Beef Reproduction Conference Set
Published: Apr. 21, 2008
URBANA - Veterinarians, beef producers, and livestock educators are encouraged to attend an Aug. 20-21 conference, Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle, to he held at the Stoney Creek Inn in Moline.
"This program was created by the Bovine Reproduction Task Force, a multi-state group, and the material covered will be cutting-edge," said Darrel Kesler, a professor of animal sciences at the University of Illinois. "Speakers will include experts in beef cattle research and Extension programs from throughout the United States."
Kesler said the conference is designed for those who want to improve their understanding of the currently available procedures for synchronizing estrus and/or ovulation for breeding programs. Such programs involve estrus detection or fixed-time artificial insemination, methods of assessing female and male fertility relative to the success of artificial insemination programs, as well as adjunct technologies including pregnancy diagnosis, fetal sexing, embryo transfer, and semen sexing.
More information about the program can be found at http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/ope/beefrepro/ or by contacting Kesler at (217) 333-2902 or Mandy Barth at (217) 244-1561.
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