On October 23, we invite you to the second seminar “The Importance of Genomic Testing in Modern Dairy Farming”

On October 23, the association “Zemnieku Saeima” in cooperation with JSC “Siguldas ciltslietu un artificial insemination station” invites you to the second seminar “The importance of genomic testing in modern dairy farming”.

Seminar location: Avotu Street 12, Saldus

AGENDA OF WORK

09:30 – 10:00 Arrival, check-in

10:00 – 10:10 Seminar opening – Raimonds Jakovickis, livestock expert of the association “Zemnieku Saeima”

10:10 – 12:00 Use of genomic testing and pair selection programs in dairy herds – Milan Kollmann, CRV (international genetics company) representative, Czech Republic

12:00 – 12:30 Lunch break

12:30 – 13:30 Feed use efficiency – Miroslav Duchon, Milan Kollmann, CRV representatives, Czech Republic

13:30 – 14:30 Reproductive economics – Miroslav Duchon, CRV representative, Czech Republic

Apply for the seminar by October 20 by filling out the application form: https://forms.gle/jwkSV5oRTjmJ7yoY7

Translation from English to Latvian will be provided at the seminar.

The event was organized within the framework of the Central Baltic Sea Region Cross-Border Cooperation Programme project BreedExpo2 No. CB100026.

Photographs/filming will be taken during the event, and these materials may be used for publicity purposes.

Supervisors will be awarded 5 qualification hours.