Moora Sheep Updates program Acronyms Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia DAFWA Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals RSPCA Western Australia WA Cooperative Research Centre CRC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Western Australia CCI WA Moora Milling Pasture Improvement Group MMPIG Time Duration Topic Presenter 9:00 5 minutes (min) Welcome and introduction to event West Midlands Group The Sheep Industry Business Innovation 9:05 15min + 5min Bruce Mullan, DAFWA project questions (q) 9:25 15min + 5min q Stocktake of the WA sheep flock Kimbal Curtis/Kate Pritchett, DAFWA 9:45 20min + 5min q Tedera a perennial forage legume to reduce Daniel Real, DAFWA – your supplementary feeding in summer and autumn 10:10 15min + 5min q The National Livestock Identification System Jaq Pearson, DAFWA (NLIS) for sheep 10:30 20min Morning tea No data 10:50 20min +10min q RSPCA WA myths, facts and the role of Lynne Bradshaw, RSPCA WA – animal welfare in farming 11:20 25min +5min q Latest research and development in breech Geoff Lindon, Australian Wool flystrike Innovation 11:50 25min +5min q How to boost your lamb survival Katherine Davies, DAFWA 12:20 15min + 5min q Subsidised disease investigation pilot program Kevin Hepworth, DAFWA 12:40 30min Lunch No data 13:10 +10min q Using genomic technology to increase genetic Stephen Lee, Sheep CRC & gain Dawson Bradford, Hillcroft Farms 14:05 25min + 5min q Economics of feed lotting to feedlot or not? Lucy Anderton, DAFWA – 14:35 15min +5min q Labour supply and training in the sheep Jackie Jarvis, CCI WA industry 14:55 30min + 5min q Opportunities and challenges facing youth in Ben Patrick, 2014 Peter the sheep industry Westblade Scholar 15:30 5min Closing remarks MMPIG 15:35 No data Close and afternoon tea No data subject to change
Moora Sheep Updates program Acronyms Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia DAFWA Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals RSPCA Western Australia WA Cooperative Research Centre CRC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Western Australia CCI WA Moora Milling Pasture Improvement Group MMPIG Time Duration Topic Presenter 9:00 5 minutes (min) Welcome and introduction to event West Midlands Group 9:05 15min + 5min questions (q) The Sheep Industry Business Innovation project Bruce Mullan, DAFWA 9:25 15min + 5min q Stocktake of the WA sheep flock Kimbal Curtis/Kate Pritchett, DAFWA 9:45 20min + 5min q Tedera – a perennial forage legume to reduce your supplementary feeding in summer and autumn Daniel Real, DAFWA 10:10 15min + 5min q The National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) for sheep Jaq Pearson, DAFWA 10:30 20min Morning tea No data 10:50 20min +10min q RSPCA WA – myths, facts and the role of animal welfare in farming Lynne Bradshaw, RSPCA WA 11:20 25min +5min q Latest research and development in breech flystrike Geoff Lindon, Australian Wool Innovation 11:50 25min +5min q How to boost your lamb survival Katherine Davies, DAFWA 12:20 15min + 5min q Subsidised disease investigation pilot program Kevin Hepworth, DAFWA 12:40 30min Lunch No data 13:10 +10min q Using genomic technology to increase genetic gain Stephen Lee, Sheep CRC & Dawson Bradford, Hillcroft Farms 14:05 25min + 5min q Economics of feed lotting – to feedlot or not? Lucy Anderton, DAFWA 14:35 15min +5min q Labour supply and training in the sheep industry Jackie Jarvis, CCI WA 14:55 30min + 5min q Opportunities and challenges facing youth in the sheep industry Ben Patrick, 2014 Peter Westblade Scholar 15:30 5min Closing remarks MMPIG 15:35 No data Close and afternoon tea No data subject to change
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