Breeding EDGE

Breeding EDGE is a three-day workshop designed to assist producers improve and refine their breeder herd management and genetic improvement plans to achieve desired production targets.

What producers think of the Breeding EDGE workshop:

Attending this workshop will help you to:

identify where your current breeder herd and bull management programs can be improved to reduce reproductive loss
measure reproductive performance more accurately
identify strategies and management to improve selection, retention, management and performance
develop or refine a practical and achievable management plan for the breeding herd that will lead to higher productivity
gain a thorough understanding of genetic improvement for both breeding cattle and turn-off cattle and develop breeding objectives to take your herd in a more profitable direction.

What you will learn:

current herd performance – what measures matter most
ways to address reproduction and reproductive loss in your herd
how to select, retain and manage cattle based on their reproductive performance and requirements
develop a breeder herd management plan to take back and put into practice.

What this workshop covers:

stages of the reproductive cycle
measuring reproductive performance and setting performance targets
systems to manage your breeders, including nutritional requirements and pasture availability
bull fertility, selection and management
mating management and weaning strategies
heifer management, pregnancy diagnosis and investigating poor performance
reproductive disease management
genetic improvement of your herd (including breeding objectives and profit drivers)
selection criteria and selection tools
breeds and breeding systems, including crossbreeding.

Whilst not a pre-requisite, Breeding EDGE is a perfect next step from MLA's BredWell FedWell workshop.

Producer testimonials

“Invaluable insight into how the industry should be selecting for genetic gain and how we, as producers, can make more genetic and economic gain by enforcing more data recording.”

“Will be repaid with a more productive breeder herd.”

“Taking the information home will save us money and make money. I can see the changes happening already.”

“It is definitely a course worth doing as you can see where you sit as a business, what you can improve on and are given a range of tools and spreadsheets to make it easier.”