We hereby inform you about the international ICAR-Interbull Conference, which is to be held from April 26 till April 30 2021 as a virtual conference. We are grateful to host this conference in Leeuwarden (The Netherlands), the heart of cattle breeding. The theme of the Conference is:
“Circular Farming and its impact on Amimal Genetics, Animal Recording of Data and Cattle / Herd Management”
Virtual conference
The conference will be a virtual conference due to the worldwide Covid-19 restrictions It will be hosted in Leeuwarden (province of Friesland, The Netherlands). Friesland was once the nursery of the Friesian cows. These were exported in large numbers in the 19th and 20th century and served as the basis for the worldwide population of Holstein Friesian cows.
This will be the first time in history to host a virtual ICAR-Interbull Conference. A professional conference platform will be available with different means for fruitful interaction with the presenters and participants. Complementary to the scientific program there will be Manufacturers Showcases, Digital Pitches and Digital Booths. The conference offers an excellent opportunity to get in touch with the latest development in the sector.
Theme
Circular farming is to be considered as part of the solution for a sustainable food production. The conference will have keynote speakers on questions like: what is circular farming and how will it impact future livestock management and production?. The ICAR-Interbull scientific sessions will more specifically deal with challenges, opportunities and developments in breeding, in use of data and in herd management in relation to circular farming systems.
Program
More details about the program are here. Note that the program will be updated as more information becomes available, so please check regularly.
Many registrations
This conference is of great interest for policy makers on future farming systems, for researchers, for staff and for managers involved in cattle breeding, animal performance recording and sensor technology around the globe.
We are proud to welcome an expected number over 400 attendees from all over the world. Registration for the ICAR-Interbull Conference is open till April 18th.
Local Organisation Committee
The organisation of the first virtual ICAR-Interbull Conference is in the hands of a special Local Organisation Committee, consisting of employees of CRV, Qlip and Dairy Campus Wageningen University.
Sponsors
For this first virtual ICAR-Interbull Conference ever, we are pleased to welcome many sponsors. The sponsors are all involved in cattle breeding, animal performance recording and sensor technology: Allflex, Bentley, Caisley, CRV, Datamars, Foss, Ilumina, Lely, Mtech, Nedap, Perkin, QCL/Moloko, Qlip, Wageningen University/Dairy Campus. We are also very pleased with the support from the Dutch government (Provincie Fryslan and Gemeente Leeuwarden).
More information
If you would like to receive more information or in case you have any questions, please feel free to send an e-mail to the ICAR-secretariat: info@icar2021.nl
