Friday, February 26, 2016

Workshop: Increasing Sheep Productivity

West Virginia University will be hosting a workshop on Increasing Productivity through the use of Genetically Evaluated Breeding Stock.

The workshop will cover the following areas: 1)Approaches to selection of breeding animals; 2) Benefits of knowing the genetic value of animals using genetic evaluation in selection of animals; 3)  Traits and indices evaluated in flocks/animals enrolled in NSIP/Lambplan; and 4) The NSIP/Lamplan System.

Please let us know if you are interested and what time suits you best for the workshop by completing a survey at http://goo.gl/forms/KupC2PnVN4.  For more information, you can contact Dr. Marlon Knights at marlon.knights@mail.wvu.edu or (304) 293-1946.

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