Graham Centre Sheep Forum

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Graham Centre Sheep Forum

The Graham Centre Sheep Forum was held on Friday 28 June 2013, at the Convention Centre, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga.

The theme of this year’s forum was EFFICIENCY OF PRODUCTION, with the program including presentations and Question and Answer Panels in the morning, followed by workshops in the afternoon.

Should you have any further enquiries, please contact Ms Toni Nugent.

Program and Presentations

Copies of presentations are available online in PDF Format (see below) or you can watch them on the Graham Centre YouTube Account.

Time	Title presentation	Speaker
8.25‐8.30am	Welcome and outline of the day	Ms Toni Nugent, PR Manager, Graham Centre Ph: 02 6933 4402 Email: tnugent@csu.edu.au
8.30‐9.15am	Keynote address: Improved sheep industry productivity & product quality [2.108MB PDF]	Professor James Rowe, CEO Sheep CRC
9.15‐9.35am	Prevalence of anthelmintic resistance in sheep [1.013MB PDF] Insecticide resistance in sheep blowflies [557KB PDF]	Dr Ben Brown (Novartis Animal Health) and Dr Garry Levot (NSW DPI)
9.35‐9.55am	Local perspective on drench resistance (Hume LHPA drench resistance results) [888KB PDF]	Dr Amy Shergold (LHPA)
9.55‐10.15am	Economics of drench resistance [1.023MB PDF]	Dr Rob Woodgate (CSU)
10.15‐10.45am	Panel Session	All session speakers
10.45‐11.15am	MORNING TEA
11.15‐11.35am	Flexibility in sheep systems is important for risk management in variable climates– lessons from EverGraze research at Tarcutta	Associate Professor Michael Friend (CSU)
11.35‐11.55am	Grazing late‐pregnant & lambing ewes on dual‐purpose wheat [534KB PDF]	Mr Shawn McGrath (CSU)
11.55‐12.15pm	Fibre chop length & acidosis in sheep [617KB PDF]	Ms Brooke White (CSU Honours Student)
12.15‐12.35pm	Successful pasture establishment in a cropping rotation [1.146 MB]	Mr Geoff Casburn and Mr Richard Hayes (NSW DPI)
12.35‐1.05pm	Panel Session	All session speakers
1.05‐1.10pm	Wrap up of morning session and explanation of afternoon workshops	Ms Toni Nugent, PR Manager, Graham Centre Ph: 02 6933 4402 Email: tnugent@csu.edu.au
1.10‐2.00pm	LUNCH (sponsored by LambPro)
2.00‐3.00pm	Workshops:
A.	Faecal egg counts and drench check [272KB PDF] (CSU sheep yards)	Dr Tony Morton and Dr Amy Shergold (LHPA)
B.	To undersow or not? (Convention Centre)	Mr Geoff Casburn and Mr Richard Hayes (NSW DPI)
3.15‐4.15pm	Workshops:
A.	Faecal egg counts and drench check [272KB PDF] (CSU sheep yards)	Dr Tony Morton and Dr Amy Shergold (LHPA)
B.	To undersow or not? (Convention Centre)	Mr Geoff Casburn and Mr Richard Hayes (NSW DPI)