National Webinar Series: NSIP

The NSIP ReLaunch Committee will be holding a series of webinars in May and June to teach sheep and goat producers about the National Sheep Improvement Program (NSIP). NSIP is a quantitative genetic selection tool designed to help sheep and goat producers make good breeding decisions.

The webinars will be held on consecutive Thursday evenings from  May 1 until June 5. All webinars will begin at 8 p.m. EST and last for approximately 1 hour.

• May 1
  How the sheep industry can benefit from NSIP
  Dr. Robert Banks, University of New England (Australia)
• May 8
  How the goat industry can benefit from NSIP
  Dr. Ken Andries, Kentucky State University
• May 15
  How, when, and what data to collect
  Cody Hiemke, Wisconsin Shropshire breeder
• May 22
  Challenges of moving to a performance-based flock
  Bill Shultz, Ohio Suffolk breeder
• May 29
  How to enter and submit data
  Dr. Chris Schauer, North Dakota State University
• June 5
  How to use the data
  Producer panel

Anyone with a connection to the Internet may participate. High speed access is recommended. The webinars use Adobe Connect software.

The webinars will be hosted by University of Maryland Extension (Susan Schoenian). To register for one or more webinars, send an e-mail message to pthomas@umd.edu. Registrants will receive log-in information via e-mail.

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