This course is sponsored by the UF / IFAS Extension Service and is conducted in conjunction with area large animal Veterinary practitioners. It is part of a continuing multi-county effort to help South Florida beef producers market more pounds of beef per cow profitably.
The purpose of the course is to strengthen managerial capabilities of owners and operators of beef cattle ranches. This is an intensive course in reproductive management of the cow herd. Although the topic of pregnancy diagnosis is given extensive treatment, participants should not expect this training to make them proficient in that skill. Rather it is hoped that an improved understanding of the broad subject of breeding herd management will be achieved and that individuals enrolled in the course will be better equipped to work with their veterinarians in accomplishing breeding program objectives.
REGISTRATION
Registration deadline is Friday, September 23rd. However, space is limited and available on a first come first served basis. Spots are not reserved until payment is complete. This school fills quickly so register early. To finalize your registration, please submit your completed statement of release (found at https://sfbfp.ifas.ufl.edu/events.shtml) via email to horse1@ufl.edu or mailed to The South Florida Beef Forage Program, c/o Lindsey Wiggins, PO Box 68, LaBelle, FL 33935. If you have any questions please contact Lindsey Wiggins at 863-674-4092.
TENTATIVE AGENDA
Tuesday – October 10
9:00 Registration & Refreshments
9:30 Welcome; Introduction to Reproductive Management
9:40 Management of Hilliard Brothers Ranch
10:15 Pregnancy Testing
10:55 Intact Tracts Lab
11:40 LUNCH
12:40 Treatment of a Prolapsed Uterus in Cattle
1:10 Health Management for Reproduction
1:40 Quiet Handling of Cattle
2:10 Break
2:25 Breeding Season Management
3:00 Nutrition for Reproduction
3:45 Fetal Programming and Effects of Cow Body Condition
Wednesday – October 11
8:00 Lab - Hands on Pregnancy Testing & Blood Sampling for Pregnancy Diagnosis
10:15 The Role of Ultrasound in a Beef Cattle Herd
10:45 Bull Breeding Soundness Evaluation & Live Animal Demo
11:15 Travel to the US Sugar Dunwody Lodge
11:40 Herd Bull Selection
12:10 LUNCH (provided)
1:00 Beef Quality Assurance (BQA): Injection sites and techniques
1:45 Dystocia Simulator Demonstration
2:30 Heifer Management
3:00 Break
3:15 Estrus Synchronization and Heat Detection
3:55 Economics of Reproduction
Thursday – October 12
8:00 Lab – Hands on Pregnancy Testing
10:55 Travel to Dunwody Lodge
11:20 Roundtable Discussion: Management Practices for Success
12:15 Steak Lunch provided
1:00 Program Summary and Evaluation
**Schedule is subject to change
Full refunds will be honored up to September 30, 2022.
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