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Alabama Beef Cattle Improvement Association

c/o Michelle Elmore, Extension Animal Scientist/Beef Cattle Improvement
40 County Road 756
Clanton, AL  35045

Beef Cattle Genetics Lunch-N-Learn Program Series

A Beef Cattle Genetics Lunch-N-Learn program series will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the month of September by interactive video and without being interactive via the internet. The program series is designed to provide practical knowledge genetic improvement in commercial and seedstock operations.
These free noontime educational sessions are jointly sponsored by the Mississippi and Alabama Beef Cattle Improvement Associations in cooperation with the Mississippi State University Extension Service and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. Featured topics include Records for Genetic Improvement, Computerized Record Keeping, Genetic Selection Tools, Improving Female Genetics, Bull Buying Decisions, Stocker Cattle Genetics, Industry Trends and Lessons and New Genetic Tools.  The full schedule, speakers and dates are featured in this program brochure.

 

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How to Install SCOPIA Desktop

 

**Once Scopia is installed, a good few minutes before meeting time, point your web browser to this link listed below:
http://130.18.73.122/scopia?ID=41637

Run the <Check Your Audio>, <Check Your Video> and then <Participate Now> You should hear yourself "echo" during the audio test if you are setup correctly. You will NOT hear yourself echo in the meeting room during the meeting. If you have questions, please unmute your microphone and ask them. Use the microphone icon in the top left corner of the screen. Do not use the one by your name.

You may also watch the sessions without being interactive by going to this website http://msucares.com/livestock/beef/index.html and then click on the respective session's link, which will become active on that date. Please use Internet Explorer for best viewing results.

If you are unable to attend all sessions or the program series, the Beef Cattle Genetics Lunch-N-Learn Series will be archived and available for viewing at http://msucares.com/livestock/beef/beefsc.html. Each session will have a separate link and will not be posted until after each session has been presented.