2008 NAMLA Presentations
at the ICAR meeting

ICAR Reference Laboratory Network (joint meeting with North American Laboratory Managers Association)

TimePresentationPresenter
8:20 8:50 ICAR Reference Laboratory Network introduction O. Leray
8:50 9:10 Interlaboratory reference systems and centralised calibration – prerequisites and standard optimum procedures O. Leray
9:40 10:00 The way to reference systems and centralised calibration for milk recording testing – present status in Germany C. Baumgartner
10:20 10:40 Reference system and centralised calibration for milk recording testing in Argentina R. Castañeda
10:40 11:00 Reference system and centralised calibration for milk (payment)testing in USA D. Barbano
11:00 11:30 Assessment of laboratory performances and analytical equivalence in milk testing in North America P. Sauvé

North American Laboratory Managers Association

TimePresentationPresenter
13:15 13:30 How NALMA was formed and its working purpose R. Bealer
13:30 13:50 North American statistical overview B. Corrigan
North American statistical overview S. Sievert
13:50 14:20 Qlip Laboratory – application of RFID in central milk testing logistics H. van den Bijgaart
14:50 15:20 Sample preparation on farm and handling large herds in laboratory S. Taylor, A. Duran
15:20 16:00 New Zealand – seasonal challenges in the laboratory G. Scott
16:30 16:50 QCS auditing and on-line Web use of “unknowns” program P. Sauvé
16:50 17:30 Milk and protecting it against agri-terrorism C. Thompson
17:30 18:00 Milk disease control through milk ELISA testing T. Byrem