Photo courtesy of Emma Pettigrew
The genetics you bring onto your farm today will influence flock performance for years to come. But when was the last time you stepped back and reviewed whether your ram team is truly aligned with your farm's objectives and key performance indicators (KPIs)?
Join Dr Emma Pettigrew of neXtgen Agri for this practical webinar designed to help farmers get more value from every ram purchase. You'll learn how to identify the genetic traits that matter most to your farming system, understand whether your current ram team is delivering on those priorities, and use the latest genetic tools and information to make more confident breeding decisions.
Whether your focus is improving productivity, lifting profitability, increasing resilience, or responding to emerging challenges such as facial eczema and drench resistance, this webinar will help you ensure your breeding decisions are driving your business in the right direction.
Why attend?
By attending this webinar you'll:
- Gain clarity on the genetic traits that matter most for your farming system and business goals.
- Learn how to align breeding decisions with farm KPIs and long-term profitability.
- Understand how to assess whether your current ram team is delivering the outcomes you need.
- Build confidence in interpreting genetic information and breeding values.
- Discover practical tools that can simplify ram selection and help you source genetics that meet your requirements.
- Future-proof your flock by considering traits that improve resilience to evolving challenges such as facial eczema and drench resistance.
A ram purchase is one of the most influential investments you make in your flock. This webinar will give you the knowledge and tools to make every decision count.
Topics covered
- Identifying your farm's genetic objectives and key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Understanding the relationship between genetics and farm performance.
- Interpreting breeding values and other genetic information when selecting rams.
- Using selection indexes to simplify ram-buying decisions.
- Assessing whether your current ram team aligns with your breeding goals.
- Using nProve to source genetics that suit your farming system.
- Considering genetics as part of your strategy for challenges such as facial eczema and drench resistance.
Guest speaker
Dr Emma Pettigrew
Emma Pettigrew is a Senior Livestock Consultant with neXtgen Agri, based in Manawatū and working with sheep farmers throughout New Zealand.
Before joining neXtgen Agri, Emma spent four and a half years working in the breeding programme at Wairere Rams in Masterton. Following her studies at Massey University, she completed an honours research project focused on using breeding data to improve ram selection. The "Data Drives Dollars" project was undertaken alongside Massey University and Focus Genetics and examined how genetic information can be used to improve on-farm decision making and profitability.
Today, Emma works with farmers to develop practical breeding strategies, identify the right data to record, and use genetic information to make better flock improvement decisions. As part of a certified Sheep Improvement Limited (SIL) bureau, she helps farmers access and utilise New Zealand's national sheep genetics database to drive long-term flock performance.
Registration
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