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Breeding Focus 2016

Improving Welfare

addressing welfare concerns through genetic improvement


This conference will bring together industry and science to interact, explore and discuss advances in addressing welfare in livestock and aquaculture species through selective breeding.

It is the second in the Breeding Focus series and will be held in Armidale on 6 & 7 September at the Armidale Bowling Club.   Registration is $350 for the first person from each organisation and $300 for all subsequent attendees from the same company or organisation.  This will include the conference publication, morning and afternoon teas, lunches and the conference dinner which will be held on the evening of the 6th at the Bowling Club.

Talks will commence at 10.30 on the 6th September and will finish with afternoon tea at around 3.00pm on the 7th.

A range of accommodation options are available in Armidale and we suggest you visit www.visitnsw.com/destinations/country-nsw/armidale-area/armidale/accommodation

Collection from Armidale airport can be arranged if you advise us of your flight details.

Please also contact us to make arrangements for accompanying non-delegates or for information on special dietary requirements.

Conference Registration


Topics to be covered include: "How can we measure welfare of animals on farms?", "Breeding for breech strike resistance in Merino sheep", "Breeding for improved welfare in pigs", "Breeding for welfare traits in dairy cattle", "Improving the temperament of Australian cattle and implications for animal welfare", "Selection for immune competence in beef breeding programs" and "Farming dinosaurs: the unique welfare challenges of farming crocodilians".

Speakers and topics

 

Multiple species - Think outside the box - Focus on interaction