Keynote Speakers

Incomplete List

Behaviour and Welfare

Prof.Dr.
Trevor DeVries
Canada
Robotic milking systems and
herd management - CV -
Prof.Dr.
Raphael Guatteo
France
Pain management in cattle : From detection to management - CV -

Biotechnology and Sustainability

Prof.Dr.
Marcelo M Seneda
Brasil
In vivo and in vitro strategies to enhance the development oocyte competence and fertility in cattle - CV -
Prof.Dr.
Armağan Hayırlı
Türkiye
Herd performance for sustainability in beef production - CV -

Calf Health

Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Angel Abuelo
USA
Nutrition and the immun system of neonatal dairy calves - CV -
Prof.Dr.
Sebastien Buczinski
Canada
Calf pneumonia diagnosis in 2026: multiple approaches for a complex disease - CV -
Prof.Dr.
Ingrid Lorenz
Germany
Feeding for calf
health – what do we
know so far? - CV -
Prof.Dr.
John Mee
Ireland
Abortion/Stillbirth investigations 101: From field postmortem to laboratory submissions - CV -
Assoc.Prof.Dr.
Bart Pardon
Belgium
An update on bovine respiratory disease: calf pneumonia from a different point of view - CV -
Prof.Dr.
Geof Smith
USA
Managing salmonella in calves - CV -
Prof.Dr.
Sezgin Şentürk
Türkiye
Treatment of neonatal calf diarrhea; Simple mistakes, fatal consequences - CV -

Camelids

Prof.Dr.
Thomas Wittek
Austria
Recent research developments in Old and New World camelids - CV -

Education

Prof.Dr.
Emily J. Reppert
USA
Assessing the effectiveness of a novel livestock educator development program to maintain critical mass of livestock educators in veterinary medicine - CV -

Genetics and Breeding

Prof.Dr.
Sena Ardıçlı
Türkiye
From genomes to the future: Redefining animal breeding - CV -

Global Warming and Environment

Assoc.Prof.Dr.
Jan Dijkstra
The Netherlands
Mitigating enteric methane emissions in ruminants: Evidence-based approaches - CV -
Assoc.Prof.Dr.
Jimena Laporta
USA
Heat stress in dairy cows - CV -

Herd Health Management and Economics

Prof.Dr.
Didier Raboisson
France
Economics of bovine health for practionners: facts and perspectives for small to large farms - CV -

Immunology and Vaccinology

Prof.Dr.
Cezmi Akdiş
Switzerland
Epithelial barrier theory: Pandemic increase in allergic and autoimmun diseases through the “One Health Concept” - CV -

Infectious Diseases

Dr.
Pilar M. Muñoz Álvaro
Spain
Control of brucellosis in cattle - CV -
Prof.Dr.
Bryan Charleston
UK
Developing novel Foot and Mouth Disease vaccines using structural virology - CV -
Prof.Dr.
Juergen Richt
USA
From Birds to Bovines: Influenza’s expanding host range - CV -
Prof.Dr.
Hüseyin Yılmaz
Türkiye
Viral agents in respiratory diseases in cattle: Risk factors, circulating strains and vaccination - CV -
Dr.
Fabrizio Rosso
Italy
FMD control in a changing world: From global vision to local action - CV -
Prof.Dr.
Han Sang Yoo
South Korea
Bovine Tuberculosis: How to manage it for the eradication - CV -

Internal Medicine and Toxicology

Prof.Dr.
Peter Constable
USA
Acid-base physiology during the transition period in dairy cattle and its impact on hypocalcemia - CV -
Prof.Dr.
Walter Grünberg
Germany
Liver health in dairy cattle - CV -
Prof.Dr.
Begüm Yurdakök Dikmen
Türkiye
Developmental origins of health and disease in cattle: The role of prenatal toxicant exposure - CV -

Mastitis and Antimicrobial Resistance

Prof.Dr.
Bo Han
China
Pathogens isolated from clinical mastitis in dairy farms and changes in antibiotic resistance - CV -
Prof.Dr.
Volker Krömker
Germany
Current aspects of intramammary infections and their significance in mastitis control - CV -
Prof.Dr.
Theo Lam
The Netherlands
Optimizing antimicrobial use in dairy farming: today’s practices and tomorrow’s challenges - CV -

Microbiota

Prof.Dr.
George Oikonomou
UK
What can we learn studying the bovine microbiome? Opportunities to improve cattle health and production
- CV -

Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases

Prof.Dr.
Barry Bradford
USA
Inflammation in transition cows: precursors and managing through it - CV -
Prof.Dr.
Hıdır Gençoğlu
Türkiye
From feed to feces: An integrated analysis of physicochemical profiles in Holstein cattle - CV -
Prof.Dr.
Jesse P. Goff
USA
Nutrition on first two weeks after calving in dairy cattle - CV -
Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Sabina Mann
USA
Nutritional immunology in
transition phases - CV -
Prof.Dr.
Gregory Penner
Canada
Factors affecting gastrointestinal tract health in beef and dairy cattle - CV -

One Health

Prof.Dr.
Liza Rosenbaum Nielsen
Denmark
When disease control meets ecological limits: Rethinking ruminant systems through one health
- CV -

Parasitic Diseases

Prof.Dr.
Gema Alvarez
Spain
Subject 1: Control of bovine neosporosis
Subject 2: Bovine besnoitiosis: Current challenges and options in managing an old disease
- CV -
Prof.Dr.
Levent Aydın
Türkiye
Common misconceptions regarding ectoparasite control in ruminants - CV -
Prof.Dr.
Ismail Lafri
Algeria
Challenges for ruminant ticks and tick-borne diseases control - CV -

Public Health, Food Safety

Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Luis Pablo Herve Claude
Chile
Public health and ruminants: Beyond residues and zoonoses - CV -
Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Ihab Habib
UAE
Veterinary public health approaches to non-typhoidal Salmonella control in the beef chain - CV -

Reproduction in Dairy and Beef Cattle

Dr.
Susana Astiz
Spain
Reproductive management in beef cows: un update - CV -
Prof.Dr.
Giovann Gnemmi
Italy
Ultrasound as a diagnostic tool in reproductive counselling in beef and dairy herds - CV -
Prof.Dr.
Geert Opsomer
Belgium
Uterine health on fertility - CV -
Prof.Dr.
Milo Wiltbank
USA
Pregnancy loss in cattle - CV -

Sheep and Goats

Prof.Dr.
Pip Beard
UK
Recent developments in sheeppox, goatpox and lumpy skin disease - CV -
Prof.Dr.
Georgios C. Fthenakis
Greece
The ecosystem of small ruminant farms and the dissemination of pathogens therein - CV -
Prof.Dr.
Delia Lacasta Lozano
Spain
Differential diagnosis of respiratory diseases in sheep - CV -

Smart Farming, Artificial Intelligient

Assist.Prof.Dr.
Melissa Cantor
USA
Precision technology for dairy cattle management: Efficacy for transition cattle disease management, what we know and where are we headed - CV -
Assist.Prof.Dr.
Borbala Foris
Austria
Animal welfare in the AI era - CV -

Surgery & Lameness

Prof.Dr.
Nigel Cook
USA
Cow comfort: Ventilation, lameness, lying behavior, coping with heat stress? - CV -
Asist.Prof.Dr.
Amy Gillespie
UK
New understanding of the pathogenesis of bovine digital dermatitis and how this is shaping the future of disease control - CV -
Prof.Dr.
Alexandre Starke
Germany
Hoof diseases in cattle herd health analysis, diagnosis and treatment on the farm - CV -