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| === 1. Opening and adoption of agenda === The Interbeef Chairman, João Dürr, welcomed all the participants. The agenda proposed contained many reports both from Interbull Centre and the countries. Spain did not receive all the reports sent by countries via email. The chairman reminded the group to use the Interbeef forum so to avoid problems such this in the future. |
=== 1 & 2. Opening and adoption of agenda === The Interbeef Chairman, João Dürr, welcomed all the participants. The agenda was accepted with one addition: Mohammad Nilforooshan requested space to report on the impact of the agreed publication rules on the number of animals to be published. |
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| 1. Opening and adoption of agenda 1. Minutes from meeting in Uppsala - Dec 2012 1. Results from the Adjusted Weaning Weight test run a. Variance components (Mohammad Nilforooshan) a. Breeding values (Mohammad Nilforooshan) a. Reliabilities (Mohammad Nilforooshan) |
1. Opening 1. Adoption of agenda 1. Minutes from meeting in Aarhus – May 27, 2012 (https://wiki.interbull.org/public/IBeef_Tech_Meet_Aarhus?action=print) 1. Results from the survey on “Assessment of genetic parameter estimation procedures for weaning weight and inclusion of records from crossbred animals” (IRL) 1. Results from AWW variance components study (IRL) 1. September 2013 AWW routine run a. Genetic parameters? a. Inclusion of new countries in AWW evaluations 1. Preliminary results from the calving traits pilot run (CZE) 1. Technical Committee terms of reference 1. Other matters 1. Recommendations to the working group 1. Adjourn === 3. Minutes from meeting in Aarhus === Eric Venot made the following remarks on the minutes: * What should be done about animals that change sex or breed from one evaluation to the next? * Explanation: each authoritative organization is responsible for the quality of the information added to the Interbeef pedigree and changes made by the authoritative organization cannot be reverted by other users. * Should animals that are considered "invalid" by the authoritative organization be included in the evaluations? * __Recommendation__: the Interbull Centre will investigate which animals are in such situation and the impact of removing these animals from the evaluation. === 4. Results from the survey === Ross Evans presented the summary of the answers provided by the respondents. The survey provided a valuable description of the national procedures for variance component estimation, as well as the use of crossbred data. |
Minutes from Interbeef Technical Committee Meeting
Nantes, August 27, 2013
La Cité Nantes Events Centre
Participants
Brian Wickham (WG Chairman), Lubos Vostry, Pavel Bucek, Zdenka Vesela, Clara Diaz Martin, Eric Venot, Ross Evans, Thierry Pabiou, Anders Fogh, Mohammad Nilforooshan, João Dürr, Laurent Griffon, Peter Amer (observer), Mike Coffey, Norman Maiwashe, Ludmila Zavadilová (observer), Gerben de Jong (observer), Amandine Launay and Andrew Cromie.
1 & 2. Opening and adoption of agenda
The Interbeef Chairman, João Dürr, welcomed all the participants. The agenda was accepted with one addition: Mohammad Nilforooshan requested space to report on the impact of the agreed publication rules on the number of animals to be published.
ADOPTED AGENDA
- Opening
- Adoption of agenda
Minutes from meeting in Aarhus – May 27, 2012 (https://wiki.interbull.org/public/IBeef_Tech_Meet_Aarhus?action=print)
- Results from the survey on “Assessment of genetic parameter estimation procedures for weaning weight and inclusion of records from crossbred animals” (IRL)
- Results from AWW variance components study (IRL)
- September 2013 AWW routine run
- Genetic parameters?
- Inclusion of new countries in AWW evaluations
- Preliminary results from the calving traits pilot run (CZE)
- Technical Committee terms of reference
- Other matters
- Recommendations to the working group
- Adjourn
3. Minutes from meeting in Aarhus
Eric Venot made the following remarks on the minutes:
- What should be done about animals that change sex or breed from one evaluation to the next?
- Explanation: each authoritative organization is responsible for the quality of the information added to the Interbeef pedigree and changes made by the authoritative organization cannot be reverted by other users.
- Should animals that are considered "invalid" by the authoritative organization be included in the evaluations?
Recommendation: the Interbull Centre will investigate which animals are in such situation and the impact of removing these animals from the evaluation.
4. Results from the survey
Ross Evans presented the summary of the answers provided by the respondents. The survey provided a valuable description of the national procedures for variance component estimation, as well as the use of crossbred data.