29th Annual ESDAR Conference
&
4th ECAR Symposium
Conference Program
Satellite Courses for Polish Practitioners
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Olsztyn, Poland
15.00 - 16.00
Stefan Björkman: Use of Ultrasound in Diagnosing Fertility Problems in Pigs
16.00 - 17.00
Heiner Bollwein: Doppler examination of cows
17.00 - 18.00
Katarzyna Żarczyńska: Błędy i artefakty w badaniu ultrasonograficznym bydła
19.00 - 22.00
Welcome Reception
Opening social event for all conference participants.
08.00 - 08.30
Opening Session
Welcome by ESDAR and ECAR President
Welcome by LOC / Polish Universities
08.30 - 10.00
Plenary Session 1
Keynote lecture 1 - David Noakes memorial Lecture -
Michael Morris: A review of parturition and the puerperium in the modern dairy cow.
Key-note lecture 2:
Thomas Hildebrand: New conservation approach for critically endangered mammalian species
10.00 - 10.30
Coffee Break
10.50 - 11.45
Young Scientist Communication, Oral Presentations ECAR Residents
11.45 - 12.45
Oral Communications I (4×4 OC's)
- OC1 Spermatology
- OC2 Gynecology
- OC3 Behaviour & reproduction
- OC4 Endocrinology
12.45 - 13.45
Lunch Break
12.45 - 13.45
Meeting of the ESDAR Country Representatives (+ lunch)
13.45 - 15.15
Poster Session I
15.00 - 15.30
Coffee Break
15.15 - 16.00
ECAR AGM
16.00 - 17.30
Parallel Workshops 1–3, How to do Session I
- WS 1 – Alexander Grahofer: How to improve maternal behavior and reduce piglet mortality in free farrowing systems
- WS 2 – Manuel Hidalgo: Similarities and differences in donkey and horse male and female reproduction
- WS 3 – Osvaldo Bogado Pascottini: Novel aspects of endometritis in dairy cows: from molecular to practical approaches
- ECAR How-to-do Session 1 – Pawel Kordowitzki & Jane Morrell: Updates on the most common procedures in reproductive biotechnology
20.00
Gala Dinner
For participants who declared attendance in the registration form.
08.30 - 10.00
Plenary Session 2
Keynote lecture 3:
Sandra Goericke-Pesch: Uterine disfunctions in companion animals.
Keynote lecture 4:
Pregnancy outcomes following artificial insemination and embryo transfer in dairy cows - expectations vs. reality.
10.00 - 10.30
Coffee Break
10.30 - 11.30
Oral Communications II (4×4 OC's)
- OC5 Obstetrics
- OC6 Andrology
- OC7 Embryo transfer
- OC8 Other
11.30 - 12.15
ESDAR Annual Business Meeting
12.15 - 13.15
Lunch
13.15 - 14.45
Poster Session II
14.30 - 15.00
Coffee Break
15.00 - 16.30
Workshops 4–6, How to do Session II
- WS 4 – Sebastian Arlt: Small animals – Castration consultation between practitioners and pet owners
- WS 5 – Roman Dąbrowski and his team, Poland: Artificial intelligence and virtual reality in reproduction and education
- WS 6 – Anna Rapacz-Leonard, Poland: From placental attachment to placental release: retained fetal membranes as a model of postpartum placental dysfunction
- ECAR How-do-to Session 2 – Stefan Deleuze & Stefan Björkman: Guidelines for Supervisors and the ECAR Exam 2025: Feedback and Implications
16.50 - 17.10
Closure of the meeting, prizes
09.00 - 11.00
Visit at Olsztyn Castle
Guided tour of the historical Olsztyn Castle.