Released: March 24, 2006

A.I. Refresher Course Offered

COLBY, Kan. – Kansas State University Research and Extension and Colby Community College are co-sponsoring the AI Refresher Course on April 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Colby Community College Farm.

The course, to update cattle producers on the latest in bovine artificial insemination, will be divided into a morning and an afternoon session. The morning session will include topics such as cow management and nutrition, synchronization and keys for a successful AI program. The afternoon session will focus on semen handling and palpation.

A $50 registration fee is requested by March 31, 2006. A limited number of registrations will be accepted. Registration includes a noon meal, supplies and the palpation lab. To register, interested persons should send a check payable to Kansas State University to Sandy Johnson, NW Research & Extension Center, P.O. Box 786, Colby, KS, 67701.

Further information is available by contacting Sandy Johnson with K-State Research and Extension at (785) 462-6281 or at sandyj@ksu.edu  or Marcy Ward with Colby Community College at (785) 462-3984, ext. 256 or at marcy@colbycc.edu.

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K-State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well-being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K-State campus, Manhattan.

Story by:
Sandy Johnson
sandyj@ksu.edu
K-State Research& Extension News