Contacts and resources

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Tropical cattle

Contact

Paul Williams, ABRI Extension Services, 0427 018 982. Email Paul

Resources

  • BREEDPLAN is Australia’s genetic evaluation system for beef cattle breeders and buyers. 
  • ABRI Extension Services provides technical support and extension initiatives supporting the use and understanding of BREEDPLAN and related genetic technologies.
  • BredWell FedWell workshops is a practical one-day workshop on how productivity and profitability can be improved through good breeding and feeding over the livestock production cycle  
  • Breeding EDGE workshops help you develop a cattle breeding program or improve your existing one. 
  • Profitable Grazing Systems takes small groups of producers and pairs them with specialist coaches who share their knowledge, skills and experience on topics including genetics and reproduction

Temperate cattle

Contact

Catriona Millen, ABRI Extension Services, 02 6773 3357. Email Catriona

Boyd Gudex, ABRI Extension Services02 6773 1711. Email Boyd

Resources

  • BREEDPLAN is Australia’s genetic evaluation system for beef cattle breeders and buyers.
  • ABRI Extension Services provides technical support and extension initiatives supporting the use and understanding of BREEDPLAN and related genetic technologies.
  • BredWell FedWell workshops is a practical one-day workshop on how productivity and profitability can be improved through good breeding and feeding over the livestock production cycle.
  • Profitable Grazing Systems takes small groups of producers and pairs them with specialist coaches who share their knowledge, skills and experience on topics including genetics and reproduction.

Prime lambs

Contact

Marnie Hodge, Sheep Genetics, 02 8055 1818. Email Marnie

Resources

  • LAMBPLAN is Australia’s genetic evaluation system for terminal and dual-purpose sheep producers.
  • BredWell FedWell workshops is a practical one-day workshop on how productivity and profitability can be improved through good breeding and feeding over the livestock production cycle.
  • Profitable Grazing Systems takes small groups of producers and pairs them with specialist coaches who share their knowledge, skills and experience on topics including genetics and reproduction.
  • A pocket guide to ASBVs provides an overview of the available breeding values and how they can assist in ram buying decisions.

Merinos

Contact

Chloe Bunter, Sheep Genetics02 8055 1818Email Chloe

Resources

  • MERINOSELECT is Australia’s genetic evaluation system for Merino producers.
  • DOHNE MERINO is Australia’s genetic evaluation system for Dohne Merino producers.
  • BredWell FedWell workshops is a practical one-day workshop on how productivity and profitability can be improved through good breeding and feeding over the livestock production cycle.
  • Profitable Grazing Systems takes small groups of producers and pairs them with specialist coaches who share their knowledge, skills and experience on topics including genetics and reproduction.
  • A pocket guide to ASBVs provides an overview of the available breeding values and how they can assist in ram buying decisions.