| 08:30 |
Introduction and Opening Remarks by Conference Chairman Mr Don Heatley, Chairman, Meat and Livestock Australia |
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Session 1 |
The impact of the Beef CRC and its CEO, Professor Bernie Bindon Session Chairman: Mr Dick Austen, AO |
| 08:45 |
Bernard Michael Bindon - Reproductive physiologist, animal scientist, research leader. Professor Keith Entwistle |
| 09:15 |
The impact of the first two phases of the Beef CRC Professor Bernie Bindon |
| 10:00 |
Morning tea |
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Session 2 |
The impact of Quantitative Genetics: Take-home messages Session Chairman: Mr Robin Hart AM |
| 10:30 |
The impact of quantitative genetics on productive, reproductive and adaptive traits Dr Larry Cundiff |
| 11:15 |
The genetics of female reproductive traits Dr David Johnston (with Dick Holroyd and Geoffry Fordyce) |
| 11:45 |
The genetics of growth and feed efficiency Dr Paul Arthur (with Robert Herd, Steve Barwick and David Johnston) |
| 12:15 |
The genetics of adaptive traits Dr Kishore Prayaga (with John Henshall, Heather Burrow and Nick Corbet) |
| 12:35 |
lunch |
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Session 3 |
The impact of Quantitative Genetics (continued) Session Chairman: Mr John Mactaggart AM |
| 13:30 |
The genetics of carcase and beef quality Dr Heather Burrow (with David Johnston, Toni Reverter and Steve Barwick) |
| 14:00 |
Breeding strategies for the development of the Australian beef industry Dr Keith Hammond |
| 14:20 |
Application of genetic technologies in the temperate Australian seedstock industry Mrs Lucinda Corrigan (with Peter Parnell) |
| 14:40 |
Impact of genetic innovations on beef production systems in northern Australia Mr Rob Backus (with Ian Whan) |
| 15:00 |
Afternoon Tea |
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Session 4 |
The impact of Molecular Genetics Session Chairman: Mr Edward Wright AM |
| 15:30 |
The impact of sequencing the bovine genome Professor James Womack |
| 16:15 |
Discovery, validation and delivery of DNA markers Professor Frank Nicholas |
| 16:45 |
The application of molecular techniques to the global beef industry Professor Mike Goddard (with Bill Barendse and Sigrid Lehnert) |
| 18:30 |
Gala Testimonial Dinner, Lazenby Hall, UNE to honour Professor Bernie Bindon's contribution to science and Australia's livestock industries |