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Breeding EDGE – Mission Beach

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Start: Saturday 28 June 2025
End: Monday 30 June 2025
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Venue Mission Beach
Mission Beach, Qld 4852 Australia
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Breeding EDGE is a 3-day workshop designed to help improve and refine your beef breeder herd management plans using genetic and reproductive knowledge and technologies to achieve desired production targets.

Location: Mission Beach

When: 28–30 June 2025

Cost:

  • $1,950 + GST / 1st person from one business.
  • $1,650 + GST / 2nd and 3rd person from same business (primary producers only).

Register and pay for the workshop by 9 May to receive the early bird discount of $250.

Cost includes a comprehensive set of workshop notes, workbook, electronic files, other materials and catering.

Presenters:

  • Felicity Hamlyn-Hill, Beef Enterprise Advisory Services
  • Tim Emery, Department of Primary Industries
  • BULLCHECK™ Accredited Vet Dr Geoff Fordyce

Topics covered

During the Breeding EDGE workshop at Mission Beach, you will learn about:

  • current herd performance – what measures matter most
  • reproduction and reproduction loss
  • managing the breeders – systems
  • bull fertility and management
  • identifying “not so obvious” bull faults that impact reproduction
  • reproductive diseases and diseases impacting reproduction
  • breeder herd management plans
  • genetic improvement of your herd (including breeding objectives)
  • genetic principles and selection tools
  • selection and selection criteria for traits important to you
  • breeds and breeding systems.

By attending the workshop, you will be able to:

  • identify where your current breeder herd management program can be improved to reduce reproductive loss
  • measure reproductive performance more accurately
  • identify strategies and management to improve bull selection, retention, management and performance
  • develop, or refine, a practical and achievable management plan for the breeding herd that will lead to higher productivity.

Registration

To book your seat, contact Felicity Hamlyn-Hill on 0428 113 732 or email felicity.hamlyn-hill@bigpond.com