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The Future of Phenotyping for a Sustainable Beef Industry

Featured speakers:

• Dale Woerner
• Guilherme Rosa
• Jeferson Lourenco
• Larry Kuehn
• Brian McCulloh
• Bradley Wolter
• Mokah Shmigelsky
• Marcos Lopes
• Kelli Retallick-Riley

Prior to the event, the AGI® team will also be sharing relevant resources and prompts to help you prepare for discussions.

Agenda

Wednesday, September 25

Day 1 Theme: Novel ways to improve phenotypic measurement

Event check-in open from noon to 1:00 p.m.

• 1:00—Opening Presentations
  • How far we've come: Successes to celebrate and mistakes to learn from
  • Imagining the next 20 years of animal breeding
• 2:30—Networking Break
• 3:00—Technical Presentations (3)
  • High-throughput phenotyping technology and its applications in animal breeding
  • Computer-vision and machine-learning applications for data recording and animal identification
  • Innovative technologies capturing phenotypes at Topigs Norvin
• 4:30—1^st Panel Discussion on Theme
• 5:00—Round Table Discussions/Social Hour

Thursday, September 26

Day 2  Theme: Phenotypes and their data for the future

• 8:00—Opening Remarks
• 8:15—Technical Presentations (3)
  • Using microbiome information to improve feed efficiency in cattle
  • Red meat yield: Where we’ve been and future directions
  • Improving health with genetics selection: What do we need to measure and how?
• 9:45—2^nd Panel Discussion
• 10:15—Networking Break & Round Table Reflection
• 11:00—3^rd Panel Discussion
• 11:45—Closing Remarks, ending at noon

Registration

Registration for the event closes Sept. 6, 2024. Registration cost for all registrants is $75.

Accommodations

Please book accommodations with the Kansas City Airport Marriott using this link.

If flying, please note shuttle service to and from the Kansas City airport will be provided by the hotel.