Mackay Breeding EDGE is a three-day workshop designed to help in improving and refining you beef breeder herd management plans.
Location: Mackay, Qld
When: 13-14 January 2024
Cost:
$1,950 + GST / 1st person from one business.
$1,650 + GST / 2nd and 3rd person from same business
(primary producers only).
Cost includes workshop notes, workbook, electronic files, other materials and catering.
Presenters:
Felicity Hamlyn-Hill – Beef Enterprise Advisory Services Pty Ltd.
Mick Sullivan – Department of Agriculture & Fisheries
Roxanne Morgan – Department of Agriculture & Fisheries
Dr Ben Brightman – ACV & BULLCHECK accredited vet, Valley Vet Surgery
Topics covered include:
- current herd performance – what measures matter most
- reproduction and reproduction loss
- managing the breeders and herd management plans
- bull fertility and management
- genetic improvement of your herd (including breeding objectives)
- identifying “not so obvious” bull faults that impact reproduction
- reproductive diseases and diseases impacting reproduction
- breeder herd management plans
- genetic principles and selection tools
- selection and selection criteria for traits important to you
- breeds and breeding systems.
More information can be found here in the EVENT FLYER
To register, contact:
Felicity Hamlyn-Hill – M: 0428 113 732, E: felicityhamlyn-hill@bigpond.com