As announced in the last issue of The Wool Press, the Wool CRC will host a day devoted to wool at the AAAP-ASAP Conference in Sydney in July 2000. Registration details for this one-day program are available from the web site for the AAAP–ASAP (Australian Society of Animal Production/ Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production) at: www.asap.asn.au
Registration fee is $150 and $60 for students.
Quality wool production and the CRC forPremium Quality Wool 1993-2000 |
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| Time | Titles | Chairs/ Speakers |
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| 0945 – 1030 | Finer wool
Accelerated gains for finer wool and higher fleece weight Going finer in traditionally non-fine areas Processing implications ofresearch outcomes |
I Purvis
Dr A Swan Dr K Atkins Dr P Lamb |
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| 1030 – 1100 | Morning tea | ||
| 1100 – 1145 | Staple strength
Biology of staple strength Potential for growers to improve staple strength Relationships to processing results |
Dr N Adams
Dr A Schlink Dr A Peterson Dr C Oldham |
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| 1145 – 1245 | Biotechnology
Cloning of sheep: why and how Transgenic wool: objectives and approaches for alteringwool properties Discovering quality related genes Public attitudes to genetic engineering |
Prof G Rogers
Dr T Peura Dr S Bawden Dr I Franklin Dr K Ward |
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| 1245 – 1400 | Lunch | ||
| 1400 – 1445 | Education and Technology Transfer
The Evolution of education and training for the wool industry Development of a web-based wool education resource database Extension in the wool industry: what works, what dosen’t, and how do we measure it? |
Prof P Hynd
Dr P Cregan Prof P Hynd Dr S Williams
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| 1445 – 1530 | Posters | ||
| 1530 – 1600 | Afternoon tea | ||
| 1600 – 1645 | Posters | ||
| 1645 – 1725 | Question time PanelOverview |
Prof L Piper
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| 1725 – 1730 | Concluding remarks | Dr L Ward | |
In this issue of The Wool Press: