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The 2024 Interbull annual meeting will be held in conjunction with the ICAR conference at the Rikli Balance hotel in Bled, Slovenia from 19-24 May 2024.
Participation to the meeting requires a separate paid registration fee. Information on how to register, costs and hotel booking are all available through the main event page: https://icar2024.si/
The program will include in-person, full-day meetings starting with the Interbull Open and Business Meetings on May 20 and 21, continuing on May 22-24 with the ICAR meetings and trade show.
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.
Big data for the benefit of genetic and genomic evaluation
Meta-analytical methods in animal genetic and genomic evaluation.
Experience with single-step evaluation.
Implementing new traits in genetic and genomic evaluation systems.
Cross-breed genetic and genomic evaluations
Sustainability, efficiency, methane emission and adaptation/resilience
Submission of abstracts for the Interbull Meeting 2024 is now closed.
Scientific Program - Interbull Open Session, Bled 2024
All sessions will be held in room "Arnold I/II" at the Rikli Balance hotel.
Each year there is a joint session between Interbull and its partner organisation. This year, the Joint Interbull-ICAR session will take place on the afternoon of
Wednesday 22 May.
All those who are registered for the Interbull meeting are welcome to attend this session, even if they do not have ICAR registration. For infromation on how to register please visit
https://icar2024.si/
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The theme of this year's joint session is
'Data Collection for Beef on Dairy'
. Abstract submissions are now closed.
Wednesday,
May 22, 2024
Location: ARNOLD I / II |
Joint ICAR/INTERBULL Session: Data collection for Beef on Dairy
Chair: Matthew Shaffer & Jo Newton |
14:30 |
Matthew Shaffer |
Welcome and intro |
14:32 |
Jo Newton |
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14:42 |
Kevin Byskov |
Experiences from collection of feed and methane data from beef x dairy calves in Denmark |
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14:54 |
Brian Van Doormaal |
An Alternative Solution for Supporting Beef on Dairy Genetic Selection Decisions |
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15:06 |
Ross Evans |
The evolving landscape of beef from the dairy herd: A perspective from Ireland |
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15:18 |
Martino Cassandro |
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15:30 |
Randie Culbertson |
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15:42 |
Panel: All speakers |
Panel discussion with audience interaction |
The Interbull Bulletin has become a well known reference for genetic evaluation of bovine cattle worldwide. It contains the state-of-the-art in genetic evaluation methods, as well as the most recent information on national and international implementations.
Participants in the Open Meeting are expected to submit paper (up to 10 pages), based on their presentation to the Interbull Bulletin by 30 June 2024 , for publication in September 2024.
Papers presented at the joint ICAR Interbull session are not submitted to the Interbull Bulletin. Please follow any guidelines for authors/presenters on the ICAR event website
Provisional deadlines for the Interbull Meeting:
Action | Deadline |
Abstract submission | 08 April 2024 |
Final Scientific Program Available | 30 April 2024 |
Full presentation submission | 15 May 2024 |
Paper submission to Interbull Bulletin | 30 June 2024 |