Alvin C Warnick Reproductive Management School

This course is sponsored by the UF / IFAS Extension Service and is conducted in conjunction with area large animal Veterinary practitioners. It is part of a continuing multi-county effort to help South Florida beef producers market more pounds of beef per cow profitably.

The purpose of the course is to strengthen managerial capabilities of owners and operators of beef cattle ranches. This is an intensive course in reproductive management of the cow herd. Although the topic of pregnancy diagnosis is given extensive treatment, participants should not expect this training to make them proficient in that skill. Rather it is hoped that an improved understanding of the broad subject of breeding herd management will be achieved and that individuals enrolled in the course will be better equipped to work with their veterinarians in accomplishing breeding program objectives.

REGISTRATION

Registration deadline is Friday, October 24, 2025. However, space is limited and available on a first come first served basis. Spots are not reserved until payment is complete. This school fills quickly so register early. To finalize your registration, please submit your completed statement of release (found at https://sfbfp.ifas.ufl.edu/events.shtml) via email to YmNjYXJsaXMgfCB1ZmwgISBlZHU= or mailed to The South Florida Beef Forage Program, c/o Bridget Stice, PO Box 9005, Drawer HS03, Bartow, FL 33831. If you have any questions please contact Bridget Stice at YmNjYXJsaXMgfCB1ZmwgISBlZHU=

TENTATIVE AGENDA

Wednesday - November 4, 2025

9:30 Registration & Refreshments

10:00 Welcome; Introduction to Reproductive Management

10:10 Management of Longino Ranch for Production Efficiency

10:40 Reproductive Management Decisions and Their Impact on Profit

11:15 Break

11:25 Impact of Temperament and Stress on Reproductive Efficency

12:15 Lunch (provided)

12:55 Genetic Selection for Reproductive Efficency

1:35 Herd Health Programs and Reproductive Efficency

2:15 Pregnancy Testing

3:05 Intact Tracts Lab

3:50 Lab - Blood Sampling for Pregnancy Diagnosis

4:05 Lab - Hands on Pregnancy Testing

Thursday - November 6, 2025

8:00 Morning Refreshments and Discussion

8:15 Lab - Hands on Pregnancy Testing

9:45 Ultra Sound for Reproductive Management

10:15 Bull Breeding Soundness Evaluation & Live Animal Demo

10:45 Strategic Nutrition and Body Condition Scoring for Current and Future Calf Crops

11:25 How Trace Minerals Influence Reproductive Efficency

11:55 Lunch(provided)

12:40 Breeding Season Management

1:20 Heifer Development & Management of Young Cows

1:50 The Role of Artificial Insemination in a Commercial Cow Herd

2:20 Break

2:35 Natural Service Synchronization

3:05 Lab - AI Herd Impact: Putting Principles into Practice

Friday - November 7, 2025

8:00 Morning Refreshments and Discussion

8:15 Lab – Hands on Pregnancy Testing

9:45 Coping with Calving Problems and Lab

10:30 Herd Sire Management

11:00 Roundtable Discussion: Management Practices for Success - Producer Panel

11:45 Program Summary and Evaluation

12:15 Steak Lunch (provided)

**Schedule is subject to change

Full refunds will be honored on or before October 3, 2025

The University of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Institution

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