Monday Masterclasses

 

Investigating Reproductive Problems to Improve Business Performance

SPONSORED BY ZOETIS 

Date: Monday 23 March 2026 

Time: 8.30am - 4.30pm

Location: Meeting Room 6, Royal International Convention Centre

Facilitators:

  • Led by Dr Lee Taylor | Zoetis Australia




Overview:

Are you confident connecting herd fertility to business performance?

Do you sometimes struggle to pinpoint why herd fertility is underperforming?

Would you like to deliver greater value to clients by linking data-driven reproductive insights to real business outcomes?

Join us for a practical, case-based workshop that will help you build confidence and competence in diagnosing and addressing suboptimal reproductive performance in beef and dairy herds.
Discover a Systematic Approach
Learn how to apply the Guidelines for the Investigation of Reproductive Problems in Beef and Dairy Herds — developed by a panel including Michael McGowan, John House and Mark Hazelton — to real-world cases.

What You’ll Gain:
  • A clear, step-by-step framework to define, diagnose, and investigate herd fertility problems
  • Strategies to interpret pregnancy testing and performance data with confidence
  • Tools to communicate reproductive findings in a business-focused, value-adding way
  • Insights into sample collection, diagnostic testing, and integrating lab results into herd management decisions
  • Note: this workshop builds on but is similar to the workshop held in 2025, please email us if you want to understand if it is worthwhile attending again.
Includes: Catering and transport
Number of delegates: 30 delegates (small groups of 6 per table for enhanced learning)
VetEd points: 8

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Foundations of Cattle Reproduction for the Early-Career Vet




Date: Monday 23 March 2026
 
Time: 8:30am - 5:00pm

Location: Meeting Room 5, Royal International Convention Centre

Facilitators:

  • Dr Becky Dickinson | Veterinary Support Services 
  • Dr Chelsea Hair | Herd Solutions
  • Dr Gemma Chuck

Overview:

Perfecting common obstetric and reproduction skills and managing complex reproductive investigations can feel overwhelming to a graduate vet.
This workshop will provide practical insights into managing common obstetric and reproductive cases, equip participants with skills to successfully launch and hone their manual and ultrasound pregnancy testing, and challenge whole-farm problem solving for common reproductive management scenarios through a ‘speed-solve and discuss’ format.

Includes: Catering and transport 
Number of delegates: 20 delegates  
VetEd points: 8