Scientific Programme

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Tuesday, 4th June 2024

13:00 - 19:00 Registration & Exhibition Opening
Hall 1
14:00 - 15.30 BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM SYMPOSIUM: “The global pig industry: A volatile market full of opportunities to succeed”
Speakers: Dr. Martin Pfützner, Dr. Joel Nerem (DV), Prof. Daniel C. L. Linhares (DVM, PhD, MB)
Hall 2
14:00 - 15.30 FARMABASE ANIMAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM: “Mycoplasmic Pneumonia - Control and Updates”
Speakers: Maria Clavijo (DVM, PhD) and Suzana Satomi Kuchiishi (DMV, PhD) invited by Eco Animal Health
Plenary
16:00 - 16.30 Opening Ceremony
Plenary
16.30 - 17:15 Tom Alexander Memorial Lecture, Prof. Jeffrey Zimmerman
Hall 3
17:15 - 18:15 ECPHM Annual General Meeting (Diplomates and Residents only)
Exhibition Hall
17:30 - 19:00 Welcome Reception
EXHIBITION OPENING HOURS: FROM 13:00 TO 19:00

Wednesday, 5th June 2024

To consult the program of the four parallel sessions, please click on the right arrow

Plenary

8:30 - 10:00 | KEYNOTE SESSION
VIROLOGY AND VIRAL DISEASES
Chaired by: Prof. Thomas Vahlenkamp , Prof. Mathias Ritzmann
08:30 - 09:00 NEW TECHNOLOGIES APPLIED TO VACCINE DEVELOPMENT: WHAT CAN WE EXPECT?, Prof. Hua-Ji Qiu
09:00 - 09:30 EMERGING VIRAL DISEASES: RECENT GLOBAL THREATS, Prof. Janice Reis Ciacci Zanella
09:30 - 10:00 Round Table Discussion
10.00 - 10:30 COFFEE BREAK & POSTER VIEWING
10:30 - 12:10 VIROLOGY AND VIRAL DISEASES
Chaired by: Dr. Matthias Eddicks, Prof. Andrea Ladinig
12:10 - 13:30 LUNCH & POSTER VIEWING
& CHAIRED POSTER PRESENTATIONS
13:30 - 14:50 VIROLOGY AND VIRAL DISEASES
Chaired by: Prof. Joaquim Ségales, Dr. Magdalena Czaplińska-Możdżeń
14:50 - 15:20 COFFEE BREAK & POSTER VIEWING
15:20 - 16:40 VIROLOGY AND VIRAL DISEASES
Chaired by: Prof. Hanchun Yang, Prof. Janice Reis Ciacci Zanella
16:40 - 17:00 POSTER VIEWING
17:00 - 18:30 ZOETIS SYMPOSIUM
“Predictability for virus evolution & Immuno-epidemiology From the lab to the farm: Applying science-based Knowledge & Artificial Intelligence tools to Fight Swine Diseases in the field”

Hall 1

8:30 - 10:00 | KEYNOTE SESSION
MANAGEMENT OF CRISIS AND DISASTERS
Chaired by: Dr. Pat Kirwan, Dr. Martin Pfützner
08:30 - 09:00 WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES: STRATEGIES OF CRISIS AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT, Dr. Ludovic Plee
09:00 - 09:30 PRACTICAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OF ASF IN ROMANIA, Dr. Adrian Balaban
09:30 - 10:00 Round Table Discussion
10.00 - 10:30 COFFEE BREAK & POSTER VIEWING
10:30 - 12:10 ONE HEALTH
Chaired by: Prof. Thomas Blaha, Prof. Diana Meemken
12:10 - 13:30 LUNCH & POSTER VIEWING
& CHAIRED POSTER PRESENTATIONS
13:30 - 14:50 ONE HEALTH
Chaired by: Prof. Nicole Kemper, Dr. Carl Andreas Grøntvedt
14:50 - 15:20 COFFEE BREAK & POSTER VIEWING
15:20 - 16:40 ONE HEALTH
Chaired by: Dr. Christine Unterweger, Prof. Dolf Kümmerlen
16:40 - 17:00 POSTER VIEWING
17:00 - 18:30 HIPRA SYMPOSIUM:
"Understanding immunity leakages to produce healthy pigs"

Hall 2

8:30 - 10:00 | KEYNOTE SESSION
REPRODUCTION
Chaired by: Prof. Johannes Kauffold, Prof. Fernanda Almeida
08:30 - 09:00 MANAGEMENT AND FUTURE OF HYPERPROLIFIC SOWS, Mr.Thomas Sønderby Bruun
09:00 - 09:30 OPTIMIZING PRODUCTION AND UPTAKE OF COLOSTRUM AND MILK, Prof. Chantal Farmer
09:30 - 10:00 Round Table Discussion
10.00 - 10:30 COFFEE BREAK & POSTER VIEWING
10:30 - 12:10 REPRODUCTION
Chaired by: Prof. Olli Peltoniemi, Dr. Alexander Grahofer
12:10 - 13:30 LUNCH & POSTER VIEWING
& CHAIRED POSTER PRESENTATIONS
13:30 - 14:50 REPRODUCTION
Chaired by: Prof. Gary Althouse, Prof. Mari Heinonen
14:50 - 15:20 COFFEE BREAK & POSTER VIEWING
15:20 - 16:40 REPRODUCTION
Chaired by: Prof. Panagiotis Tassis, Dr. Claudio Oliviero
16:40 - 17:00 POSTER VIEWING

Hall 3










10:30 - 12:10 ECPHM RESIDENT Session
Chaired by: Dr. Manon Houben, Dr. Andreas Palzer
12:10 - 13:30 LUNCH & POSTER VIEWING
& CHAIRED POSTER PRESENTATIONS
13:30 - 14:50 PARASITOLOGY
Chaired by: Prof. Friedrich Schmoll, Dr. Tatjana Sattler
14:50 - 15:20 COFFEE BREAK & POSTER VIEWING
15:20 - 16:40 CLINICAL CLUB
Chaired by: Dr. Tijs Tobias
16:40 - 17:00 POSTER VIEWING
EXHIBITION OPENING HOURS:
FROM 8:00 TO 18:00

Thursday, 6th June 2024

To consult the program of the four parallel sessions, please click on the right arrow

Plenary

8:30 - 10:00 | KEYNOTE SESSION
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Chaired by: Prof. Arie van Nes, Dr. Ursula Friedmann
08:30 - 09:00 ECONOMIC VIEW ON STAFF MANAGEMENT,
Dr. Martin Pfützner
09:00 - 09:30 EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AS APPLIED IN PIG FARMING, Dr. Estevão Lopes
09:30 - 10:00 Round Table Discussion
10.00 - 10:30 COFFEE BREAK & POSTER VIEWING
10:30 - 12:10 BACTERIOLOGY AND BACTERIAL DISEASES
Chaired by: Dr. Monica Balasch, Prof. Christoph Baums
12:10 - 13:30 LUNCH & POSTER VIEWING &
CHAIRED POSTER PRESENTATIONS
13:30 - 14:50 BACTERIOLOGY AND BACTERIAL DISEASES
Chaired by: Prof. Roberto Guedes, Prof. Friederike Zeeh
14:50 - 15:20 COFFEE BREAK & POSTER VIEWING
15:20 - 16:40 BACTERIOLOGY AND BACTERIAL DISEASES
Chaired by: Prof. Dominiek Maes, Dr. Matheus da Costa
16:40 - 17:00 POSTER VIEWING

Hall 1

8:30 - 10:00 | KEYNOTE SESSION
NUTRITION
Chaired by: Dr. Elena Canelli, Dr. Alberto Stephano
08:30 - 09:00 GLOBAL TRENDS IN PIG NUTRITION,
Dr. Kaat Goris
09:00 - 09:30 ALTERNATIVE FEED SOURCES AND FEEDING STRATEGIES, Prof. Stephan Schneider
09:30 - 10:00 Round Table Discussion
10.00 - 10:30 COFFEE BREAK & POSTER VIEWING
10:30 - 12:10 HERD HEALTH MANAGEMENT
Chaired by: Prof. Jens Peter Nielsen, Dr. Annalisa Scollo
12:10 - 13:30 LUNCH & POSTER VIEWING &
CHAIRED POSTER PRESENTATIONS
13:30 - 14:50 HERD HEALTH MANAGEMENT
Chaired by: Dr. Daniel Linhares, Dr. Elena Canelli
14:50 - 15:20 COFFEE BREAK & POSTER VIEWING
15:20 - 16:40 HERD HEALTH MANAGEMENT
Chaired by: Dr. Marianne Oropeza-Moe, Dr. Wolfgang Pendl
16:40 - 17:00 POSTER VIEWING

Hall 2

8:30 - 10:00 | KEYNOTE SESSION
WELFARE AND ETHOLOGY
Chaired by: Prof. Mari Heinonen, Dr. Joerg Altemeier
08:30 - 09:00 GLOBAL CONSEQUENCES OF PORCINE ANIMAL WELFARE RECOMMENDATION IN THE TERRESTRIAL CODE,
Dr. Miguel Angel Higuera
09:00 - 09:30 EUROPEAN APPROACH TO ADVANCED PIG WELFARE, Dr. Heleen van de Weerd
09:30 - 10:00 Round Table Discussion
10.00 - 10:30 COFFEE BREAK & POSTER VIEWING
10:30 - 12:10 NUTRITION
Chaired by: Prof. Mirja Wilkens, Dr. C.A. Pospissil Garbossa
12:10 - 13:30 LUNCH & POSTER VIEWING &
CHAIRED POSTER PRESENTATIONS
13:30 - 14:50 NUTRITION
Chaired by: Prof. Cesar A. Corzo, Prof. Sven Dänicke
14:50 - 15:20 COFFEE BREAK & POSTER VIEWING
15:20 - 16:40 NUTRITION
Chaired by: Prof. Fernanda Almeida, Prof. Christian Visscher
16:40 - 17:00 POSTER VIEWING

Hall 3










10:30 - 12:10 VACCINOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
Chaired by: Prof. Jeffrey Zimmerman, Prof. Francisco Pallarés Martínez
12:10 - 13:30 LUNCH & POSTER VIEWING &
CHAIRED POSTER PRESENTATIONS
13:30 - 14:50 VACCINOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
Chaired by: Prof. Dirk Werling, Dr. Adrian Balaban
14:50 - 15:20 COFFEE BREAK & POSTER VIEWING
15:20 - 16:40 FLASH TALKS
Chaired by: Prof. Arie van Nes, Dr. Julia Stadler
16:40 - 17:00 POSTER VIEWING
EXHIBITION OPENING HOURS:
FROM 8:00 TO 18:00

Friday, 7th June 2024

Plenary

8:30 - 10:00 | KEYNOTE SESSION
INFECTIOUS AGENTS ESCAPE STRATEGIES -
PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK
Chaired by: Dr. Nicolas Rose, Dr. Won Hyung Lee
08:30 - 09:00 THE PORCINE HOST AND IMMUNOLOGICAL ESCAPE, Prof. Dirk Werling
09:00 - 09:30 PATHOGEN STRATEGIES OF IMMUNE EVASION,
Prof. Thomas Vahlenkamp
09:30 - 10:00 Round Table Discussion
10.00 - 10:30 COFFEE BREAK & POSTER VIEWING
10:30 - 12:10 WELFARE AND ETHOLOGY
Chaired by: Prof. Elisabeth grosse Beilage, Dr. Adél Orosz
12:10 - 13:00 COFFEE BREAK & POSTER VIEWING

Hall 1

8:30 - 10:00 | KEYNOTE SESSION
PLF (PRECISION LIVESTOCK FARMING) AND HERD HEALTH MANAGEMENT
Chaired by: Prof. Doris Höltig, Dr. Dražen Hižman
08:30 - 09:00 PLF IMPLEMENTATION IN PIG FARMING,
Dr. Carlos Piñeiro
09:00 - 09:30 THE CIRCULAR PIG FARMING: A POSSIBILITY FOR THE FUTURE?, Prof. Liang Chou Hsia
09:30 - 10:00 Round Table Discussion
10.00 - 10:30 COFFEE BREAK & POSTER VIEWING
10:30 - 12:10 PLF
Chaired by: Dr. Carlos Piñeiro, Prof. Doris Höltig
12:10 - 13:00 COFFEE BREAK & POSTER VIEWING

13:00 – 15:00 CLOSING CEREMONY

EXHIBITION OPENING HOURS:
FROM 8:00 TO 13:00