29th Annual ESDAR Conference
&
4th ECAR Symposium
ECAR Summer School
Participation is limited to ECAR residents.
15.09.2026
Tuesday
08:30 - 09:00
Registration
- Location: Department of Animal Reproduction
09:00 - 13:00
Practicals – Biotechnology in cattle and small animals
- Locations: Clinic of the Department of Animal Reproduction
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 18:00
Practicals – Biotechnology in cattle and small animals
- Locations: Clinic of the Department of Animal Reproduction
19:00
Social Meeting – Dinner
- Location: Hotel Park
16.09.2026
Wednesday
09:00 - 11:00
Lecture
Comparative Anatomy – Waldemar Sienkiewicz
- Locations: Department of Animal Reproduction or lecture hall Markiewicza
11:00 - 13:00
Lecture
Puberty – Sylvie Chastant
- Locations: Department of Animal Reproduction or lecture hall Markiewicza
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 16:00
Lectures – Estrus cycle: Comparative aspects and detection methods
Pigs – Alexander Grahofer
Ruminants – Maya Meesters
Equine – Jan Govaere
Small Animals – Kathrine Kirchhoff
- Locations: Department of Animal Reproduction or lecture hall Markiewicza
16:00 - 18:00
Workshops
Reproduction case discussions in groups.
- Tutors: Jan Govaere, Alexander Grahofer, Emmanuel Topie, Maya Meesters, Kathrine Kirchhoff
- Locations: Department of Animal Reproduction
19:00
Social Meeting – Dinner
- Location: Hotel Park
17.09.2026
Thursday
09:00 - 12:00
Lectures – Manipulation of the estrus cycle
Pigs – Alexander Grahofer
Small Animals – Emmanuel Topie
Break
Equine – Jan Govaere
Ruminants – Maya Meesters
- Locations: Department of Animal Reproduction or lecture hall Markiewicza
12:00 - 13:00
Lecture
Endocrinology – Manuel Hidalgo
- Locations: Department of Animal Reproduction or lecture hall Markiewicza
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 17:00
Mock Exam
- Examiners: Stefan Björkman and Maya Meesters
- Locations: Department of Animal Reproduction or lecture hall Markiewicza