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View dairy breeding seminars
online
15.04.20
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A series of online Teagasc
dairy breeding seminars aimed at Irish dairy
farmers will run from Monday 20th April until
Thursday 23rd April. Visit
www.teagasc.ie for more details and to log onto
the Zoom webinars. The first in the series will take
place on Monday 20th April, at 10am. |
Tom O’Dwyer, Head of
Dairy Knowledge Transfer said: “Normally at this
time of year, we organise farm walks around the
country outlining the best practices for dairy
breeding. Given the current restrictions, we have
moved to offer a series of four free webinars as we
approach the start of the dairy breeding season for
most dairy farmers. We hope that these webinars will
provide the latest information and give an
opportunity for dairy farmers to have their
questions answered by Teagasc experts.”
Pat Dillon, Head of the Teagasc Animal and
Grassland, Research and Innovation programme
highlighted the importance of making the right
decisions at this time of year: “Improvements in
both herd fertility performance and future herd
production can be achieved through the application
of an optimum breeding management plan, including
optimum herd nutrition and the use of high EBI
(Economic Breeding Index) and DBI (Dairy Beef Index)
genetics. In addition, sexed semen is a new
technology which can have a role to play on many
dairy farms. All of the topics are covered during
the webinar series.”
Over the coming weeks, critical decisions will be
taken by all dairy farmers that will influence their
dairy herd, not just for next year, but for years to
come. These online seminars will provide the latest
knowledge to assist farmers make the best decisions.
The series takes place from Monday 20th to Thursday
23rd April, at 10.00am each day.
The four topics to be covered are:
Date: Monday 20th April
Topic: Getting more cows in calf during the first
three weeks of the breeding season
Presenter: Stephen Moore
Contributor: Donal Patton
Facilitator: Stuart Childs
Date: Tuesday 21st April
Topic: Tips to maximise conception rate to sexed
semen
Presenter: Stephen Butler
Contributor: Farmer
Facilitator: Stuart Childs
Date: Wednesday 22nd April
Topic: Selecting your bull team
Presenter: Donagh Berry
Contributor: Richard O’Brien
Facilitator: Stuart Childs
Date: Thursday 23rd April
Topic: Increasing the value of your 2021 calf crop:
using the Dairy Beef Index
Presenter: Siobhan Ring, ICBF
Contributor: Noirin McHugh
Facilitator: Stuart Childs |
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