International Federation for Eurasier Breeding (IFEZ)

Short report on the IFEZ online conference 2024

The numerous participants from all clubs discussed four main topics:

1. The new database: experiences, questions and suggestions - Access works for most, but detailed instructions are missing. A renewed data exchange from the old program to the new one would be desirable. The problems with the new database are:
Detailed instructions are still missing - The manual in the system is only available in German, an English version would be desirable. The switch to the new program requires some effort.

 2. Club reports - Discussion about the necessity and scope of the club reports. The EVN finds it a great burden to prepare a report for the conference to inform the clubs, personnel changes and breeding results, about the previous year.
Suggestion to report the old year in detail and then the new year in a short version. This will be discussed further.

3. Breeding and health - Discussion about cooperation with various laboratories for genetic testing and the need for a semen database of important males. Rare diseases that have recently become known are presented. There is already a genetic test for polioencephalopathy, which has so far only been identified in one litter (a connection with vaccination would also still have to be examined), and research is being carried out into PCD.

4. The future of the IFEZ - Discussion about the meaning and purpose of the IFEZ, whether it should only be a data community, as it was when it was founded, or also set minimum standards for breeding.
The importance of regular exchange of breeding results and new options for planning Eurasiers that are as healthy and stable as possible should not be underestimated. This will enable better, good advice to the breeders.

New presidency 2025 - The ECA, represented by Helmut Jamnig, will take over the presidency of the IFEZ from January 1st, 2025.

© GAc 2024
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International Federation for Eurasier Breeding (IFEZ)

Vision

The well-attended IFEZ meetings over the last 26 years are testimony of the fact that IFEZ is a great organization of Eurasier clubs. The first generation of delegates (Chairpersons, Breeding Officials and Data Representatives) who had been there since its inception, are slowly retiring from the positions in their clubs and therefore as IFEZ delegates. New delegates are taking over.

The three most important pillars of IFEZ are now being modernized; they are:

- Database with a program to estimate breeding values.
- Agreements with IFEZ members.
- IFEZ homepage.

The database is being positioned in the Cloud and data are to be managed by the data representatives of the clubs directly. The database is having an additional character ‘epilepsy’; such additions will always be possible when needed.

The IFEZ agreements with clubs is being re-worked. It will be adapted to the present status of IFEZ.

The IFEZ homepages has had a complete overhaul and will be put live. We are of the opinion that this window to the outside world in particular will be able to represent IFEZ with its ideas as a modern organization for the good of our Eurasiers.

In the next few years we will work on some topics to secure the future of IFEZ, so that our Eurasiers will stay the way we value them:

Healthy, with a fine character, in various colours, and just a good family companion.