PROGRAMME

Wednesday: May 7, 2025

Arrival of participants
14.00 – 18.00  Registration
                          (DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel – FOYER)
16.00 – 18.00  Workshop 1 Periparturient medicine
                          (DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel – CHOPIN)
19.00                Welcome party
                          (DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel – RESTAURANT)

Thursday: May 8, 2025

08.00 – 12.00  Registration
                          (DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel – FOYER)
09.00 – 09.20  Congress opening
                          (DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel – CASSOVIA II)

Reproduction and udder health
Chairman: Árpád Csaba BAJCSY, Ieva Ribelytė

09.20 – 09.45 Do twin calvings affect early puerperal uterine activity more than normal calvings in dairy cows?
Bajcsy Á. Cs., et al. – Germany, Hungary

09.45 – 10.00 Evaluation of factors affecting double ovulation in dairy cows and determination of its effect on fertility (retrospective study)
Çakmak I., et al. – Turkey

10.00 – 10.15 Impact of heat stress during the first 90 days of age/life on growth and reproductive parameters in Holstein heifers
Garay G., et al. – Spain

10.15 – 10.30 Holistic Applications of Beta-Carotene for Enhancing Reproductive Health in Cattle
Malasauskiene, D., et al. – Lithuania

10.30 – 10.45 Factors affecting pregnancy success in the use of sexed semen in lactating dairy cows: A retrospective study
Sarıoğlu S., et al. –Turkey

10.45 – 11.30 Coffee Break

Infectious and parasitic diseases
Chairman: Johann Lorenz KhOl, Attila Dobos

11.30 – 11.50 How control and eradication of BVDV at farm level influences the occurrence of calf diseases and antimicrobial usage during the first six months of calf rearing
Dobos A., et al. – Hungary

11.50 – 12.10 Epidemic outbreaks of malignant catarrhal fever in cattle, case report and literature review
Khol J. L., et al. – Austria

12.10 – 12.30 Dermatophytosis in South American camelids
Eibl C., et al. – Austria

12.30 – 12.50 Digital provision of hoof health data – the basis for improving hoof health
Syring C., et al. – Swiss

12.50 – 14.00 Lunch (DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel – RESTAURANT)

Student session
Chairman: Walter Baumgartner, Ramunas Antanaitis

14.00 – 14.15 Effect of heat stress on the proportion of polymorphonuclear neutrophils and the microbial growth in the uterus of postpartum dairy cows
Leitner T., et al. – Austria

14.15 – 14.30 The assesment of reproductive success for dairy cattle by the use of recorded blood biochemical biomarkers and innovative technologies
Ribelytė I., et al. – Lithuania

14.30 – 14.45 The Impact of Dystocia on Stress Indicators and Health Outcomes in Beef Calves: A Literature Review
Jamontaitė P., et al. – Lithuania

14.45 – 15.00 A Complex Case of Abomasum Displacement in a Pregnant Dairy Cow: Postmortem Findings of Liver Abscess and Traumatic Reticuloperitonitis
Norvaišaitė G., et al. – Lithuania

15.00 – 15.15 Udder health in ewes: Role of the dry period in staphylococcal mastitis
Schmerling A., et al. – Austria

15.15 – 15.30 Using Noseband Sensor Technology to Measure Rumination Time as an Indicator of Feeding and Locomotion Behavior in Dairy Cows
Arlauskaitė S., et al. – Lithuania

15.30 – 15.45 Evaluation of the Effects of Alpha-Amylase and Beta-Glucanase (Optipartum C+ 200) on the Health and Metabolic Profile of Lactating Dairy Cows
Šertvytytė G., et al.– Lithuania

15.45 – 16.30 Coffee Break

16.30 – 16.45 Health Management in Austrian South American Camelid Herds
Holzer S., et al. – Austria

16.45 – 17.00 Assessment of Health and Nutritional Status in Sheep Using Selected Blood Parameters and Faecal Egg Count
Ilar A., et al. – Slovenia

17.00 – 17.15 Alterations in Biological Markers Monitored by Advanced Technologies in Dairy Cattle with Subacute Ruminal Acidosis
Tolkačiovaitė K., et al. – Lithuania

17.15 – 17.30 Reducing Methane Emissions in Dairy Farming: A Literature Review on Feed Additives for Sustainable Livestock Management
Labakojytė A.– Lithuania

17.30 – 17.45 Case report: type-3 ulcer in the abomasum of a fresh dairy cow
Rodaitis R., et al. – Lithuania

17.45 – 18.00 Reticuloruminal motility monitoring in cows during the peripartal period
Gleissenberger J., et al. – Austria

18.00 – 18.15 Sarcoptic mange in a herd of llama and alpaca mares – a case report
Bartl E. M., et al. – Austria

18:30               Meeting of international scientific committee
                         (DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel – CHOPIN)

19.30               Dinner
                         (DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel – RESTAURANT)

Friday: May 9, 2025

08.00 – 10.00  Registration
                         (DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel – FOYER)

Production diseases and health management
Chairman: Viktor Jurkovich, Dominika Grzybowska

09.00 – 09.20 Calf Welfare and Management Protocol
Marzel R., et al. – Slovenia

09.20 – 09.40 Identification of pathogens involved in umbilical infections in dairy calves and their susceptibility to antibiotics commonly used
Meier K. K., et al – Germany

09.40 – 10.00 Smoke hurts animals, too
Biricik H. S., et al. – Turkey

10.00 – 10.20 Predicting fatty liver and hyperketonaemia in dairy cows: prepartum and postpartum biochemical markers and weight loss patterns – a herd example
Grzybowska D., et al. – Poland

10.20 – 11.00 Coffee Break

11.00 – 11.20 Advancing Herd Health Management: Real-Time Biomarkers Analysis for Early Detection of Metabolic Disorders in Dairy Cows
Antanaitis R., et al. – Lithuania

11.20 – 11.40 Field study on routine procedures for navel care in neonatal calves on dairy farms in Eastern Germany
Meier K. K., et al. – Germany

11.40 – 12.00 The effects of a phosphorus binding feed supplement fed prepartum on the Ca and P balance in dairy cows
Jurkovich V., et al. – Hungary

12.00 – 12.20 Metabolic adaptations and associated consequences for animal productivity and the emission mitigation potential in cattle supplemented with willow leaves (Salix spp.)
Müller-Kiedrowski C. B. M., et al. – Austria

12.20 – 12.40 Evaluation of the Relationship Between Different Passive Transfer Immunities and Serum Proteomes in Neonatal Calves
Kaçar Y., et al. – Turkey

12.40 – 13.00 ECBHM – a road to better skills
Astiz S. – Spain

13.00 – 14.30 Lunch (DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel – SYMPHONY)

Clinical aspects of diseases
Chairman: Melanie Schären-Bannert, Zafer Mecitoğlu

14.30 – 14.50 The effect of alternative methods of lameness prevention in dairy cattle on the health status and rearing parameters of calves
Urban-Chmiel R., et al. – Poland

14.50 – 15.05 Blood 25-hydroxyvitamin D status in Slovenian dairy cattle
Marzel R., et al. – Slovenia

15.05 – 15.20 Grade II abomasal ulcer in a Czech Fleckvieh calf – A clinical case
Kadek R., et al. – Czech Republic

15.20 – 15.35 Morbidity and mortality associated of heat stress in Holstein heifers during the first 90 days of age/life
Garay G., et al., – Spain

15.35 – 15.50 Investigation of the effects of abomasum ulcers on gastrointestinal hormones motilin, ghrelin and gastrin levels in beef cattle
Mecitoğlu Z., et al. – Turkey

15.50 – 16.05 LPS in dairy cows
Mudroň P. – Slovakia

16.05 – 16.20 Wound healing and health status of German Holstein heifer calves undergoing hot iron disbudding with special consideration of perioperative pain management
Kretschmann J., et al. – Germany

16.20 – 16.35 Costs of production diseases in dairy farms in Germany
Schären-Bannert M., et al. – Germany

19.00               Congress Dinner
                         (DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel – SYMPHONY)

SATURDAY: MAY 10, 2025

10.00                Sightseeing 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.

Abstracts MEBC25
ABCTRACTS 2025

POSTERS

Phos­phor­us Defi­ciency in Cattle and Eryth­ro­cyte Parameters 

 

Abramow­icz B., et al.

Length of inter-estrus inter­vals and clin­ic­al find­ings in repeat-breed­ing cows. 

 

Barański W., et al.

Mech­an­ic­al Ileus in a Ger­man Fleck­vieh cow two weeks before expec­ted calv­ing – a case report 

 

Ber­chtold J., et al.

Assess­ment of dif­fer­ent extenders effect on bull sperm viability 

 

Dol­ník, M., et al.

Res­pir­at­ory dis­ease in dairy calves: a cross-sec­tion­al study of hous­ing, man­age­ment and envir­on­ment­al factors 

 

Don­lon J. D., et al.

Effects of Lame­ness on Milk Yield, Milk Qual­ity Indic­at­ors, and Rumin­a­tion Beha­viour in Dairy Cows Before, Dur­ing, and After 7 Days of Diagnosis 

 

Džer­meikaitė K., et al.

The Role of Inject­able Min­er­al Treat­ment in Dairy Cow Health: Impact on Met­rit­is, Milk Pro­duc­tion, and Composition 

 

Džer­meikaitė K., et al.

Occur­rence of mast­it­is and micro­bi­o­lo­gic­al con­tam­in­a­tion on dairy sheep farms with dif­fer­ent milk­ing methods 

 

Farkašová Z., et al.

Occur­rence of Cent­ral Nervous Sys­tem (CNS) Dis­eases in Cattle, Small Rumin­ants, and South Amer­ic­an Camelids: A Ret­ro­spect­ive Study 

 

Fasching C., et al.

Sub­clin­ic­al mast­it­is caus­at­ive agents and eval­u­ation of treat­ment effect­ive­ness with gar­lic extract (Alli­cin) in dairy cattle 

 

Girdauskaitė A., et al.

Adapt­a­tion of Scot­tish High­land cattle to wet and swampy low­land areas in Poland as an example of welfare 

 

Her­man-Ostrzyżek K., et al.

Com­par­at­ive ana­lys­is of four meth­ods for somat­ic cell count­ing in cow´s milk with Fos­so­mat­ic FC 

 

Hisira, V., et al.

Meta­bol­ic pro­file of Cows Dur­ing the Trans­ition Period 

 

Illek, J., et al.

Small rumin­ant rear­ing prac­tices – identi­fy­ing poten­tial crit­ic­al points for anim­al health and welfare 

 

Ježek J., et al.

Link­ing Meth­ane Emis­sions with Health Indic­at­ors in Dairy Cows Across the Peri­partum Period 

 

Justina Krištolaitytė., et al.

Post­mortem ana­lys­is of the causes of peri­nat­al calf mor­tal­ity on dairy farms in Poland 

 

Król, D., et al.

Effect of Dif­fer­ent Forms of Hypo­mag­nesemia at Peak Lacta­tion on Mac­ronu­tri­ent Con­cen­tra­tions Dur­ing the Peri­par­turi­ent Peri­od in Dairy Cows 

 

Kur­ek Ł. , et al.

Eval­u­at­ing the Impact of Clin­ic­al Mast­it­is on Ovari­an Morpho­metry and Syn­chron­iz­a­tion Pro­tocol Effi­ciency in Dairy Cows 

 

Lem­bovičiūtė G., et al.

Selec­ted bio­chem­ic­al pro­file para­met­ers in dairy cows with left dis­place­ment abomasum 

 

M. Kadaši, et al.

Nutri­tion­al causes of rumin­al fer­ment­a­tion dis­orders in dairy cows 

 

Maskaľová I., et al.

Myco­plasma bovis sero­status in dairy young­stock: a lon­git­ud­in­al, herd-level risk factor study 

 

McCarthy M. C., et al.

Why are the pre­val­ences of umbil­ic­al infections/inflammations/disorders/omphalitis in European dairy calves so variable? 

 

Mei­er K. K., et al.

Neo­plasm (fibroma molle) on the upper eye­lid in a young bull: sur­gic­al excision with blepharoplasty 

 

Mekková S., et al.

Eco-Friendly Syn­thes­is of Sil­ver Nan­o­particles Using Lav­ender Leaves and Their Anti­mi­cro­bi­al Poten­tial Against Res­ist­ant Udder Pathogens 

 

Ondrašovičová S., et al.

Treat­ment of cows with liv­er patho­logy using a lipo­somal drug based on extract from the fruits of Sily­bum marianum 

 

Prys­tupa, O., et al.

A nation­al sur­vey of bovine con­gen­it­al defects recor­ded in dairy and beef herds over ten years (2014 – 2023). 

 

Quigley K., et al.

New insights on con­gen­it­al defects in dairy and beef cattle sub­mit­ted to veter­in­ary dia­gnost­ic laboratories. 

 

Ryan C., et al.

Can the num­ber of sun­shine hours and the amount of pre­cip­it­a­tion affect the occur­rence of estrus in cattle in tem­per­ate climates? 

 

Samardžija M., et al.

Severe chron­ic osteo­my­el­it­is of the os ileum in an alpaca- dia­gnost­ic and patho­lo­gic­al findings 

 

Schois­wohl J., et al.

Effect of Diet­ary Plant Tan­nins on Rumen Fer­ment­a­tion and Pro­to­zoa Gen­era Abund­ance in Cattle 

 

Staffa A., et al.

Author’s pro­gram of pre­ven­tion and health man­age­ment of the dairy cattle herd 

 

Stach­ura R., et al.

Com­par­is­on of Four-Day and Eight-Day Treat­ments for Strep­to­coc­cus uber­is Mast­it­is in Dairy Cows Under Real Farm Conditions 

 

Šper­lich J., et al.

Eval­u­at­ing Auto­mated Body Con­di­tion Scor­ing as a Pre­dict­or of Health and Repro­duct­ive Suc­cess in Dairy Cows 

 

Tele­viči­us, M., et al.

The effects of a pro­bi­ot­ic intravagin­al treat­ment on the occur­rence of uter­ine dis­eases in dairy cows –pre­lim­in­ary results 

 

Várhidi, Zs., et al.

Meta­bol­ic changes dur­ing the peri­par­turi­ent peri­od in healthy dairy cows and cows with puer­per­al metritis 

 

Várhidi, Zs., et al.

Short-term reduc­tion in feed intake by dairy cows in the post­partum peri­od leads to sub­clin­ic­al ketos­is development 

 

Voloshyn, R., et al.

Anti­bi­ot­ic res­ist­ance of sta­phyl­o­cocci isol­ated from mastit­ic cows under the con­di­tions of Slov­ak and Czech dairy farms 

 

Zigo, F., et al.