Preliminary Scientific Programme
ESDAR conference 2020
Thursday 15th October 2020
10:00 Optional Excursion
14:00-17:00 Meeting of the ESDAR Board
17:00-20:00 Registrations
20:00 Welcome Reception
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Friday 16th October 2020
08:45-09:00 Opening Session
09:00-10:30 Plenary Session I
- Breeding for robustness in a changing climate. Prof. Roth Zvi (Israel)
- Human medicine: 40 years after Louise Brown. Prof. Konstantinos Dafopoulos (Greece)
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:00 Young scientist presentations
12:00-13:30 4 Parallel Workshops
Small ruminant reproduction (Dr. Xavier Druart)
Alternatives to antibiotics (Prof. Renee Bage)
Genomic selection and other genomic applications in horses (Dr. Friederike Katharina Stock)
Old and modern data sources. What is their significance and how to make optimal use of them (Prof. Niki Papavramidou)
13:30-14:30 Lunch
14:30-16:00 Poster Session I
16.00-16:15 Coffee Break
16:15-17:15 Oral communication sessions
19:00 Gala Dinner
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Saturday 17th October 2020
08:30-09:50 Plenary Session II
- The implication of microRNA expression in equine reproduction. Prof. Peter Daels (Belgium)
- Education: where does it go? Dr. Herman Jonker (The Netherlands)
09:50-10:15 Coffee Break
10:15-10:55 Plenary Session III
- Early embryo-maternal dialogue in the oviduct, a fine tuning to secure the success of pregnancy in mammals. Dr. Pascal Mermillod (France)
10:55-11:55 Oral Communication Session II
11:55-12:45 ESDAR annual business meeting
12:45-13:45 Lunch
13:45-15:15 Poster Session II
15:15-15:30 Coffee Break
15:30-17:00 4 Parallel Workshops
Metabolic stress, oocyte quality and infertility in dairy cows. Can we intervene? (Dr. Waleed Marei)
Mastitis in small ruminants (Dr. Dominique Bergonier)
From ovulation to parturition (Dr. Georgios Mantziaras)
Novel insights in pig reproduction through the application of -omics technologies (Prof.Riera Immaculada Parrilla)
17:00-17:30 Awards and Closure of ESDAR
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Sunday 18th October 2020
10:00-15:00 Optional Excursion