Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Cowboy's School: Bull Management October 29th

The University of Idaho Extension is offering a 4 1/2 hour workshop at the Nancy M. Cummings Research Extension and Education Center on October 29th, covering bull management.  The program will begin at 12:00 noon and be completed by 4:30 PM.  Please RSVP to the Lemhi county  Extension Office by October 24th at shannonw@uidaho.edu or 208-756-2813 ext 283.

The program will cover bull health care and nutrition in relation to fertility; EPD's, value of DNA and bull selection. bull libido, fertility and semen evaluation, physical and structural traits of bulls, trich testing-PCR vs visual, and more!

Agenda



2014 Cowboy’s “Bull” School

Agenda

Salmon, October 29; Fort Hall, November 5; Montpelier, November 6

12:00 - 12:25  p.m.     Registration and Lunch
                                                Lunch sponsored by Idaho AgCredit

12:25 – 12:30 p.m.     Welcome and Opening Remarks
UI Agricultural Extension Educators
                                                Katie Wallace, Idaho AgCredit

12:30 – 1:15 p.m.       Bull Health Care
                                                Todd Tibbitts, DVM

1:15 - 1:45 p.m.          Bull Nutrition in Relation to Fertility
                                                Representative from Performix
                                                John Hall, UI Extension Beef Specialist

1:45 – 2:15 p.m.         EPD’s, DNA and Bull Selection
                                                Benton Glaze, UI Extension Beef Specialist

2:15 – 2:45                  The Value of DNA Testing and Parentage for Bull Selection
            Tom Brooks, Zoetis

2:45 – 3:00 p.m.         Bull Libido
Danielle Gunn/Shannon Williams, UI Extension Educators
           
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.          Corral-Physical and Structural Traits of Bulls, Carcass Ultrasound
                                                Scott Nash, UI Extension Educator
                                    DNA Testing Technique
                                                Tom Brooks, Zoetis
                                    Fertility and Semen Evaluation
                                    Trich testing-PCR vs. Visual
                                                Todd Tibbets, DVM


Special thanks to:     Katie Wallace & Idaho AgCredit for sponsoring meals.         

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