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Bull selection and fertility

Date: Wednesday 4 May 2016
Time:
8:30am-3:00pm AEST
Event category: ,
Venue Biggenden Show Hall
Walsh Street
Biggenden, Qld 4621 Australia

*EVENT CANCELLED*

Guest speaker, Tim Emery, will discuss practical ways to improve herd fertility and profitability. Topics covered include:

  • Developing breeding objectives
  • Bull Breeding Soundness Evaluation (BBSE) and understanding morphology
  • Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs)
  • Breeding programs
  • Key findings from multiple research projects: Beef CRC, Bull Power etc.

Tim, DAF beef extension officer Roma, also runs a commercial beef herd at Wallumbilla.

BYO lunch – morning tea provided.

RSVP Friday 29 April

To RSVP and for more information please contact:

Megan Gurnett, DAF Toowoomba M: 0475 973 221 E: megan.gurnett@daf.qld.gov.au or

Sue Burt, Burnett Mary Regional Group M: 0499 545 627 E: susan.burt@bmrg.org.au

Download the Bull selection information days May 2016 flyer (PDF, 237KB).