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The 2026 ICAR-Interbull meeting coincides with a national holiday in Italy. Therefore we recommend you book your accommodation and travel in plenty of time.
The ICAR event website has information on hotels
The 2026 Interbull Annual Meeting will be held in conjunction with ICAR in Verona, Italy in the Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato Agricoltura (The Verona Chamber of Commerce Congress Center)
Interbull Business Meetings, Open Meetings will be organised on Sunday 31 May and Monday 1 June 2026. The Joint ICAR-Interbull session will be held on Wednesday 3 June. The Interbull Dinner will take place on Sunday 31 May.
Participation to the meeting and dinner requires a separate paid registration fee. Information on how to register, costs and hotel booking are all available through the ICAR event website.
Specific information about the Interbull meeting will be made available on this page in due course.
Useful dates:
Abstract submissions open: 1 December 2025
Abstract Submission closes: 23 Feb 2026
Final Scientific Program Available: 01 April 2025
Full presentation submission: 28 May 2025
Paper submission to Interbull Bulletin: tbc
For more information, including registration details, see the ICAR event website
Interbull Open Meeting - Call for Abstracts
The Open Meeting aims to be an inclusive space to share ideas, and the latest advances, research and innovations in genetic and genomic evaluations for beef and dairy. We aim to accept manuscripts that clearly address the topics presented in the call for abstracts, and encourage work in progress presentations and/or cutting edge research in these areas.
The overall theme for the Interbull Open Meetings is: "Innovations in national and international genetic and genomic evaluations". Authors are invited to submit abstracts within this overarching theme that specifically address the following topics for dairy and beef:
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Big data for the benefit of genetic and genomic evaluation
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Meta-analytical methods in animal genetic and genomic evaluation.
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Experience with single-step evaluation.
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Implementing new traits in genetic and genomic evaluation systems.
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Cross-breed genetic and genomic evaluations
- Sustainability, efficiency, methane emission and adaptation/resilience.
The online submission form will open 1 December 2025
The meetings below are closed meetings by invitation only.
| Friday 29 May | 08.30 -16.00 | Interbull Technical Committee |
| Friday 29 June | tbc | Dinner tbc |
| Saturday 30 May | 08.30 - 12.30 | Interbull Steering Committee |
| Saturday 30 May | 14.00 - 15.00 | ICAR Board and Interbull Steering Committee |
| Saturday 30 May | 15.00 - 17.00 | Interbull Steering Committee |
| Saturday 30 May | tbc | Dinner tbc |
| Tuesday 2 June | 08.30 - 12.30 (tbc) | Interbull Technical Committee (tbc) |
| Tuesday 2 June | 11.00 - 13.00 (tbc) | Interbull Steering Committee (tbc) |
| Technical and Steering Committees are administrative meetings restricted to the respective members. The Business Meeting is public and is dedicated to discuss operational and political decisions of the Steering Committee with participating organizations; Open Meetings are dedicated to scientific reports. | ||
There are two Interbull Business Meetings.
Business Meeting 1 is scheduled for Sunday 31 May 11.00-12-30
Business Meeting 2 is scheduled for Monday 1 June 14.00-15.30
The agenda will be available here nearer the time.
The Interbull Open Meeting will take place on Sunday 31 May and Monday 1 June 2026. Registration is required to attend.
There will be an Interbull Dinner on Sunday 31 May (location tbc). This requires a separate registration to attend. All are welcome.
The programme for the Interbull Open Meeting will be made available on this page by 1 April 2026. The programme will be separated by date, but you will be able to download the full programme for both days in either section.
