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2016 Bull Management Conference

Mark your calendars for the 2016 Bull Management Conference on Thursday, February 18, 2016 at the Stanley Stout Center in Manhattan, Kansas and Friday, February 19, 2016 at the Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center in Clay Center, Nebraska.

Find out the latest information on Bull Management, many different topics to be covered during the conference.

Bull Management Conference Schedule

Schedule is subject to change

7:45 a.m. Registration Opens
8:25 a.m. Welcome
8:30 a.m. Reproductive Systems for Beef Herds: Importance of Bulls to Build and Maintain "Momentum" - Dr.Robert Larson and Dr. Brad White, Kansas State University
9:10 a.m. Reproductive Performance Evaluation Using Herd Records - Dr. Richard Randle, University of Nebraska
9:40 a.m. Data from Group Breeding Pastures at MARC & Behavior Observations from Study at UNL - Dr. Kaitlynn Abell, Kansas State University
10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break (Evaluate Semen if you didn't previously)
11:00 a.m. Bull: Cow Ratio - Another Look - Dr. David Hardin, University of Nebraska
11:30 a.m. Managing Multi-Bull Breeding Pastures (Intervention Options) - Speaker Panel
12:00 p.m. Lunch - Kansas Trich Regulations & Testing Certification - KDA
1:00 p.m. Selection for Maternal vs. Paternal Traits - Dr. Bob Weaber, Kansas State University
1:30 p.m. Trich and Trich CONSULT - Dr. Jeff Ondrak, University of Nebraska
2:00 p.m. Breeding Soundness Examination of Yearling Bulls - Dr. Nora Schrag, Kansas State University
2:45 p.m. Refreshment Break
3:15 p.m. Tips for BSEs in the Field - Dr. David Rethorst, Kansas State University
3:45 p.m. Questions and Answers
4:00 p.m. ADJOURN

One Great Conference! Two Locations!

The same speakers and content will be presented in both Manhattan, Kansas and Clay Center, Nebraska. If you are unable to make it to one day, the same exact conference will be offered at the other location on the other date.

Directions to the Stanley Stout Center in Manhattan.

Register today on our website!