Bristol: Setting up heifers for a long and productive life

Join world-renowned Dr Alex Bach to learn why effective youngstock management is a non-negotiable if you want to achieve longevity with your heifers.

The variation in longevity within dairy herds can be linked to youngstock management practices.  In this world of spiralling costs and focus on carbon footprints, can you afford not to place heifer rearing at the heart of your approach on farm?

Dr Bach will talk about the latest in youngstock management and how the science underpins the need to view costs as investments that deliver a return.

At the event you will learn about:

• The role of effective youngstock management on farm losses
• Birth and colostrum management – research and practice
• Weaning and target hitting
• Costs that are non-negotiable to achieve a return

About Dr. Alex Bach (Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies, Barcelona)

Alex Bach conducts research to understand the physiology and metabolism of ruminants with special emphasis on the impact of nutrition and management during early development on future metabolic function. He has received several awards in recognition to his research activities, has spoken at more than 130 international congresses, is author or co-author of more than 150 peer-reviewed publications, more than 100 extension articles, and more than 20 books (or book chapters). He has served as a scientific expert in several committees of the European Food Safety Authority and has also served in the European Research Council. He is section editor and sits in the editorial board of several scientific journals, and is member of various scientific committees.