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Augathella BeefUp Forum
10-October from 09:00 to 18:00
Details
| Date: | Wednesday 10 October 2018 |
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| Time: |
9:00am-6:00pm
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Event category: | Animal production, Animal welfare and handling, Land and pastures, Past event, People and business, Research |
| Venue |
Augathella Bowls Club
Nelson St
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Augathella, Qld 4477 Australia |
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).