The ABRI Extension Services team is pleased to offer a six-part BREEDPLAN webinar series in 2025 for beef producers and industry personnel across the UK and Europe. The webinars will take place at 7.30 pm GMT/8.30 pm CET, each fortnight from Wednesday 15 January to Wednesday 26 March. Registrations are essential, and can be made here; https://bit.ly/3WeGq69
Topics and dates are outlined below:
1. Wed 15 Jan – An Introduction to BREEDPLAN
Join us to discuss why we need genetic evaluation, and how BREEDPLAN EBVs & Selection Indexes can play a key role in your animal selection decisions.
2. Wed 29 Jan – Collecting Data for BREEDPLAN Part 1
Part one of a deep dive into collecting and submitting performance information for BREEDPLAN.
3. Wed 12 Feb – Collecting Data for BREEDPLAN Part 2
Part two of a deep dive into collecting and submitting performance information for BREEDPLAN.
4. Wed 26 Feb – Understanding Completeness of Performance
Do you want to know how to interpret and/or improve your Completeness of Performance star rating? If so, this webinar is for you!
5. Wed 12 March – An Introduction to Single-Step BREEDPLAN
Join us to learn more about the use of DNA technologies in cattle breeding, and to better understand the benefits of genomics.
6. Wed 26 March – BREEDPLAN: Into the Future
Join us to discuss the research and development underway.