns.png
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• 08:30, 10 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page AI and ET Data and Fertility Analysis (Created page with " == Bovine Semen Straw Marking == === Objective === The guidelines define the '''minimum information''' to be printed on a bovine semen straw. If additional information is to be printed, general recommendations are also given in order to help the users. === Field of application === The guidelines apply to bovine semen straws used for international trade, for either fresh or deep-frozen semen. === Definitions === To code the identification of semen in bars and print i...") Tag: Visual edit
• 07:48, 10 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page Dairy Cattle Genetic Evaluation: International evaluation (Created page with " == Comparison of animal evaluations == Data used for comparison of animal evaluations across countries or international genetic evaluations should be checked for possible errors and/or inconsistencies by the NGECs involved. International comparisons are recommended to utilize Interbull genetic evaluation results for all country-breed-trait combinations where such exists. For those country-breed-trait combinations that an Interbull evaluation does not exist, utilizatio...") Tag: Visual edit
• 07:45, 10 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page Dairy Cattle Genetic Evaluation: Post Evaluation steps (Created page with " == Criteria for official publication of evaluation == In general, evaluation results should be accompanied by reliabilities for EBVs and considered as official for all animals entering national GES. For randomly sampled young bulls a minimum Effective Daughter Contribution (EDC, visit www.interbull.org for more information) of 10 is recommended. Official publications of individual EBV by NGECs should include the most recent figures or information on: # Effective daught...") Tag: Visual edit
• 07:42, 10 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page Dairy Cattle Genetic Evaluation: Evaluation steps (Created page with " == Statistical treatment and effects in the genetic evaluation model == Organisations responsible for national GES should strive for simplicity of the analysis model and avoid amendments that reduce simplicity and clarity of the analysis model. The best model should be decided upon considering the fit and predictive ability of the model. Decision on statistical treatments and effects in model should take into consideration several factors, such as: # How large are (co...") Tag: Visual edit
• 07:30, 10 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page Dairy Cattle Genetic Evaluation: Pre-evaluation steps (Created page with "All countries are recommended to establish national GES for all of their locally and internationally recognised breeds. Assignment of an animal to a specific breed is justified if 75% of the animal’s genes originate from that breed (or both sire and maternal grandsire are from the breed of evaluation). For the sake of international evaluation, bulls should be classified under one of the following breed groups: # Brown Swiss-type. # Guernsey-type. # Holstein-Friesian-...") Tag: Visual edit
• 07:26, 10 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page Dairy Cattle Genetic Evaluation (Created page with " == Background == The present Guidelines aim to provide a general view of the current practices in place regarding genetic and genomic evaluations of dairy cattle both at national and international level. The overview is based on the genetic/genomic evaluation systems (GES) as currently provided by the National Genetic Evaluation Centres (NGEC) participating in Interbull evaluations. International bull evaluations for dairy cattle offered by Interbull are of three main...") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:41, 9 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page Certificate of Quality: Validity of the Certificate (Created page with "The ICAR Certificate of quality is granted for five years, with the condition that a Consultative Review is conducted at mid-term. The final date of expiry is marked on the Certificate. Organisations with a valid certificate are listed on the ICAR website as Certified organisations. They also have the right to use the Certificate of Quality logo on all their documentation related to the certified fields of activity. With the expiry of the certificate, the organisation lo...") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:40, 9 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page Certificate of Quality: Consultative review procedure (Created page with "A consultative review is due 30 months after a certificate has been granted. Its purpose is to consult the changes made during the certification period. The consultative review process is largely similar to the audit process above, with a few changes. == Reminder == The ICAR Secretariat sends a reminder to any member holding a valid certificate 24 months after granting a certificate. The applicant may also apply for the consultative review without waiting for the remind...") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:37, 9 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page Certificate of Quality: Audit procedure (Created page with " == Reminder == The ICAR Secretariat sends a reminder to any member holding a valid certificate 6 months before the expiry of the old certificate. The applicant may also apply without waiting for the reminder. == Application and prepayment == It is advisable that members apply for certification 6 months before the desired approval date. The application is sent to the ICAR Secretariat for further action. The application has to specify which fields of activity the applica...") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:30, 9 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page Certificate of Quality: Certification requests (Created page with "Any ICAR member can request certification by application to the ICAR Secretariat. The member decides which fields of activity they want to certify and states those fields of activity in the application, keeping in mind that activities performed outside the member organisation, or not practiced at the time of certification cannot be certified. The application forms are found in the appendix to this Guideline.") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:23, 9 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page Certificate of Quality: The fields of activity available for certification (Created page with "The fields of activity available for certification are determined by the EAG and updated in this Guideline whenever there are changes. Certification is possible in at least the following fields of activity: 1.       Animal identification (cattle) 2.     Animal identification (other species) 3.     Milk recording (cattle) 4.     Beef recording (cattle) 5.     Milk recording (other species) 6.     Meat recording (other species) 7.      Production re...") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:21, 9 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page Certificate of Quality: The expert advisory group (Created page with "The ICAR Chief executive (CE) appoints a chairperson and members to the Expert advisory group on the ICAR Certificate of quality. The objectives of the CoQ EAG are to provide advice and recommendations to the ICAR Chief executive on: == The content of the CoQ programme == # Fields of Activity (FoA) to be audited # Content and relevance of the Questionnaires # Questions and criteria in the Questionnaires # Key performance indicators (KPI) for each FoA # Methods of evalu...") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:19, 9 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page Certificate of Quality (Created page with " == Introduction == === Preamble === The ICAR Certificate of Quality programme was established by the 2006 ICAR General Assembly. It replaced the earlier use of the permanent ICAR Special Stamp, which became invalid by 2009. === Purpose === The purpose of the ICAR certificate of quality is to support ICAR member organisations in maintaining a high quality of service in those fields of activity that ICAR has guidelines for or are otherwise within the scope of the work o...") Tag: Visual edit
• 12:18, 9 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page File:Scope.png
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• 11:02, 9 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page File:Chest width.png
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• 10:55, 9 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page File:Statures.png
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• 10:46, 9 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page Conformation Recording: Appendix 1: The standard trait definition for Dairy Cattle (Created page with " = 1              Appendix 1. The standard trait definition for Dairy Cattle. = ==     Approved Standard Traits == 1.       Stature 2.       Chest Width 3.       Body Depth 4.       Rib Structure 5.       Rump Angle 6.       Rump Width 7.       Rear Legs Set 8.       Rear Legs Rear View 9.       Foot Angle 10.    Fore Udder Attachment 11.     Rear Udder Height 12.    Central Ligament 13.    Udder Depth 14.    F...") Tag: Visual edit
• 10:43, 9 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page File:Stature.png
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• 10:28, 9 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page Conformation Recording: Guidelines on usage of data from AMS systems to derive udder conformation traits (Created page with " == Introduction == To collect information on quality of conformation of udders, the udders of dairy cows are scored by professional classifiers. In the ICAR guidelines several linear udder conformation traits are defined for Dairy Cattle ([https://www.icar.org/Guidelines/05-Conformation-recording-Appendix-1.pdf Appendix 1]) and Dual Purpose Cattle ([https://www.icar.org/Guidelines/05-Conformation-recording-Appendix-2.pdf Appendix 2]). High genetic correlations have bee...") Tag: Visual edit
• 10:24, 9 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page Conformation Recording: Relationship between conformation and functional traits for dairy and dual purpose cattle (Created page with " == General considerations on the use of conformation data for longevity == Conformation appraisal of cattle was introduced with the goal of comparing animals with breed standards (true type model). An additional goal of conformation recording was to be a simple predictor of production potential and longevity. Since these times, many new traits have been recorded and evaluated for dairy and dual-purpose cattle regarding health and longevity. These traits have been suppl...") Tag: Visual edit
• 10:20, 9 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page Conformation Recording: Recommendation on scoring conformation defects in cattle (Created page with " == Introduction == In many conformation systems for cattle defects are scored when scoring animals for linear traits and general characteristics. Most of the time defects are used to determine the score for general characteristics. This chapter describes characteristics of defects for dairy, dual purpose and beef cattle and contains a list of proposed defects which could be used. They are considered to be important for one of the breed types (dairy, dual purpose and/or...") Tag: Visual edit
• 10:15, 9 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page File:Scheme for evaluation trait by classifier using genetic parameters.png
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• 10:10, 9 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page Conformation Recording: Improving data quality and monitoring classifiers (Created page with " == Introduction == When collecting data on animal performances on a routine basis it is important to do this in a consistent and transparent way. In this way quality of data can be guaranteed and for everybody it is clear how it is done. This is also important for scoring animals for conformation traits, which is normally done by classifiers, specially trained doing this job. This chapter describes the improvement of quality and transparency of data collection for conf...") Tag: Visual edit
• 08:49, 9 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page Conformation Recording: Conformation recording of dairy goats (Created page with "The ICAR multi dairy goat breed conformation recording recommendation describes a set of conformation traits which currently are used in several countries in several breed. The traits are defined in such a way that they are not breed specific. This document contains a list of standard traits, which is a list of traits which could be scored by all organisations in the same way to improve further harmonisation on international level. The list with standard traits and the...") Tag: Visual edit
• 08:46, 9 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page Conformation Recording: Conformation recording of beef cattle (Created page with "The ICAR multi beef breed conformation recording recommendation describes a set of conformation traits which currently are used in several countries in several breed. The traits are defined in such a way that they are not breed specific. This document contains a list of standard traits, which is a list of traits which could be scored by all organisations in the same way to improve further harmonisation on international level. The list with standard traits and the stand...") Tag: Visual edit
• 08:39, 9 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page Conformation Recording: Conformation Recording of dual purpose Cattle (Created page with "This document contains a list of approved standard traits, which is a list of traits which should be scored by all organisations in the same way to improve further harmonisation on international level, also on Interbull level. The data collected within these recommended standards qualifies for MACE evaluation by Interbull. Further the document contains a list of 5 traits which are commonly used by organisations in the dairy and dual-purpose breeds world-wide. This list...") Tag: Visual edit
• 08:37, 9 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page Conformation Recording: Conformation recording of dairy cattle (Created page with "The ICAR multi dairy breed conformation recording recommendation integrates with the World Holstein-Friesian Federation guidelines on the international harmonization of linear type assessment, trait definition, evaluation standards and publication of type proofs for bulls. This document contains a list of approved standard traits, which is a list of traits which should be scored by all organisations in the same way to improve further harmonisation on international level...") Tag: Visual edit
• 08:00, 9 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page File:ICAR DNA service.png
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• 15:40, 8 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page File:ICAR DNA services.png
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• 15:04, 8 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page DNA Technology: Appendix list (Created page with " ==Appendix 1. Link to SNP markers recommended by ISAG for parentage verification== https://www.icar.org/Guidelines/04-DNA-Technology-App-1-Cattle-SNP-ISAG-core-additional-panel-2013.xlsx ==Appendix 2. Application form for microsatellite-based parentage testing in cattle== Please refer [https://www.icar.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Annex-II-Application-Form-for-STR-Accreditation.pdf here] on the ICAR website for the Form for ICAR laboratory accreditation for STR Micros...") Tag: Visual edit
• 14:53, 8 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page DNA Technology: 6 Appendix list (Created page with " == Appendix 1. Link to SNP markers recommended by ISAG for parentage verification == <nowiki>https://www.icar.org/Guidelines/04-DNA-Technology-App-1-Cattle-SNP-ISAG-core-additional-panel-2013.xlsx</nowiki> == Appendix 2. Application form for microsatellite-based parentage testing in cattle == Please refer here on the ICAR website for the Form for ICAR laboratory accreditation for STR Microsatellite-based Parentage Testing in Cattle. == Appendix 3. Application form fo...") Tag: Visual edit
• 14:49, 8 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page DNA Technology: Genotype Exchange Service – GenoEx-PSE (Created page with "Effective 2018, ICAR has made available a genotype exchange service for parentage analysis, GenoEx-PSE, offered through the Interbull Centre. The main goal of this service is to facilitate the international exchange of SNP genotypes such that approved service users can carry out parentage analysis services at a national level in an efficient manner. The GenoEx-PSE database system and user interface has been developed to allow for the exchange of SNP genotypes for either...") Tag: Visual edit
• 14:46, 8 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page DNA Technology: 5 Genotype Exchange Service – GenoEx-PSE (Created page with "Effective 2018, ICAR has made available a genotype exchange service for parentage analysis, GenoEx-PSE, offered through the Interbull Centre. The main goal of this service is to facilitate the international exchange of SNP genotypes such that approved service users can carry out parentage analysis services at a national level in an efficient manner. The GenoEx-PSE database system and user interface has been developed to allow for the exchange of SNP genotypes for either...") Tag: Visual edit
• 14:44, 8 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page DNA Technology: Accreditation of Organisations Performing SNP-Based Parentage Analysis (Created page with " == Introduction == With the advent of SNP genotyping, the function of DNA genotyping as a laboratory activity can be separated from the functions of performing parentage verification and parentage discovery. Consequently, ICAR has established a separate accreditation for applying the results of SNP-based genotyping, which may be undertaken by laboratories, breed association societies, genetic evaluation centres and any other organization involved in parentage verificati...") Tag: Visual edit
• 14:38, 8 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page DNA Technology: ICAR Accreditation of Laboratories Providing DNA Genotyping Services (Created page with " == Introduction == Considering the need for high quality standards in all uses of molecular data, ICAR has for several years offered an accreditation service based on defined minimum requirements for laboratories providing DNA genotyping services. The basic requirements of this accreditation include proof of the minimum internal management quality assurance standards and a Rank 1 result from participation in the most recent biennial international ring test developed and...") Tag: Visual edit
• 13:57, 8 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page DNA Technology: ICAR Services Related to DNA Technology (Created page with "ad") Tag: Visual edit
• 13:24, 8 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page Molecular Genetics (Created page with "afj;") Tag: Visual edit
• 13:23, 8 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page DNA Technology: Molecular Genetics (Created page with "aj;") Tag: Visual edit
• 13:04, 8 July 2024 Aashish talk contribs created page DNA Technology (Created page with " = 1              Molecular Genetics = == 1.1         Introduction == Advances in molecular biology, especially genomics, provide a new set of information to be incorporated into the animal industry. On one hand, the use of molecular information may contribute to the enhancement of consumers' trust in the ability to monitor and control the animal production chain. On the other hand, molecular information will greatly contribute to the achievement of genetic i...") Tag: Visual edit