Program

 

                                                                                                                                     

P O L A N I CA 10 - 12 JUNE 2026

XXVIII International Scientific Conference in Polanica-Zdroj
 

 

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

June 10, 2026 (Wednesday)
Workshops: OHZ Kamieniec Ząbkowicki, Starczów farm, 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM

●     Teams I and II: Prof. Alex Starke (University of Leipzig)

●     Team III: Prof. Jan Twardoń (UPWr, Wrocław)

●     Team IV: PFHBIPM

●     Team V: DOSTOFARM GmbH

 

June 11, 2026 (Thursday)

10:15 AM – 10:40 AM
Prof. Petra Winter (Vetmeduni Vienna) – Veterinary education in Europe with a focus on Poland

10:45 AM – 11:10 AM
Dr. Anna Mandecka (UPWr) – Different aspects of cow's milk: quality, functionality, and the future of nutrition

11:15 AM – 11:40 AM
Prof. Marcin Gołębiewski (SGGW) – Dairy cattle – directions of breeding development

11:45 AM – 12:10 PM
Prof. Wojciech Barański (UWM) – How to balance high milk yield with good reproduction

12:15 PM – 12:40 PM
Prof. Marcin Gołębiewski (SGGW) – How to feed cattle to achieve high productivity

12:45 - 2:00 PM Lunch

2:00 PM – 2:40 PM
Prof. Alexander Starke (Leipzig) – The Dry Period in Dairy Cows – Opportunities and Risks in Animal Health Management

2:45 PM – 3:10 PM
Dr. Lilli Bittner-Schwerda (Leipzig) – Systematic herd health analysis on farms to improve udder health

3:15 PM – 3:40 PM
Dr. hab. Paulina Jawor, Prof. (UPWr) – Can AI extract more from milk performance reports than a veterinarian?

3:40 - 4:10 Coffee break

4:10 PM – 4:40 PM
DVM Michał Hądzlik / DVM Sławomir Koźmiński – How to achieve high milk yield in large dairy farms

4:45 PM – 5:15 PM
Prof. Przemysław Sobiech (UWM) – Micro- and macroelements in milk production

5:20 PM – 5:45 PM
DVM Dominika Ptak – Bluetongue disease in Poland and Europe

7:30 PM
Dinner / meeting, Blissland

 

June 12, 2026 (Friday)

9:00 AM – 9:25 AM
Prof. Krzysztof Tomczuk (UP Lublin) – Neosporosis – an underestimated invasion limiting the reproductive potential of cattle

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM
DVM Sofija Dzakula (Leipzig) – Relationship between haptoglobin concentrations in serum and uterine involution in dairy cattle

9:50 AM – 10:05 AM
DVM Tine Fluhr (Leipzig) – Automatic milking – identification of risk factors for udder health

10:10 AM – 10:55 AM
Alexander Slyusar. MBA, M.Sc (Westerstede) – DOSTO® Oregano Supports Calf Health & Performance;

DOSTO® Ruminant bi-active Supports Milk Yield and Quality

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break

11:30 AM – 11:55 AM
Prof. Tadeusz Stefaniak (UPWr) – Possibilities of using colostrum and transition milk to protect calves against diarrhea

12:00 PM – 12:20 PM
MSc I. Gwincińska (Vet Planet) / Anionic nutrition

12:25 PM – 12:45 PM
MSc A. Antczak (PFHBiPM) –Analysis of lactation curves and protein-energy balance in SOL as a tool for monitoring potential causes of decreased milk yield

12:50 PM – 1:20 PM
MSc Łukasz Sędek (PromityAgro)– Application of deep learning (AI) in dairy cattle farming

1:25 PM
Conference closing

1:30 PM Lunch

 
For more information, please visit: www.specjalizacje-konferencja-polanica.pl
e-mail: konferencja.polanica@gmail.com * jan.twardon@upwr.edu.pl