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Breeding EDGE workshop | Broome, WA

Grain-fed Cattle
Grass-fed Cattle
Sheep
Goat
07 Mar 2018 | 08:30 AM
3 days
Cost: $1,750* + GST / One person from a business or $1,450* + GST / Two or more people from one business. *Beef producers are eligible for a discount of $500 (first person) and $250 (additional person/s) thanks to the support of MLA and DPIRD.

Breeding EDGE is a three-day workshop designed to improve and refine producers breeder herd management and genetic improvement plans.

Participants will be able to develop a breeding herd management plan using genetic and reproductive knowledge and technologies, to achieve desired production targets.

Attending this workshop will help you to:

  • evaluate and improve your existing breeding herd management program for reproduction and genetic improvement
  • understand the importance of measures of reproductive performance
  • identify strategies and management to improve breeding herd performance
  • develop a management plan that incorporates practical, achievable strategies and a management program to meet your desired objective(s)
  • develop systems for evaluating the success of your strategies.

What you will learn:

  • reproduction and current herd performance
  • female reproduction
  • managing the breeders - systems
  • bull fertility and management
  • reproductive diseases and diseases that impact reproduction
  • breeder herd management plan
  • genetic improvement of your herd (including breeding objectives)
  • traits of economic importance for your herd
  • genetic principles and selection tools
  • selection and selection criteria
  • breeds and breeding systems.

Deliverers:

  • Felicity Hamlyn-Hill f Enterprise Advisory Services Pty Ltd
  • Tim Emery - Tropical Beef Technology Services (TBTS)
  • Anne Marie Huey (Northern Rangelands Services)
  • Vet (TBA)

Download the flyer here.

Registration details

Registration:

For registration: Felicity Hamlyn-Hill, Beef Enterprise Advisory Services, M: 0428 113 732 or E: felicityhamlyn-hill@bigpond.com. Register by 31 January 2018.

For workshop times and accommodation options: Anne Marie Huey, Northern Rangelands Services, T: 08 9191 7069 or E: annemarie@dampierdowns.com

 

Roebuck Plains Station, Broome-Derby Rd, Broome

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