Club Herd Competitions
View the results from this year's herd competitions
Telford Hotel and Golf Resort
Great Hay Drive, Sutton Heights,
Telford, Shropshire TF7 4DT
The British Cattle Breeders Club provides a forum for exchange between scientists and breeders of beef and dairy cattle.
At the annual British Cattle Conference papers are presented by leading scientists, breeders, industry specialists and veterinarians. The conference is a truly international occasion, providing a unique opportunity to meet other breeders and scientists in a warm and friendly environment.
MONDAY 18th JANUARY
15.30 Beef Workshop – Chairman: Dr Maurice Bichard
AHDB Beef and Lamb Review of Genetic Improvement in the UK Beef Industry
18.00 Wine reception sponsored by ABA Viking
19.00 onwards. Dinner in the restaurant
21.15 Quiz Night with Quiz Master Mark Roberts, in the
Lounge Bar, with champagne for the winners
sponsored by Shepherd Publishing
TUESDAY 19th JANUARY
09.10 Club Chairman Roger Trewhella opens the conference
SESSION 1 Chairman: Mr Mike Powley
BREEDING BEEF PROFITABLY
09.15 Mr David Alvis, Managing Director, Yorkshire Dairy Goats
How to make cattle breeding a profitable business?
09.45 Mr Stuart Roberts, Farmer, Hammonds End Farm, Herts
What the future of beef breeding may look like?
SESSION 2 Chairman: Dr Kirsty Moore
GENOMICS IN BEEF
10.45 Dr Donagh Berry, Geneticist, Animal & Bioscience Research Dept, Teagasc, Ireland
Beefing up Beef Breeding in Ireland using DNA Technology
12.05 Beef PhD Student, sponsored by AHDB Beef & Lamb
12.25 Lunch
SESSION 3 Chairman: Mr Charlie Askew
IMPROVING TERMINAL & MATERNAL TRAITS
13.45 Mr Kim Matthews, Head of Research & Development, AHDB
Improving Carcase & Eating Quality through Breeding & Management
13.45 – 14.45 Parallel Session for Dairy Delegates – Workshop
Inbreeding – Meeting the Challenge Head On
14.15 Mr Billy O’Kane, Farmer, Crebilly Farm, Northern Ireland
Driving Beef Profitability Using Maternal Composite Genetics
SESSION 4 Chairman: Mr Iain Kerr
BREEDING FOR TB RESISTANCE
15.15 Mr Marco Winters, Head of Genetics, AHDB Dairy
Breeding dairy cows for TB resistance
15.30 Mr Rex Ward, Farmer, Flanders Gate, Cornwall
Producing dairy and beef in an environment with TB
16.00 General Discussion with TB panel speakers
16.45 Chairman closes paper sessions on beef day
17.00 AGM in Coalbrookdale Room
EVENING EVENTS
19.00 Thatchers Cider Reception in Celebration of Brian Pocock and those who have supported the Club’s objectives
19.30 Club Dinner in the Great Hay Suite with beef kindly donated by Waitrose and Dovecote Park Ltd.
21.00 Speaker Professor John Wibberley, PhD, NSch, FRAgS
‘Leaning on a gate contemplating cattle’
WEDNESDAY 20th JANUARY
DAIRY DAY
09.10 Chairman Mr Roger Trewhella opens the Dairy Day
SESSION 5 Chairman: Mr Laurence Loxam
MAKE YOUR OWN FUTURE?
09.15 Mr Gwyn Jones, Chairman of AHDB Dairy
Making a Future in Dairy Farming
SESSION 6 Chairman: Mr Richard Park
GENETICS, GENOMICS, COMMUNICATIONS – A FAST MOVING WORLD
11.00 Mr David Black BVM&S DBR MRCVS, Paragon Veterinary Group
Advanced breeding technology advances for cattle farmers
11.30 Mr Stuart Rogers, Dairy Farmer, Longmoor Farm, Dorset
Combining Genomics with Social Media to provide a Marketing Choice
12.00 Dairy PhD Student, sponsored by AHDB Dairy
SESSION 7 Chairman: Mrs Anya Westland
PLANNING FOR SUCCESS
13.45 Mr Ian Tremain, Head of Agriculture, Bridgwater College
Preparing the next generation of farmers and dairy herd staff
14.05 Dr Sophie Eaglen, Global Business Development Manager Genetics/Genomics, CRV Innovation, Netherlands
A European view on the future dairy farmer: will there still be room for emotion?
14.25 Mr Philip Metcalfe, Partner, Metcalfe Farms, North Yorkshire
Keeping on track and staying there
14.45 General Discussion with panel speakers
15.15 Chairman closes the conference
View the results from this year's herd competitions
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