Duties of the Standing Committee are detailed in the ICAR Constitution and By-Laws (pdf)
Every country is entitled to at least one representative member on the Standing Committee of ICAR*. Some countries are entitled to more members, according to a formula which accounts for the number of active scientists and the size of the nation’s animal industries. New members are nominated by their national professional organisations or societies and elected at a meeting of the Standing Committee held in conjunction with an ICAR conference. Members may hold office for up to 16 years provided they remain professionally active and regularly attend ICAR conferences.
* some countries currently have more than the indicated number of members under a grandfather clause enabling members elected on or before 1992 to remain in office until retirement at 16 years of service.
Note, any country not represented on the list below is entitled to at least one member of the Standing Committee, provided the nominee meets the usual eligibility criteria. Professional bodies within countries with no representation are encouraged to contact the Secretary General of ICAR.
The current Standing Committee
| Country | Max members |
Member | Year Elected |
Address | Contact |
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| Argentina | 3 | Prof. Dr Humberto Cisale | 2004 | Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias Universidad de Buenos Aires Chorroarín 280 (C1427CWO) CABA Argentina |
Ph: +54 11 4524 8432 Fax: 54 11 4524 8480 Email: cisale@fvet.uba.ar |
| Dr. Maria Alejandra Stornelli | 2016 | Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, National University of La Plata Calle 60 y 118. B1900 AVW. La Plata Argentina |
Phone: +54-221-4236664, ext 457 (lab), 455 (office)
Fax: +54-221-4257980 Email: astornel@fcv.unlp.edu.ar |
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| Professor Pablo Cetica | 2016 | Area of Biochemistry School of Veterinary Sciences University of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Argentina |
Phone: +54 11 4524 8424
Fax: Email: pcetica@fvet.uba.ar |
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| Australia | 3 | Dr Melanie L McDowall | 2016 | School of Medicine The University of Adelaide Adelaide South Australia 5005 AUSTRALIA |
Phone: +61 8 8313 1013
Fax: |
| Prof Graeme Martin | 2004 | Faculty of Agriculture (Animal Science) University of Western Australia Nedlands WA 6009 AUSTRALIA |
Ph: +61 8 6488 2518 Fax: +61 8 6488 1040 Email: gmartin@animals.uwa.edu.au |
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| Prof Simon de Graaf | 2012 | Faculty of Science University of Sydney Sydney, NSW 2006 AUSTRALIA |
Ph: Email: |
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| Austria | 1 | Dr Christine Aurich | 2016 | Centre for Artificial Insemination and Embryo Transfer University for Veterinary Sciences Veterinaerplatz 1, A-1210 Vienna AUSTRIA |
Phone: +43-1-250776400
Fax: |
| Country | Max members |
Member | Year Elected |
Address | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 1 | Prof Ann Van Soom | 2004 | Department of Reproduction, Obstetrics and Herd Health Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent Salisburylaan 133 B-9820 Merelbeke BELGIUM |
Ph: +32 9 264 75 50 Fax: +32 9 264 77 97 Email: ann.vansoom@UGent.be |
| Brazil | 3 | Pietro S Baruselli DVM. MSc. PhD. | 2008 | Professor of the Department of Animal Reproduction – VRA/Head of the VRA University of São Paulo, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Reproduction. Av. Prof. Dr. Orlando Marques de Paiva, 87 Butantã 05508-270 – São Paulo, SP BRAZIL |
Phone: +55 11 30917674 Fax: +55 11 30917412 Email: barusell@usp.br |
| Dr Carlos Eduardo Ambrósio | 2016 | Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos da USP. Av. Duque de Caxias Norte, 225, ZMV, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Campus da USP 13635900 Pirassununga, BRAZIL |
Phone: +55 19 35656871
Fax: Email: ceambrosio@usp.br |
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| Prof. Flavio Viera Meirelles | 2016 | Universidade de São Paulo (USP) Av. Duque de Caxias Norte 225 Pirassununga – SP – BRAZIL |
Phone: +55 19 35654100
Fax: Email: meirellf@usp.br |
| Country | Max members |
Member | Year Elected |
Address | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | Professor Gregg P Adams | 2004 | Veterinary Biomedical Sciences Western College of Veterinary Medicine University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan CANADA S7N 5B4 |
Phone: +1 306-966-7411 Fax: +1 306-966-7405 Email: Gregg.Adams@usask.ca |
| Chile | 1 | Dr Marcelo H Ratto | 2012 | Department of Animal Science Faculty of Veterinary Sciences Universidad Austral de Chile Valdivia-Chile |
Phone: 011-56-63-293063 Email: marceloratto@uach.cl |
| China | 3 | Dr Yangqing LU | 2012 | Animal Reproduction Institute State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources Guangxi University 100 Daxue Road Nanning Guangxi 530004 PR China |
Phone: +86-771-3238064 Email: luy800@gmail.com |
| Professor Jingbo Chen |
2008 | Institute of Animal Science Xinjiang Academy of Animal Science 21 East Karamay Road Urumqi, Xinjiang 830000 PR CHINA |
Phone: +86 991 4848227 Fax: +86 991 4843303 Email: chenjb@xj.cninfo.net chenjb126@126.com |
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| Professor Liguo Yang |
2008 | College of Animal Science & Technology Huazhong Agri University, Wuhan 430070 PR China |
Email: ylg@mail.hzau.edu.cn | ||
| Costa Rica | 1 | Dr Jorge Chacon | 2012 | Head, Andrology Section Veterinary Medicine School Universidad Nacional PO Box 2556-3000 Heredia Costa Rica |
Phone: +506 22611774 Fax: +506 22623290 Email: jorge.chacon.calderon@una.cr |
| Cuba |
1 | Dr Jose R Morales Carballo | 2008 | Center of Investigation for Animal Improvement (CIMA) Carretera Central Km 21 ½. Loma de Tierra, Cotorro Ciudad Habana CUBA |
Phone: +53 7 579408 Fax: +53 7 579408 Email: pmorales42@cima-minag.cu |
| Czech Republic | 1 | Prof Jiri Rubes
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2012 | Veterinary Research Institute Hudcova 70 621 00 Brno CZECH REPUBLIC |
Phone: +42 0533331401 Fax: +42 0541211229 Email: rubes@vri.cz |
| Country | Max members |
Member | Year Elected |
Address | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 1 | Hanne Gervi Pedersen | 2012 | Associate Professor Department of Large Animal Sciences Veterinary Reproduction & Obstetrics University of Copenhagen Dyrlægevej 68 1870 Frederiksberg C Denmark |
Ph: +45 353-32980 Email: hgp@life.ku.dk |
| Estonia |
1 | Dr Kalle Kask | 2012 | Associate Professor Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 62, Tartu, Estonia EE51014 |
Ph: +372 7313217 Email: kalle.kask@emu.ee |
| Country | Max members |
Member | Year Elected |
Address | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 1 | Professor Juhani Taponen | 2012 | Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Production Animal Medicine Paroninkuja 20 University of Helsinki 04920 Saarentaus FINLAND |
Phone: +358-40-5142953 Fax: +358 19 6851181 Email: juhani.taponen@helsinki.fi |
| France | 1 | Dr Pascal Mermillod | 2008 | Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique Unité de Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements 37380 Nouzilly FRANCE |
Phone: +33 2 47 42 7920 Fax: +33 2 47 42 7743 Email: Pascal.Mermillod@tours.inra.fr |
| Germany | 2 | Prof Dr Harald Sieme | 2008 | University Veterinary Medicine Hanover Clinic for Horses – Reproductive Unit of Clinics Bünteweg 15, D-30559 Hannover GERMANY |
Phone: +49 511 9 53 85 30 Fax: +49 511 9 Email: harald.sieme@tiho-hannover.de |
| Prof. Dr. Christine Wrenzycki | 2012 | Klinik für Geburtshilfe, Gynäkologie und Andrologie der Groß- und Kleintiere Frankfurter Str. 106 35392 Gießen Germany. |
Phone: +49 641 9938770 Email: christine.wrenzycki@vetmed.uni-giessen.de |
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| Hungary | 1 | Professor József Rátky | 2012 | General Director of Research Institute for Animal Breeding and Nutrition 2053 Herceghalom Hungary |
Phone: +36 23 319 082 Fax: +36 23 319 082 Email: jozsef.ratky@atk.hu |
| Country | Max members |
Member | Year Elected |
Address | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 1 | Co-opted member (pending replacement): Dr Torsteinn Olafsson |
1992 | Iceland Breeding Centre Reynivellir 10800 Selfoss ICELAND |
Email: bssteini@selfoss.is |
| India | 3 | Professor Amarjit Singh Nanda | 2012 | Animal Husbandry Commissioner Government of India Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi-110001 India |
Phone: +91-11-23384146 Fax: +91-11-23382192 Email: asinghnanda@gmail.com |
| Indonesia | 1 | Co-opted member (pending replacement): Dr Bambang Purwantara |
2000 | Department of Reproduction Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Bogor Agricultural University Jl Taman Kencana Bogor INDONESIA |
Phone: +62 251 324358 Fax: +62 251 323161 Email: b.purwantara@biotrop.org |
| Iran | 1 | Dr Amir Niasari-Naslaji | 2004 | Department of Clinical Sciences Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Tehran PO Box 14155-6453 Tehran, IRANCamel Advanced Reproductive Technologies Center (CARTC) Zaabeel Palace Office Government of Dubai Dubai, UAE |
Phone: +98 912 3844576 (IRAN) Fax: +98 21 6933222 Email: niasari@ut.ac.ir+971 56 912 8884 (UAE) |
| Ireland | 1 | Dr Michael Diskin | 2004 | Teagasc, Athenry, Co. Galway IRELAND |
Phone: +353-91-845-845 Email: michael.diskin@teagasc.ie |
| Israel | 1 | Dr Zvi Roth | 2016 | Dept. of Animal Sciences Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment The Hebrew University of Jerusalem P.O. Box 12, Rehovot, 7610001 ISRAEL |
Phone: 08-9489103
Fax: 08-9465763; 08-9489552 Email: z.roth@mail.huji.ac.il |
| Italy | 1 | Professor Fulvio Gandolfi | 2004 | Istituto di Anatomia degli Animali Domestici via Celoria, 10 20133 Milano ITALY |
Phone: +39 025 031 7990 Fax: +39 025 031 7980 Email: fulvio.gandolfi@unimi.it |
| Japan | 1 | Dr Kazuhiro Kikuchi | 2016 | National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences Division of Animal Sciences Animal Development and Differentiation Research Unit (Kannondai) Kannondai 2-1-2, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8602, JAPAN |
Phone: +81-29-838-7447
Fax: +81-29-838-7408 Email: kiku@affrc.go.jp |
| Country | Max members |
Member | Year Elected |
Address | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korea (South) |
1 | Professor Hosup Shim | 2008 | Department of Physiology Dankook University School of Medicine San 29 Anseo-dong Cheonan, Chungnam 330-714 South Korea |
Phone: +82-41-550-3865 Fax: +82-41-565-6167 Email: shim@dku.edu |
| Latvia | 1 | Dr Evija Liepina | 2012 | The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Latvia University of Agriculture, K. Helmana 8 Jelgava, LV-3004 LATVIA |
Phone: +371 28303686 Email: evija_liepina@inbox.lv |
| Country | Max members |
Member | Year Elected |
Address | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1 | Dr Peter Vos | 2008 | Associate Professor Faculty of Vet. Med. Department of Farm Animal Health/Section Reproduction Tijdelijk adres: Marburglaan 2, 3584 CN Utrecht The Netherlands |
Phone: +31 30 253 1248/1155 Fax: +31 30 252 1887 Email: p.l.a.m.vos@vet.uu.nl p.l.a.m.vos@uu.nl |
| New Zealand | 3 | Scott McDougall, B.V.Sc., PhD | 2008 | Morrinsville Animal Health Centre 25 Moorhouse Street P.O. Box 21 Morrinsville New Zealand |
Phone: +64 7 889 5159 Fax: +64 7 889 3681 Email: smcdoug@ahc.co.nz |
| Dr Jennifer L. Juengel | 2008 | AgResearch Ltd Invermay Agricultural Centre Puddle Alley Private Bag 50034 Mosgiel 9053 New Zealand |
Phone: +64-3-489 9137 Fax: +64-3-489 3739 Email: jenny.juengel@agresearch.co.nz |
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| Nigeria | 1 | Dr. S. Idowu Ola | 2016 | Department of Animal Science Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife NIGERIA |
Phone: +234(0)8034053035
Fax: Email: sidowuola@gmail.com |
| Norway | 1 | Professor Wenche K. Farstad | 2012 | Department of Production Animal Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Biosciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Oslo Campus P.O.box 8146 Dep N-0033, Oslo Norway |
Phone: +47 22597116 Fax: +47 22597081 Email: wenche.farstad@nbmu.no |
| Country | Max members |
Member | Year Elected |
Address | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 1 | Professor Nasim Ahmad | 2012 | Faculty of Veterinary Sciences Department of Theriogenology University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences Lahore |
Phone: +042-9211374 ext.189 Fax: +042-9211476 Email: drnasim@yahoo.com nasimahmad@uvas.edu.pk |
| Poland | 1 | Professor Stanislaw C Okrasa | 2008 | University of Warmia & Mazury in Olsztyn Department of Animal Physiology 10-718 Olsztyn POLAND |
Phone: +48 (89) 23 49 23 Fax: +48 89) 23 39 37 Email: okrasa@uwm.edu.pl |
| Portugal |
1 | Dr Rita Payan-Carreira | 2016 | Universidade de Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro Zootechnics Department School of Agrarian & Veterinary Sciences 5000-801 Vila Real PORTUGAL |
Phone: +351 259 350 411/425
Fax: +351. 259 350 480 Email: rtpayan@gmail.com |
| Country | Max members |
Member | Year Elected |
Address | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 1 | Ass Prof Janko Mrkun |
2008 | Clinic for Reproduction and Horses Veterinary Faculty University of Ljubljana Gerbiceva 60, 1000 Ljubljana SLOVENIA |
Phone: +386 14 779 340 Email: jank.mrkun@vf.uni-lj.si |
| South Africa |
1 | Prof ML Schulman | 2012 | Section of Reproduction Faculty of Veterinary Science University of Pretoria Private Bag XO4, Onderstepoort 0110 Republic South Africa |
Phone: +27 12 529 8063 Fax: +27 12 529 8314 Email: martin.schulman@up.ac.za |
| Spain | 1 | Professor Juan M Vazquez | 2008 | Department of Animal Medicine & Surgery, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30071 Murcia, SPAIN |
Phone: +34 9 68364736 Fax: +34 9 68367069 Email: vazquez@um.es |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | Dr. P.A.B.D. Alexander | 2016 | Department of Farm Animal Production and Health Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science University of PeradeniyaSRI LANKA |
Phone:
Fax: Email: basilalex66@gmail.com |
| Sweden | 1 | Dr Renee Bage | 2016 | Division of Reproduction Dept Clinical Sciences Swedish Agricultural University Box 7054 750 07 Uppsala SWEDEN |
Phone: +46 (0)18-672507
Fax: Email: renee.bage@slu.se |
| Switzerland | 1 | Dr Fredi Janett | 2008 | Clinic of Reproduction Universität Zürich Winterthurerstrasse 260, 8057 Zürich Switzerland |
Phone: +41 1 635 8218 Fax: +41 1 635 8942 Email: fjanett@vetclinics.uzh.ch |
| Taiwan | 1 | Professor Jyh-Cherng Ju | 2012 | Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, 91 Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung, Taiwan, ROCDepartment of Animal Science National Chung Hsing University 250 Kuo-Kuang Rd., Taichung 40227 Taiwan, ROC |
Phone: +886-4-2233-7203 or 886-4-2205-2121 Ext. 7601
Phone: +886-4-2286-2799 |
| Thailand | 1 | Professor Mongkol Techakumphu TECHAKUMPHU | 2012 | Department of Obstetrics Gynaecology and Reproduction Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University Henri Dunang Rd. Bangkok 10330, Thailand |
Phone: +66 2 2189644 Fax: +66 2 2520738 Email: tmongkol@chula.ac.th |
| Turkey | 1 | Assoc Prof Dr Ahmet Gümen | 2012 | Dept Obstetrics & Gynecology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Uludag University Bursa Turkey |
Phone: +90 224 234 7655/128 Fax: +90 244 234 6395 Email: agumen@uludag.edu.tr |
| Country | Max members |
Member | Year Elected |
Address | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAE (Emirates) | 1 | Dr Julian A. (Lulu)Skidmore | 2004 | Camel Reproduction Centre, P.O. Box 11808 Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Tel. + 971 (0) 50 6247566 Fax +971 (0) 4 8321140 Email: luluskid@emirates.net.ae |
| UAR (Egypt) | 1 | Prof Dr SG Hassan | 2012 | Dept Animal Reproduction and AI National Research Centre Dokki, Cairo EGYPT |
Phone: +20 2 002-02-33371499 Email: hassan9372003@yahoo.com |
| United Kingdom | 1 | Dr Ali Akbar Fouladi-Nashta | 2012 | Royal Veterinary College Hawkshead Campus Hatfield AL9 7TA UK |
Phone: +44 1707 666662 Fax: +44 1707 666371 Email: afouladi@rvc.ac.uk |
| Uruguay | 1 | Professor Ana Meikle | 2016 | Laboratory of Nuclear Techniques, Veterinary College, University of Uruguay Lasplaces 1620 Montevideo URUGUAY |
Phone: + 598 2 6223106
Fax: Email: meikleana@gmail.com |
| USA | 3 | Professor Milo C Wiltbank | 2004 | Department of Dairy Science University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 53706 U.S.A. |
Phone: +1 608 263-9413 Fax: +1 608 2639412 Email: wiltbank@wisc.edu |
| Professor Peter J Hansen | 2008 | Department of Animal Sciences University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0920 U.S.A. |
Phone: +1 352 392-5590 Fax: +1 352 392-5595 Email: Hansen@animal.ufl.edu |
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| Professor Matt Lucy | 2008 | F21C Animal Reproductive Biology Group Leader 158 Animal Sciences Research Center 920 East Campus Drive University of Missouri Columbia, MO 65211 |
Phone: +1 573-882-9897 Fax: +1 573-882-6827 Email: lucym@missouri.edu |
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| Venezuela | 1 | Dr Andres Kowalski | 2008 | Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado Laboratorio de Embriología y Endocrinología Molecular Cabudare, Edo. Lara Venezuela |
Phone: +58 251 259-2313 Fax: +58 251 259-2304 Email: andresk@ucla.edu.ve |