Friday 17th November – Lawrence Room
12.00 Lunch
12.30 Registrationdeskopens,andcheck-inavailable
14.00 WelcometoFriday’ssession– KimMatthews,AHDB
14.05 Signet Update–Samuel Boon AnupdateofSignetBreedingServicesactivityin2016 and2017,includinganupdateoftheterminalsire breeds’combinedbreedanalysis(CBA).
14.45 Levy boards’ plans for promoting sheep genetics UpdatesfromAHDB(KatieThorley), HCC(GwawrParry),QMS(EmilyGrant)and AgriSearch(ElizabethEarle).
15.15 RamCompare results–Liz Genever, Bridget Lloyd and Samuel Boon Asummaryoftheprojectandwhathasbeenachieved. Plusanintroductiontothepresentationoftheresults. Theresultswillbeavailableatthecoffeebreak.
15.45 CoffeeBreak
16.25 Questions on RamCompare–chairedby KimMatthews,AHDB ThepanelwillconsistofSamuelBoon,LizGenever andBridgetLloyd(AHDB),FionaLovatt(theEvidence Group),JohnBrocklehurst(Sainsbury’s)and AbbygailMoran(EGENES).
17.00 International sheep session – Focus on Iceland
Eyjólfur Ingvi Bjarnasonand Eyþór Einarsson,sheepproduction consultants,IcelandicAgricultural AdvisoryCentre. WithEmma Eyþórsdóttir,Associate Professor,TheAgriculturalUniversity ofIceland. [email protected],[email protected]@lbhi.is
Therearearound500,000sheepinIceland. EyjólfurandEyþórwillbeprovidingbackgroundtotheir industryandtherecentandcurrentactivitythathas beentargetinggeneticimprovement.
20.00 Drinks Reception–sponsoredbyAgriSearch, AHDB,HCCandQMS
20.30 Conference Dinner
TheAfterDinnerSpeakerwillbe Peter Hardwick(AHDB)–What does Brexit really mean for the sheep industry?
SHEEP BREEDERS ROUND TABLE 2017
Thinking positivelyBIENNIAL CONFERENCE 17 – 19 NOVEMBER 2017
AtEastwoodHall,MansfieldRoad,Eastwood,Nottingham,NG163SS
Chairman–JonathanBarber,Treasurer–ChrisLloyd,Secretary–LizGenever
Committee–SamuelBoon,HannahPark,GwawrParry,DougBell
#sbrt17 www.nationalsheep.org.uk/sbrt
Saturday 18th November – Lawrence Room
8.45 Registration
9.00 Jonathan Barber Chairman’sWelcome
9.10 1: Improving genetic gain – terminal traits ChairedbyKimMatthews,AHDB
9.20 Mike Coffey,ProfessorofLivestock Informatics [email protected]
WithNicola Lambe,sheepgeneticist, SRUC,RoslinInstituteBuilding,Midlothian [email protected]
New carcase traits in genetic evaluations Mikewillbediscussingthecommercialbenefitsof RamCompareandwhatcouldbelearntfromthebeef industryintermsofindustry-deriveddata.
Nicolawillbediscussingthenewscanning recommendationsandthenewcomputed tomography(CT)derivedtraitsforrams.
9.55 Nóirín McHugh, Research Officer -Beefand SheepGenetics,TeagascMoorepark,Co.Cork [email protected]
How to accelerate rate of gain Nóirínwillbehighlightingtheworkthatisbeingdoneby SheepIrelandtoincreasethegeneticpotentialofIrish rams.Shewilldiscusstheprojectthatiscomparingthe performanceofSuffolkandTexelramscomingfrom NewZealandandIreland.Shewillexplainhowtheyare usinggenomicstodeveloptheirevaluations.
10.25 Discussion
10.45 Coffeebreak
11.15 2: How to encourage more people to eat lamb ChairedbyPhilStocker,NSA
11.20 Rizvan Khalid,Seniordirector,EuroQuality LambsLtd,Shropshire [email protected]
The potential of halal for the UK sheep industry Muslimsconsumeapproximately20%ofallthe sheepmeatsoldinEngland.Rizvanwillbediscussing thehalalsheepmeatmarketandfutureopportunities, includinghowconsumerdemandsarechanging.
11.45 Ed Smith,researchanddevelopmentproject manager,TexelSheepSociety, StoneleighPark,Warwickshire [email protected]
WithNeil Clelland,livestockgeneticist, SRUC,RoslinInstituteBuilding,Midlothian [email protected]
Genetic solutions to improve meat quality SRUC,TexelSheepSociety,ABPandMorrisonshavebeen workingtogethertounderstandthecomponentsofmeat qualityinlambsandwhethergeneticsolutionsare available.NeilandEdwillbediscussingtheprojectand whatitwillmeanforthesheepindustry.
12.10 Rachel Lumley,Cumbria [email protected],@rachellumley
Why increased consumer awareness and understanding of the sheep industry is our marketing key Rachelwillbediscussinghowsheisdevelopingasocial mediafollowingfor‘Sheep365’channelswhichenable thosewhoarekeentoengagewithawiderangeofpeople. Shewillbediscussingwhyshethinksawiderunderstanding ofsheepfarmingpractices,includingtheseasonalityofour industryisourkeytomarketingproductstoconsumers.
12.35 Discussion
12.50 Lunch(withopportunitytolookatthepostersand
submitquestionsforthepanelsessionafterlunch).
13.45 3: Panel session – How to get the industry to act positively Questionswillbesubmittedinadvancebythe audienceviapaperandTwitter.ChairedbyChris Lloyd.
ThepanelwillconsistofDewiJones,NeilMcGowan, FionaLovattandBryanGriffiths.
15.10 Coffee
15.40 4: Improving genetic gain – maternal traits ChairedbyDoug Bell,QMS
15.45 Mark Young,HeadofInnovation,Centre forInnovationExcellenceinLivestock, YorkSciencePark,York [email protected]
Genetic approaches to improving lamb survival Poorlambsurvivalisakeycauseofreproductive inefficiencyinflocksgloballywithnodetectable improvementoverthelastfortyyears.Markwill discusstheoptionsthatcouldbeused,basedonhis workwithSILinNZoverthelast15yearsand withhelpfromcollaboratorForbesBrienfrom UniversityofAdelaide.
16.30 Janet Roden,Independentgeneticist, Aberystwyth [email protected]
Using genetics to improve performance on hill farms Janetwilldiscussworkthathasbeenundertaken onsomehillfarmsinWalestoimprovethegenetics. Thisisspecificallyrelevantduetotheincreased competitioninthelightlambmarket.
16.45 George Cullimore,PerformanceRecorded LleynBreeders(PRLB)Group [email protected]
WithDr Karen Fairlie-Clarke,research associate,UniversityofGlasgow [email protected]
Getting better at collecting what is required GeorgewillhighlighttheworkthatthePRLBgroup havebeendoingintermsofsupplyinglargequantities ofelectronicdatatoSignet.
Karenwilldiscusstheworkshehasdonewiththe PRLBgrouponusingIgAlevelsinsalivaasanew phenotypeforselectingforparasiteresistance.
TheywilldiscussplansforthenewIgAEBV.
17.00 Joanne Conington,LivestockGeneticist, SRUC,RoslinInstituteBuilding,Midlothian [email protected]
Improving maternal traits in a terminal breed JowilldiscusstheInnovate-fundedprojectaimingto understandthegeneticandgenomicsolutionsto breedTexelewesmoreresistanttomastitis. Theprojectisalsolookingforgenomicsolutions tolameness.
17.15 Discussion
17.30 PosterSession-Authorswillbestandingby theirposter.
19.15 Wine Reception–sponsoredby SRUCandEGENES
20.00 DinnerDiscussiononthefutureofsheep industry–ledbyAHDB
Sunday 19th November – Lawrence Room
9.20 5: Data driving decisions ChairedbyDave Ross,Agri-EPIcentre
9.25 Huw Williams,sheepfarmer,BancFarm, Talley,Carmathenshire [email protected]
Effective methods of recording parentage in extensive systems HuwreceivedaHCCscholarshipin2015andvisited AustraliaandNewZealandcomparingdifferent methodsofDNAshepherdingandEIDtracking. Hewillbediscussingthemostappropriate technologiesfortheUK.
9.45 Aurélie Aubry,sheepresearchscientist, Agri-FoodandBiosciencesInstitute(ABFI), CountyDown [email protected]
Working alongside farmers to drive innovation Auréliewillbetalkingabouttheresearchworkthat isbeingdoneatAFBIandonfarmsacrossNorthern Ireland,inparticularwithbreedingstrategies. ShewillmentiontheDataHubandhowthatcould drivegeneticimprovementinthefuture.Thetalk willprovideasummaryofhowthenewCIEL-funded feedingequipmentatAFBIisbeingusedto understandenergyandproteinrequirements, emissionsandfeedefficiencyforsheep.
10.05 Jasmeet Kaler,AssociateProfessorin EpidemiologyandFarmAnimalHealth, UniversityofNottingham [email protected]
andGeorge Williamson,Agricultural ResearchManager,Dunbia,Belfast [email protected]
Thinking differently about how to collect health data JasmeetandGeorgewilltalkabouthowinnovative technologycanbeusedforrecordingandmanagement oflamenessandotherhealthdata.Theywillalso discussfindingsfromtheirresearchonfarmer’sbeliefs onadoptionoftechnology.
10.25 Discussion
10.40 CoffeeBreak
11.10 6: Doing our jobs better ChairedbyJames Ruggeri,HCC
11.15 Kate Phillips,independentsheep consultant,Shropshire [email protected]
Improving the welfare and longevity of rams in commercial sheep flocks KatewillreportonthefindingsoftheAnimal WelfareFoundation-fundedprojectonramwelfare andlongevity.Theprojectteamworkedwith NationalSheepAssociationtogatherfeedback fromarangeofcommercialsheepfarmers,including whattheyexpectedfromramsintermsofeweto ramratioandlongevity.Shewilldiscussthe recommendationsforrambreedersandbuyersto ensureramshavealongandproductiveworkinglife.
12.00 Lesley Stubbings,LSSCLtd,independent sheepconsultant,Northamptonshire [email protected]
How to maximise the potential of sheep production Lesley,alongwithNerysWright(AHDB)and researchersfromtheUniversityofNottingham, havecompletedafouryearAHDB-fundedproject onmaximisingweaningweightoflambs. Lesleywillbediscussingthefindings,particularlyin relationtobodyconditionscoringandweight targetsforlambsateightweeksand90daysofage.
12.45 Jonathan Barber Chairman’sClosingRemarks
13.00 Lunch
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