Performance Recording of Animals: State of the Art 2002

This publication collects the Proceedings of the 33rd Biennial Session of the International Committee for Animal Recording (ICAR) held in Interlaken, Switzerland on 26-31 May 2002. The issues that are discussed cover the use of new technologies for animal performance recording, the application of national animal tracing databases, the use of data from permanent milk recording for official performance recording, the performance recording of beef traits and possible alternative systems for the recording of functional traits. Particularly relevant are the contributions from Central and Eastern Europe and developing countries. The demand for animal recording and genetic evaluation services is likely to increase in many of these countries. Livestock service providing organizations, investing in developing countries with an objective to develop local efficient livestock service providing organizations, would have great business development opportunities. ICAR can play an equally important role in these developments by providing a platform for the sharing of experiences and by promoting the use of performance recording and genetic evaluation technologies in developing countries.