Event category
Workshop
This workshop has been developed to address the principles of assessing genetic merits of the rams that farmers buy, to help improve their ewe production and lamb performance.
Facilitated by Dr Emma Pettigrew from neXtgen Agri International Limited.
Want to make better ram buying decisions?
Yes, it’s that time again and we are pleased to bring you an informative and practical day focused on sheep genetics and ram buying decisions.
Why attend?
The better sheep breeding workshops purpose is to provide farmers with the basic principles when selecting rams to purchase.
Topics
- Relevance of subjective and objective information when selecting rams.
- How to interpret and use genetic information in your next ram purchasing.
- Decision how to simplify ram selection with selection indexes.
- How to use internet tools to source better genetics for you flock.
- Practical hands on exercises designed for those of us who learn by doing.