PROfarm

Better bull buying - PROfarm course

Name:	Better bull buying
Description:	This course will improve confidence in selecting and buying bulls that suit the beef enterprise and markets and improve herd reproductive rates.
Cost:	After NSW Government subsidy, $230 GST-free.
Course aims:	To improve producer’s confidence in selecting and buying bulls that suit their beef enterprise and markets. To improve reproductive rates in the herd.
Learning outcomes:	To be able to structurally assess bulls for soundness To be able to read a Breedplan based sale catalogue To be able to describe the bull(s) they need for their beef enterprise and markets in objective terms
Length:	1 day
Course program/structure:	Structural soundness Breedplan Using bull selection to match bulls to production systems Bull management Buying bulls
Resources and method of delivery:	Participants will be provided with a course manual. This workshop is delivered using a mixture of both indoor and outdoor instruction.
Accreditation:	This course is mapped to the national unit of competency, RTE4913A - Analyse and interpret production data.