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 -

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
Bovine perinatal
mortality - 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 -

Camelids

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

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 -

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 -

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
Denmark
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 -

Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases

Prof.Dr.
Barry Bradford
USA
Inflammation in transition cows: precursors and managing through it - 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 -

Parasitic Diseases

Prof.Dr.
Gema Alvarez
Spain
Control of bovine neosporosis - CV -

Public Health, Food Safety

Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Luis Pablo Herve Claude
Chile
Public health and ruminants: Beyond residues and zoonoses - CV -

Reproduction in Dairy and Beef Cattle

Dr.
Susana Astiz
Spain
Beef reproduction - 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.
Georgios C. Fthenakis
Greece
The ecosystem of small ruminant farms and the dissemination of pathogens therein - CV -

Smart Farming, Artificial Intelligient

Assist.Prof.Dr.
Borbala Foris
Austria
Animal welfare in the AI era - CV -
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 -

Surgery & Lameness

Prof.Dr.
Nigel Cook
USA
Cow comfort: Ventilation, lameness, lying behavior, coping with heat stress? - CV -
Prof.Dr.
Alexandre Starke
Germany
Hoof diseases in cattle herd health analysis, diagnosis and treatment on the farm - CV -