Washington State University Cattlemen's Boot Camp
Registration
All participants must pre-register for the Boot Camp, and registrations must be received by December 17.
Registration is just $75, and includes meals and materials for the event.
A registration form is available online or by contacting Monica Jordan at 816-383-5100.
Hotel Accommodations
Rooms are available at the Holiday Inn Express in Pullman.
Contact the hotel directly at 509-334-4437 and ask for the Angus Boot Camp block.
Reservations must be made by December 19 to secure the negotiated rate.
For more information
Contact Monica Jordan at mjordan@angus.org or Shelia Stannard at
sstannard@angus.org or call them at 816-383-5100 to find out more information about this Boot Camp at Washington State University.
| Schedule of Events |
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| Thursday, January 3, 2008 |
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| 8 a.m. |
Registration
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| 9 am |
Welcome
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WSU Program Overview
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Developing and Maintaining a Business Mentality
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Break
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Consumer Preferences for Beef Products
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Functional Genetics-Effective use of New and Existing Methods
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| Noon |
Lunch
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Calf Health Management
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By-product Feeding-Carcass Quality Implications
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Move to Beef Center
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Skills session (3 rotations)
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Animal identification systems
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Lab work: tattooing, freeze branding
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Body condition scoring
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| 5 pm |
Dinner at Beef Center
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Research at WSU Animal Science Department to Benefit the Beef Industry
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Sale Time-What Bulls will You Buy?
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| Friday, January 4, 2008 |
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| 7:30 am |
Breakfast
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| 8 a.m. |
Communication Skills in Crisis Times
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Marketing Alternatives-Branded products
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Source Verification Programs
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More Marketing Alternatives-Natural Programs, Organic & Grass Fed Beef
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Move to Meats Lab
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Carcass Quality Differences
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| 12:45 pm |
Lunch
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| 1:15 pm |
American Angus Association forms & procedures
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(Optional for Association members) Bill Bowman
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