PSM Webinars
Precision Sheep Management Webinar Series
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Who should attend the PSM Webinars and the benefits of attending
PSM Introduction
Who should attend:
- Beginners interested in PSM and IAM to increase sheep productivity and decrease labour usage
- Service providers interested in developing PSM services
Benefits of attending - at the end of the sessions attendees will:
- Understand PSM concepts and the business case for their use
- Be able to identify the range of PSM tools available
- Be aware of the PSM training available and where to obtain further support for PSM implementation
Recommended prerequisite: Nil
PSM Equipment
Who should attend:
- Beginners wishing to understand PSM equipment available
- Service providers interested in developing PSM services
Benefits of attending - at the end of the sessions attendees will:
- Understand the range of PSM equipment available, its use and cost appropriate to size of sheep enterprise
Recommended prerequisite: PSM introduction
Data handling and management
Who should attend:
- Beginners and users of PSM wishing to understand how to handle and manage the data generated by PSM equipment
- Service providers interested in developing PSM services
Benefits of attending - at the end of the sessions attendees will:
- Understand the types of data management systems available
- Be aware of how to move data from data capture devices into data management systems for analysis and out to data devices for drafting
Recommended prerequisites: PSM introduction and PSM equipment
Merino vs Terminal Sire and Selection Assist Software
Who should attend:
- Sheep producers wishing to optimise the proportion of the Merino ewe flock joined to terminal sires and review their breeding objective and rate of progress with genetic gain
- Service providers interested in developing PSM services
Benefits of attending - at the end of the sessions attendees will:
- Understand how to use the Merino vs Terminal Sire software to calculate the minimum number of Merino ewes required to maintain a self-replacing flock, and the number available for terminal sire mating for meat lamb production
- Understand how to use the Selection Assist software to examine different breeding strategies and the time required to achieve genetic change in their flock for a given breeding direction
Recommended prerequisite: PSM introduction
Wether Calculator and OFFM Calculator
Who should attend:
- Wool producers wishing to optimise the wether component of their flock and optimise their wool clip bale lines for sale
- Service providers interested in developing PSM services
Benefits of attending - at the end of the sessions attendees will:
- Understand how to use the Wether Calculator software to optimise the wether component of their flock
- Understand how to use the OFFM Calculator software to optimise the wool clip bale lines for sale
Recommended prerequisite: PSM introduction
Walk over weighing
Who should attend:
- Sheep producers wanting to implement walk over weighing in paddock and/or feedlot applications
- Service providers interested in developing PSM services
Benefits of attending - at the end of the sessions attendees will:
- Understand how to use Walk over weighing
- Understand the principles for data collection and sheep training
- Understand who can analyse the data and the process for downloading and sending off files for analysis
Recommended prerequisites: PSM introduction, PSM equipment, Data management and handling
Pedigree MatchMaker
Who should attend:
- Stud producers wanting to collect pedigree data
- Service providers interested in developing PSM services
- Understand how to use Pedigree MatchMaker
- Understand the principles for data collection and sheep training
- Understand who can analyse the data and the process for downloading and sending off files for analysis
Recommended prerequisites: PSM introduction, PSM equipment, Data management and handling
Ram Value Calculator
Who should attend:
- Ram purchasers using breeding values who want to know the value that a ram brings to their enterprise.
Benefits of attending:
- Ability to compare the genetic merit of rams in your flock.
Recommended prerequisite: Nil
CJ Hawkins Homestead, University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351