“Dairy Farm of Tomorrow – Innovations, Challenges, and Inspiration for the Next Generation”
8:30-9:10
Opening Session
9:10 – 10:30
Session 1 – Inspiring the Next Generation
Chair: Anke Rolfes, German Livestock Association, Germany
9:10 – 9:30
Fifth generation dairy farmer, but why?
Eeva Harhala, Finland
9:30 – 9:50
Success is Plannable: Mindset, Management and Practical Actions from My Farm
Fraederk Meppen, Germany
9:50 – 10:10
European Farm Policy on Generational Renewal
Thomas Duffy, Ireland
10:30 – 10:55
Coffee Break / Networking
10:55 – 12:20
Session 2 – Breeding for Climate Resilience
Chair: Nanna Hammershøj, Dansk Holstein, Denmark
10:55 – 11:15
Breeding for resilience in Holstein cows
Franziska Keßler, Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology in Dummerstorf, Germany
11:15 – 11:35
Complexities of genetic selection of heat tolerant cows
Maria Jesús Carabaño, National Institute for Research in Agriculture, Spain
11:35 – 11:55
Development of genetic evaluation for methane
Gerben de Jong, CRV, The Netherlands
13:40 – 15:00
Session 3 – Data-Driven Dairy Breeding
Chair: Melanie Harmitt, Holstein UK, United Kingdom
13:40 – 14:00
Different Goals, Common Ground: A Global Perspective on Dairy Breeding Objectives
Dr Donagh Berry, Teagasc, Ireland
14:00 – 14:20
CFIT – Cattle Feed InTake measured in commercial Holstein herds with 3D cameras
Jan Lassen, Viking Genetics, Denmark
14:20 – 14:40
Breeding for Lower Methane Emissions: A Data-Driven Approach
Raffaella Finocchiaro, Italian Holstein Breeders Association, Italy;
Marcin Pszczoła, Poznan University of Life Sciences
& Polish Federation of Cattle Breeders and Dairy Farmers, Poland
15:00 – 15:15
Coffee Break / Networking
15:15 – 17:00
Session 4 – The Future of Genetics
Chair: Dr László Bognár, Holstein Hungary, Hungary
15:15 – 15:35
Future of genomic selection utilising AI and dense DNA data
Prof. Tomasz Suchocki, Wrocław University of
Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland
15:35 – 15:55
Beef on Dairy: Consequences for Herdbooks
Prof. Martino Cassandro, National Association of Italian
Friesian, Brown and Jersey Breeders, Italy
15:55 – 16:15
Interbull Centre and EU Reference Centre-Zootechnics in future European Global cattle breeding
Toine Roozen, Interbull Centre and EU Reference Centre Zootechnics, Sweden
16:15 – 16:35
Gene Editing and New Genomic Techniques (NGT)
Dr László Bognár, Holstein Hungary, Hungary