A series of training workshops will be conducted in Abuja in June 2024 on ration formulation and evaluation software programs for beef cattle in Nigeria. This project is in cooperation with University of California Davis (UCD), Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS),, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike (MOUAU), United States Department of Agriculure, Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA FAS), and US Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria.

The national implementation of the tool in Nigeria is expected to increase productivity of small-holder farmers and reduction in intensity of methane emissions (i.e., emission per unit of production).

Agenda

Training Workshop on Ration Formulation and Evaluation Software Programs for Beef Cattle (NG Taurus PC and NG Taurus Mobile), June 2024, Abuja, Nigeria.

Day 1 (PC version of the software)

8:30 – 9:45 Opening ceremonies and introduction to Global Farm Animals Software Programs (Global FARP)
9:45: 10:00 Break
10:00 – 12:00 NG Taurus PC: Installation – Attendees will learn how to install the software on their PC computer and how to enable support for Khmer fonts.
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:45 NG Taurus PC: Ration Evaluation – Attendees will learn how to evaluate an existing ration for growing beef cattle and determining if supplied nutrients meet NRC requirements.
14:45 – 15:00 Break
15:00 – 17:00 NG Taurus PC: Ration Formulation – Attendees will learn how to formulate a new least cost ration for growing beef cattle, which meets NRC requirements.

Day 2 (Mobile version of the software)

8:00 – 9:45 NG Taurus Mobile: Installation – Attendees will learn how to install the mobile app on their smart phones and how to enable support for Khmer fonts on their mobile devices.
9:45: 10:00 Break
10:00 – 12:00 NG Taurus Mobile: Ration Evaluation – Attendees will learn how to evaluate an existing ration for breeding beef cattle, determining if supplied nutrients meet NRC requirements.
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:45 NG Taurus Mobile: Ration Formulation – Attendees will learn how to formulate a least cost ration for breeding beef cattle, which meets NRC requirements.
14:45 – 15:00 Break
15:00 – 17:00 NG Taurus Mobile: Hands-on class exercise – Attendees will be organized into groups and each group will be assigned a problem to solve using the materials covered in previous sessions.
17:00 – 17:30 Group photo and certificate of award ceremony.

Training Materilas

The training materials are avaiable in English language for beef cattle.

Beef

For the beef program there are three versions: PC, Android, and IOS.

Class Exercises

Class-Exercise-01.pdf (Least Cost Growing: Yearling Steer)
Class-Exercise-02.pdf (Leas Cost Breeding: Adult Bull)
Class-Exercise-03.pdf (Least Cost Breeding: Lactating Pregnant Cow)

Venue

The training venue will be in Abuja. Possibly it may be Congress Hall in Transcorp Hilton Abuja Hotel, but we have not decided yet.

Address: 1 Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Abuja, 900001, Nigeria.
Phone: +234 803 901 3000
Email: hilton.abuja@hilton.com
Website: https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/abuhitw-transcorp-hilton-abuja/

Photos

The group photos will be posted after the training workshop is concluded.

Participants

Organizations

The list of participants will be posted after the training workshop is concluded.

Attendees

The list of attendees will be posted after the training workshop is concluded.

Contacts

Nigeria:

Francis Okechukwu Ahamefule, PhD
Professor of Animal (ruminant) Production
Department of Animal Production and Livestock Management
College of Animal Science and Animal Prod.
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture,
Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria.
ahamefule.francis@mouau.edu.ng | +243 0806 852 8149 | +243 0708 579 5218

USA

Ermias Kebreab, PhD
Associate Dean, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Director, World Food Center
Professor and Sesnon Endowed Chair
University of California, Davis
1107 Environmental Horticulture Bldg
One Shields Avenue | Davis, CA 95616 | USA
ekebreab@ucdavis.edu | +1 (530) 304 9700

GEO Software

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