Abstract submission

GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATION OF ABSTRACTS

Please make sure that you respected the below indicated guidelines

Abstract submission guidelines

• All authors intending to submit a paper for consideration at the ICAR 2026 Conference are required to provide the title and abstract of their presentations through the official online submission platform.
• The same author can submit more than one abstract
• Abstracts must be written in English. The abstract should contain the specific objectives, experimental methods and statistical analyses used, together with a synthesis of the results and conclusions.
• The total character limit is 2500, including the title, author(s) information and the abstract text. Spaces are counted toward the total. Please make sure that you indicate the presenting author very carefully. Be aware that if this presenting author does not register in time, your contribution will be removed from the programme.
• If you cannot find a suitable technical session for the abstract, please submit to the free communications.
• Presentations will be accepted as theatres or as posters. Please note that session and type of presentation (oral/poster) of submitted contributions may be changed, following the decision of the ICAR Scientific Committee.
• The conference does not offer grants for accepted papers
• Authors commit themselves to submit the manuscript of their presentation by 20 May. They will then have two additional months (until the end of July) to provide the final version of the manuscript for publication in the Proceedings

Sessions/Topics

• Technical Session 1: Data from Milk Robots: Opportunities for Dairy Cattle Improvement.
  Chairs: Carolina Markey,(Vaxa,) & ……
  The session discusses how data from automated milking systems (AMS) can be used to improve dairy farming. As these systems collect extensive information on cow health, behavior, and productivity, they offer new opportunities to enhance genetic selection, optimize herd management, and enable data-driven decisions. The session highlights both the potential and challenges of turning this raw data into practical strategies that advance efficiency and sustainability in the dairy industry.
• Technical Session 2: Validation related to Use and Usability of Data.
  Chair: Steven Sievert (National DHIA & DHIA Services)
• Technical Session 3: Animal Identification National database
  Chair: Ken Evers
• Technical Session 4: Heat stress, health and welfare: genetics and management
  Chairs: Christa Egger-Danner (ZuchtData) & Marie Haskell (SRUC)
• Technical Session 5: From Milk Analysis to Decision Support: Unlocking Insights for Sustainable dairy management.
  Chair: J. Bordeleau (Lactanet)
  The session discusses how data from automated milking systems (AMS) can be used to improve dairy farming. As these systems collect extensive information on cow health, behavior, and productivity, they offer new opportunities to enhance genetic selection, optimize herd management, and enable data-driven decisions. The session highlights both the potential and challenges of turning this raw data into practical strategies that advance efficiency and sustainability in the dairy industry.
• Technical Session 6: Milk Recording in a Technology World: Value-Added DHI Services for Farms with Robots and Sensors
  Chair. Robert Fourdraine
  Technology has become an integral part of modern dairy farm management, with tools such as automatic milking systems and advanced sensor technologies generating vast amounts of data. In many cases, these innovations complement the insights provided by milk recording services; in others, they may be perceived as competing or even replacing traditional milk recording.This session will showcase initiatives from milk recording organizations worldwide that aim to facilitate, reinforce and demonstrate the unique added value of milk recording in technology-enabled farms. Join us to explore practical strategies, collaborative approaches, and success stories that ensure milk recording remains a cornerstone of data-driven dairy management.
• Technical Session 7: New developments in Sheep, Goat and Camelids within ICAR
  Chair: Jean-Michel Astruc
  This session is related to small ruminants and camelids and aims at presenting new developments in this sector. Although the presentations should focus on novel phenotypes related to efficiency, resilience and adaptation to global warming, on genotyping activities in sheep and goats, and on future and in-progress guidelines, any inputs on breeding and performance recording activities in the sheep, goat and camelid sector are welcome.
• Technical Session 8: From Measurement to Genetics: Methane Emission and Feed Efficiency
  Chairs: Raffaella Finocchiaro (ANAFIBJ) & Rasmus Bak Stephansen (Arhus University)
• Technical Session 9: Milk Analyses Round Table
• Technical Session 10: Adoption and Incentives to Breed for Methane Mitigation
  Chairs: Birgit Gedler-Grandl & Roel Verkamp (WUR-ABG)
• Technical Session 11: Milk Recording Supporting Sustainability Initiatives
  Sustainability is at the heart of modern dairy and livestock production, shaping policies, consumer expectations, and farm practices worldwide. Performance recording organizations can play a critical role in supporting these efforts by providing reliable data and insights that enable informed decisions on animal health, productivity, and environmental impact. This session will highlight how recording organizations across different countries are contributing to national and industry sustainability programs. Discover innovative approaches, collaborative projects, and practical tools that help farmers meet sustainability goals while maintaining efficiency and profitability.
• Technical Session 12: From Guidelines to the Barn: Implementing section 2 of ICAR’s Milk Recording Guidelines – Updates and Lessons from the Field
• Technical Session 13: Free communications (Future need for ICAR members)

• Call for abstract open: November 17^th  2025
• Call for abstract deadline: February 15^th 2026
• Notification to authors: by March 15^th  2026
• Deadline for Presenters registration: April 1^st 2026
• Deadline for submitting the first draft of the manuscript: May 20^th
• Deadline for submitting the final version of the manuscript for publication in the Proceedings: July 30^th

PLEASE NOTE

• Evaluation of the Abstracts will be on a scale from 1 to 5. The Scientific Committee and the session Chairs will evaluate the abstarcts submitted

In case of any questions please contact: abstracticar2026@thetriumph.com

Thank you for your contribution to the iCAR2026.