Programm
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Thursday, August 27, 2015
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OPENING SESSION |
| 18:30-18:45 |
Chairpersons’ Greetings
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| 18:45-19:30 |
Feeding the world in 2050
Felice Adinolfi, Italy
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| 19:30-20:30 |
Networking Reception |
Friday, August 28, 2015 - Hall A - with simultaneous translation in German
08:30-10:00
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SUSTAINABILITY OF CATTLE PRODUCTION |
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With a human population expected to grow to 9 billion by 2050, what scenarios exist for ruminant production? Can we maintain the current paradigm of cattle production?
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Moderator
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Larry Eugene Chase, USA
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Modern dairy farming
Larry Eugene Chase, USA
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| Debate |
Are hyper-intensive, mega farms more efficient?
Yes: Judith Capper, USA
No: Katrien E. van’t Hooft, The Netherlands
Discussion
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| 10:20-11:50 |
END OF MILK QUOTA SCENARIOS |
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With the end of the milk quota in April 2015, in the long term, which farmers and industries will be under pressure? In what areas of the world will production increase? Should farmers invest and in what way?
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Moderator
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Henk Hogeveen, The Netherlands
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Debate
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Who will benefit from the end of the milk quota?
Speaker 1: Felice Adinolfi, Italy
Speaker 2: Anna-Maija Heikkilä, Finland
Discussion
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12:10-13:40
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COMMUNICATING AND MOTIVATING TO ACHIEVE RESULTS
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Many tasks on farms are repetitive, physical, and performed out of hours. How can farm workers be motivated to perform certains tasks to the required standard?
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Moderator
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Kathrin Stock, Germany
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Lecture
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Challenges of implementing new traits in dairy breeding: The role of communication from a breeder's point of view
Kathrin Stock, Germany
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Debate
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Is good communication the key to achieve good results?
Yes: Joep Driessen, The Netherlands
No: Joachim Lübbo Kleen, Germany
Discussion
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Friday, August 28, 2015 - Hall B
| 08:30-10:00 |
ECONOMICS OF REPRODUCTION
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Considering increasing yields and the many diseases that follow calving, should we insist on calving once per year?
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Henk Hogeveen, The Netherlands |
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Discussion
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Is the 365-day calving interval the best option?
Questions:
-Are there determinants for longer voluntary waiting periods to be economically viable?
-What are the differences between pasture-based and zero-grazing systems in terms of reproduction economics?
-In which situations may extended lactations still be profitable?
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| 10:20-11:50 |
HEAT DETECTION OR HORMONE PROTOCOLS
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Increasing labour costs for heat detection and poor conception rates following hormonal treatments for fixed time AI, challenge the way of getting cows pregnant |
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John Mee, Ireland |
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Heat detection vs. hormonal protocols: Reproductive performance, economic benefits and societal acceptance
John Mee, Ireland
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Debate
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Can we reach the same reproductive goals through AI following heat detection and through fixed time insemination following hormonal protocols?
View 1: David Wolfenson, Israel
View 2: Giovanni Gnemmi, Italy
Discussion
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| 12:10-13:40 |
REVERTING DECLINING FERTILITY
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Conception rates have been declining for decades in dairy cattle. Can something be done to revert this tendency? |
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John Mee, Ireland |
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How can we revert declining dairy cow fertility?
John Mee, Ireland
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Debate
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Is declining fertility the price for higher production?
View 1: Giovanni Gnemmi, Italy
View 2: Gerrit A. Hooijer, The Netherlands
Discussion |
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14:30-16:00
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VACCINATE OR ERRADICATE |
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With several infectious diseases, it is often necessary to decide between living with a certain disease or eradicating it, at the farm, region or country level. Is eradication the way
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Christine Fourichon, France |
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Debate
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Is eradication of infectious diseases the most efficient way for their control?
Vaccination: John A. Ellis, Canada
Erradication: George Gunn, UK
Discussion
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| 16:30-18:00 |
ON FARM MASTITIS DIAGNOSTICS |
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On farm diagnosis for mastitis has been used in few farms but there is an increasing number of diagnostic tools for this purpose. If these tools are cheap and accurate enough, will they change the way we perform mastitis treatments? |
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Filipe Cardoso, Portugal
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Debate
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Can on farm diagnostics save money and antibiotics?
Yes: Sofie Piepers, Belgium
No: Gabriel Leitner, Israel
Discussion
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Saturday, August 29, 2015 - Hall A - with simultaneous translation in German
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08:30-10:00
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WELFARE AND PRODUCTIVITY: WALKING SIDE-BY-SIDE |
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Low stress levels, absence of disease and higher longevity are features common to the pursuit of ruminant welfare and higher productivity. How can we provide conditions that simultaneously lead to higher animal welfare and increased productivity?
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Becky Whay, UK
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Debate
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Can welfare and productivity work side by side?
Yes: Gerrit A. Hooijer, The Netherlands
No: Joep Driessen, The Netherlands
Discussion
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Session 8
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MASTITIS TREATMENT |
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Mastitis is the most costly disease for dairy farmers, but in many instances antibiotic use might not be the best option to deal with udder health problems. In what situations do we really need to use antibiotics in dealing with udder health?
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Stephen P. Oliver, USA |
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Debate
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Shall we always rely on antibiotics for udder health?
Yes: Ricardo Bexiga, Portugal
No: Bernd-Alois Tenhagen, Germany
Discussion |
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12:10-13:40
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CALVES MANAGEMENT: CONTROVERSIES IN EVERY DAY PRACTICE? |
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Arcangelo Gentile, Italy
Ingrid Lorenz, Ireland
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Topics to be discussed:
-Navel dipping in newborn calves
-Nutritional level of young dairy calves
-Feeding of waste milk in dairy calves
-Force-feeding of milk in anorexic calves
-Use of antibiotics in calf diarrhoea
-Respiratory vaccines in young calves
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14:30-16:00
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MALE DAIRY CALVES |
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In most countries around the globe, male calves of dairy breeds have low economic value, which dictates their destiny. What alternatives better suit calves, farmers and consumers?
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Jörg Hartung, Germany |
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Debate
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Will we be able to deal with male dairy calves?
Yes: Henry Swinkels, The Netherlands
No:
Discussion
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Saturday, August 29, 2015 - Hall B
| 08:30-10:00 |
IN-LINE DETECTION OF DISEASE |
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With increasing numbers of animals, detection of disease or of underperformance might prove challenging. Evaluation of several parameters in the milking parlour may help in the early detection of problems
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Claudia Kamphuis, The Netherlands
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Sensors in the milking parlor: Replacing or complementing human senses in monitoring animal health and performance
Claudia Kamphuis, The Netherlands
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Discussion
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Can automatic detection of disease replace direct animal observation?
Speaker 1: Alon Arazi, Israel
Speaker 2: Rik van der Tol, The Netherlands
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| 10:20-11:50 |
GENOMIC TOOLS
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The increasing availability of genomic tools seems to be an opportunity to solve many problems that affect us in the present. Fertility, immunity, metabolic disease or even production of healthier food - can these be tackled through genomics? |
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Ricardo Negrini, Italy |
| Debate |
Can genomics solve our problems?
Yes: Antonello Carta, Italy
No: Agustin Blasco, Spain |
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12:10-13:40
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EMERGENCE OF DISEASE |
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Climate change affects the distribution of vectors and infectious agents. What can we expect in a not so distant future in terms of exotic diseases?
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Etienne Thiry, Belguim |
| 12:10-12:40 |
Introduction
Etienne Thiry, Belguim |
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Are we prepared for the next emerging disease?
Franz Josef Conraths, Germany
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| Discussion |
Discussants:
Christine Fourichon, France
Franz Josef Conraths, Germany
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| 13:10-13:40 |
Questions:
- Are diseases emerging because we are looking for them more attentively?
- What may be the costs of a new infectious disease and what are the costs of being prepared?
- What is the role of farmers and veterinary practictioners in detecting emerging diseases?
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