INFORMATION

Information on FMD in Slovakia

Due to the occur­rence of FMD in Slov­akia (the latest out­break declared on April 7, 2025), the fol­low­ing meas­ures are in place:

  • A ban on vis­its to farms with sus­cept­ible anim­als and on the trans­port of sus­cept­ible anim­als between farms.
  • Pub­lic events, includ­ing con­gresses, are not restric­ted. Neither per­son­al nor mass trans­port­a­tion of people is restricted.
  • FMD is cur­rently not a reas­on to can­cel par­ti­cip­a­tion in our congress.

Prof. Dr. Pavol Mudroň, PhD., Dip. ECBHM
Pres­id­ent of the MEBC 2025

Welcome

The Slovak Farm Animal Veterinary Association, in collaboration with the Clinic of Ruminants at the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, is delighted to invite you to the XXIV Middle European Buiatrics Congress, which will take place from May 7 – 10, 2025, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Košice, Slovakia.

The scientific program and social events will focus on advancing the knowledge and skills of veterinary surgeons and stockbreeders in areas such as herd management, reproduction, nutrition, diagnostics, health management, and animal welfare for cattle and small ruminants. This event will also provide opportunities for networking and fostering collaboration among professionals in the field. We warmly encourage students in master's and postgraduate programs from veterinary and agricultural universities to participate. Students will have the chance to present their research in a dedicated session.

The event will be hosted at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, with English as the official language. Lectures and poster sessions will be held on May 8 and 9, while on May 10, participants will have the opportunity to visit the Cathedral of St. Elizabeth. A diverse social program will also be available for accompanying persons, including tours of Košice's renowned landmarks.

On behalf of the Local Organizing Committee, we look forward to welcoming you to the XXIV MEBC in Košice, Slovakia!

October 30, 2024.

Prof. Dr. Pavol Mudroň, PhD., Dip. ECBHM

Topics

Pro­duc­tion dis­eases and health man­age­ment
Infec­tious and para­sit­ic dis­eases
Repro­duc­tion
Udder health
Clin­ic­al aspects of dis­eases
Ortho­paed­ics
Mis­cel­laneous

Organisers

Slov­ak Farm Anim­al Veter­in­ary Asso­ci­ation
Clin­ic of Rumin­ants of Uni­ver­sity of Veter­in­ary Medi­cine and Phar­macy in Kosice

Local Organising Committee

Prof. Dr. Pavol Mudroň, PhD., Dip. ECBHM – pres­id­ent
Prof. Dr. Oskar Nagy, PhD., Dip. ECBHM
Prof. Dr. Jozef Bíreš, DrSc.
Dr. Ladis­lav Sto­dola
Dr. Radoslav Hanák
Dr. Csilla Tóthová, PhD.
Dr. Mar­ián Kadáši, PhD.
Dr. Simona Mekková

International Scientific Committee

Wal­ter Baumgart­ner (Aus­tria)
Josef Illek (Czech Repub­lic)
Alex­an­der Starke (Ger­many)
Otto Szenci (Hun­gary)
Arcan­gelo Gen­tile (Italy)
Przemyslaw Sobiech (Poland)
Ivan Amon (Slov­e­nia)

Destination

Double­Tree by Hilton Hotel Košice, Slov­akia 

Accommodation

Main hotel:
Double­Tree by Hilton Hotel (Hlavná 1, 040 01 Košice)

Rate includ­ing break­fast:
double room Stand­ard (occu­pied by 2 per­sons)  165 € / night
double room Stand­ard (occu­pied by 1 per­son)    145 € / night
City tax       3,50 € / person/ night
Park­ing          25 € / park­ing space / day

Park­ing can­not be reserved in advance, thank you for your understanding.

In order to book accom­mod­a­tion in Double­Tree by Hilton Hotel Košice, please, fill in the regis­tra­tion form.

Oth­er recom­men­ded hotels:
Hotel Ambas­sad­or **** (Hlavná 101, 040 01 Košice)
Boutique Hotel Bris­tol**** (Orlia 3, 040 01 Košice)
Hotel Glor­ia Palac Košice *** (Bottova 1, 040 01 Košice)
Zlatý Dukát**** (Hlavná 16, 040 01 Košice)

Book­ing and pay­ments for accom­mod­a­tion are made dir­ectly in recom­men­ded hotels.

Important Terms

Regis­tra­tion open­ing Janu­ary 7, 2025
Abstract sub­mis­sion Feb­ru­ary 28, 2025
Accept­ance declar­a­tion March 31, 2025
Full paper sub­mis­sion (vol­un­tary) April 10, 2025

Programme for accompanying persons

Thursday, May 8, 2025; 9,30 am
Jew­ish Košice
The reli­gion, his­tory and cul­ture of the jew­ish com­munity in Košice.
Walk­ing city tour (2 – 3 hours).
You will get inter­est­ing inform­a­tion about the jew­ish com­munity of the city dur­ing around the last 200 years.
You will be able to see most of the syn­agogues the jew­ish com­munity built between 1855 and 1925 in Košice and even vis­it some of them but that of course is not everything you will be able to explore.

Fri­day, May 9, 2025; 9,30 am
His­tor­ic­al Košice
Gen­er­al walk­ing city tour of the His­tor­ic­al city centre (2 – 3 hours).
The best chance to explore Košice, its his­tory and cul­ture as you walk through it.
Inter­est­ing inform­a­tion and legends will be provided at places that are con­nec­ted to them, mak­ing it easi­er to ima­gine, under­stand and remember.

Sat­urday, May 10, 2025; 10,00 am
Sight­seen of the Cathed­ral of St. Eliza­beth (1 – 2 hours)
Find the beauty of our biggest treas­ure from the inside and out­side.
We will point out the most unusu­al things regard­ing the archi­tec­ture, the his­tory of the cathed­ral as well as things you may miss, or may not find any­where else, not to men­tion the legends we know.

Language

Eng­lish