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Augathella BeefUp Forum

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Date: Wednesday 10 October 2018
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9:00am-6:00pm AEST
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Venue Augathella Bowls Club
Nelson St
Augathella, Qld 4477 Australia
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Meat & Livestock Australia invite you to the Augathella BeefUp Forum.

Morning session

Welcome – Nina House, WQRBRC Chair

MLA update – Richard Norton, Managing Director MLA

Production driver – nutrition
Using nutrigenomics to understand the role of nutrition management in livestock performance  – Dr Luis Silva, Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

Production driver – animal welfare
Animal welfare research and application update – Johann Schroder, MLA

Production driver – animal health and welfare
Pimelea research update and management techniques – Mary Fletcher, Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

Afternoon session

MLA R&D – Producer priorities – Lee Fitzpatrick and Barb Bishop, MLA BeefUp Forum Coordinator

Managing production risk in a beef business – Cam Nicholson, Nicon Rural and Jane Tincknell, DAF

Production driver – breeding efficiencies
Valuing breeding efficiencies in a production system – Producer perspective

Production driver – breeding efficiencies
Lifting the performance of your breeder herd – Tim Emery, Tropical Beef Technology Services (TBTS)

Production driver – breeding efficiencies
Using BREEDPLAN EBVs for your breeding operations – Tim Emery, TBTS

Cost: $20 per person, this includes morning and afternoon teas, lunch and BBQ dinner.

RSVP 10 October 2018

Contact: Barbara Bishop, 0408 999 009, barbara@barbarabishop.com.au

Download a copy of the Augathella BeefUp flyer (PDF, 191KB).

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