Upcoming meeting
30 years Swine & Wine

Agenda
main focus

Day 1

• Breeding successes (Genetic datas) of the last 10-15 years concerning selected aspects as fertility.
• Breeding for disease resistance (FUGATO-Project: resistance against APP, PRRSV, etc.)

Day 2

Case study summary of 2024 and 2025:

• Biosecurity Practises / Antibiotic Use and Resistance / Nutrition and Feed Efficiency / Sustainable Farming Practises / Market and Trade Impact / Vaccination Programm / Technological Integration

Day 3

Vaccination possibilities and programs:

• Antibiotic treatment
• European legislation
• Proposals of Claudio Trombani:
• Technical topics: Skeletal/joint growth diseases in high-potential sows (osteochondrosis, fractures, etc.). Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae management in our country (with clinical cases studies)
• Animal welfare: End of lactating cages: current situation and lessons learned in every country;
• Tail Docking: current situation and lessons learned in every country

Guest speakers
Overview

• Prof. Dr. K.-W. Windhorst, University Vechta
• PD Dr. Christoph Baums, Hannover Vet School
• Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Schuberth, Hannover Vet School
• Dr. Munetaka Ohi, Japan
• Dr. Allan Giffard, Sydney University
• Prof. Dr. Michael Hess, Vienna University
• Prof. Dr. Elke Genersch, HU University Berlin
• Dr. Odd-Magne Rodseth, CEO Aquagen, Norway
• Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Maurice Pensaert, Gent University
• Prof. Dr. Quim Segalés, CREESA Barcelona
• Prof. Dr. Eileen Thacker, DVM, PhD, DACVM, Iowa State University
• Prof. Dr.  Paolo Martelli, University of Parma