Webinar #1: January 13th, 2025 – 7:00 PM
Feeding Strategies to Extend Short Hay Supplies Dr. Lawton Stewart
0:00 Introduction and overview of the current situation
8:20 Understand the herd
What is the current stage of production?
What are the nutritional requirements?
21:05: The current forage situation
Inventory what you have
Test what you have
How long will it last?
Extend hay by changing the feeding method
29:00 Hay replacement and extender rations
What feedstuffs are available?
Example rations based on byproducts feeds
Understanding the feed tag of commercial feeds
39:50 Work through an example situation
44:20 Conclusion and Questions/Answers
Webinar # 2: January 27th, 2025 – 7:00 PM
Strategies to Optimize Fertility in the Upcoming Breeding Season
Dr. Pedro Fontes
- 0:00 Welcome and Winter Webinar Series overview
- 1:30 Presentation starts
- 2:10 Overview of factors that influence pregnancy rates
- 3:48 Nutrition and fertility
- 22:55 Estrus synchronization and cow herd productivity
- 29:40 Selecting an estrus synchronization protocol
- 38:15 Stress and pregnancy rates
- 40:40 Managing natural service and artificial insemination bull fertility
- 43:20 Herd health and fertility
- 44:10 Presentation summary
Webinar #3: February 3rd, 2025 – 7:00 PM
Incorporating EPDs into Sire Selection
Jason Duggin
Relevant Links:
Quick Reference to American Simmental Association EPD and $ Indexes (PDF)
Purebred Simmental Percentiles
Contact Jason Duggin: jduggin@uga.edu