March 2 – seminar “Producing quality calves in beef cattle herds”

On March 2, the ZSA, in cooperation with the “Beef Cattle Breeders' Association”, invites you to a remote seminar “Producing quality calves in beef cattle herds”.

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PROGRAM
10:00 – 10:10 Seminar opening – Raimonds Jakovickis, livestock expert of the association “Zemnieku Saeima”, chairman of the board of the association “Meat Cattle Breeders Association”,
10:10 – 10:30 Latvian export opportunities in the EU and third country markets – Kaspars Ādams, member of the board of the association “Zemnieku Saeima”, head of SIA “Liellopu izzoļu nams”
10:30 – 11:45 Providing assistance in case of difficult childbirth – Andrejs Elksniņš, certified veterinarian
11:45 – 13:00 Basic principles of establishing forage grasslands – Iveta Gūtmane, Chief Agronomist of “Latvijas šērējas sējala” Ltd.
13:00 – 13:30 Break
13:30 – 14:45 The influence of genetic factors on the quality of offspring – Vizma Sileniece, head of SIA “Sileniece ciltsdarba serviss”
14:45 – 16:00 Breeding bull selection in suckler cow herds – Ieva Freidenfele, GLAB board member, LGLA breeding specialist

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Supervisors will be awarded 6 qualification hours.
The costs of the seminar for participants will be calculated as de minimis aid.

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Application until 01.02.2021 at the link below

https://forms.gle/yo8UUuoHxVMwQGMx8