Programme

18:00 h

Welcome by EDF President Jean Francois Verdenal

18.15 h

Dairy Cattle Welfare: Effects of free stall housing on behaviour and health
Marina von Keyserlingk, University of British Columbia, Vancouver Canada

19.15 h

"EuroTier Dairy Farmer 2008 Award",
Moderator: EDF President Jean Francois Verdenal / Moderator: EDF-Präsident Jean François Verdenal
Introduction of the managers and their farms (15 minutes each)
Award Ceremony

20.00 h

Reception followed by dinner in the lobby of the CC building

Time

Hall/Stand

Event

9:15 -
11.00

27 G 07

TopGenetik - Presentation Holstein / Red Pied Holstein / Angeln

11:00 -12:00

27 G 07

TopGenetik - Presentation Simmental

12:00 -12:45

27 G 07

TopGenetik - Presentation Brown Cattle

12:45 -14:00

27 G 07

TopGenetik - International beef cattle breeds

14:00 -17:00

27 G 07

TopGenetik - Presentation Holstein / Red Pied Holstein / Angeln / Simmental / Brown Cattle / International Beef Cattle Breeds
Presentation in English

Time

Hall/Stand

Event

10.00

27 M39

A new protein alternative for ruminants with controlled release of active ingredients – what is the background?
Dr. Susanne Roth, Hamburg, ALLTECH

11.00

27 M39

Healthy cow – successful lactation – new aspects in milk fever prophylaxis
Dr. Jochen Deitmer, Boehringer Ingelheim

12.00

27 M39

Calf rearing and management – what do business farmers need to change? Simultaneous interpreting (English)
Lewis Anderson, USA,
Bernd Kleiner, Erbach, Calf Tel

13.00

27 M39

Automatic milking and herd management – how do requirements differ compared with conventional milking? Simultaneous interpreting (English)
Christian Müller, GEA WestfaliaSurge GmbH

14.00

27 M39

Performance through cow comfort – what demands do animals make of their housing? Simultaneous interpreting (English)
Thomas Heidenreich, LfULG,
Andreas Pelzer, LZ Haus Düsse der LWK NRW, DLG Ausschuss Technik in der Tierproduktion

15.00

Panel discussion: Hoof baths Simultaneous interpreting (English)
DLG Ausschuss Klauenpflege und -hygiene

16.00

27 M39

Innovative parasite control for ruminants
Prof. Dr. Georg von Samson- Himmelstjerna, Fachtierarzt für Parasitologie, Hannover, EU Projekt Parasol/Plantamedium

17.00

27 M39

Lowering costs in dairy cattle farming – earlier pregnancies for cows Simultaneous interpreting (English)
Dr. Klaus Ingo Arnstad, Fa. Biolab GmbH München

Time

Hall/Stand

Event

9:15 - 
10:15

27 G 07

TopGenetik - Presentation Simmental

10:15 -
11:00

27 G 07

TopGenetik - Presentation Brown Cattle

11:00 -
12:15

27 G 07

TopGenetik - International beef cattle breeds

12:15 -
14:15

27 G 07

TopGenetik - Presentation Holsteins, Red Holsteins, Angeln

14:15 -
17:00

27 G 07

Rassen Holstein / Red Pied Holstein / Angeln / Simmental / Brown Cattle / International Beef Cattle Breeds
Presentation in Russian

Time

Hall/Stand

Event

10.00

27 M39

Feeding properly – can it prevent milk fever?
Moderation: Dr. Walter Staudacher, Dr. Katrin Mahlkow-Nerge, Fütterungsreferentin der LK Schleswig- Holstein, Futterkamp,
DLG Arbeitskreis Futter und Fütterung

11.00

27 M39

Better milking thanks to vacuum performance?
Dr. Hans-Joachim Herrmann, Fa. Happel,
Dr. Steffen Pache, LfULG,
Stefan Sagkob, JLU Gießen,
Dr. Wilfried Wolter, Fachtierarzt für Milchhygiene, RP Gießen, Fa. Happel Melktechnik

12.00

27 M39

New paths to success – herd management in a new dimension
Bernd von Trentini, Dr. Detert Gruis, Dr. Peter Zieger, Fa. Pfizer

13.00

27 M39

Fit for the end of quotas – structural adaptation strategies
Dr. Thomas Pitschmann,
Wolfgang Reimer, BMELV,
Dirk Böschen, Landwirt Niedersachsen,
Wilfried Paasch, NLG, Bremerhaven, Bundesverband gemeinnütziger Landgesellschaften

14.00

27 M39

Organising work in growing dairy cattle farms Simultaneous interpreting (English)
Prof. Dr. Bernd Lehmann, FH Osnabrück,
Dr. Bernhard Haidn, LfL Bayern, DLG Ausschuss Technik in der Tierproduktion

15.00

27 M39

Hoof care – safe and sound for humans and animals Simultaneous interpreting (English)
Dr. Astrid Heutelbeck, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen,
Winfried Gramatte, DLG e.V., DLG Ausschuss Klauenpflege und -hygiene

16.00

27 M39

The veterinarian as quality assurer on dairy farms
Prof. Dr. Rolf Mansfeld, ITB München, Bundesverband praktizierender Tierärzte e. V.

17.00

27 M39

EDF snapshot – Risk management for European dairy farmers
Birthe Lassen, Markus Lutter, vTI Braunschweig,
Moderation: Dieter Mirbach, DLG e.V., European Dairy Farmers

Time

Hall/Stand

Event

9:15 - 
10:00

27 G 07

TopGenetik - Presentation Brown Cattle

10:00 -
11:15

27 G 07

TopGenetik - International beef cattle breeds

11:15 -
13:15

27 G 07

TopGenetik - Presentation Holstein / Red Pied Holstein / Angeln

13:15 -
14:30

27 G 07

LIVE: Animal Judging Sheep and Goats – Requirements Made of Judges
Live judging of breeding stock and explanation of requirements made of judges
(Dr. Christian Mendel, Bavarian State Research Centre for Agriculture, LfL
Dr. Regina Walter, Breeding Director, Saxony State Sheep Breeding Association)

14:30 -
15:45

27 G 07

TopGenetik - Presentation Simmental

15:45 -
18:00

27 G 07

LIVE: Presentation of Sheep and Goat Breeds from Germany and Austria
Presentation of various commercial breeds for meat and milk production and landscape conservation,
VDL – Federation of German Sheep Breeding Associations and
ÖBSZ – Austrian Sheep and Goat Association

Time

Hall/Stand

Event

10.00

 27 M39

Electronic animal tagging of sheep and goats
Carl Lauenstein, Johann Georg Höllbacher, Dr. Michael Kilian, VDL, ÖBSZ, LfL Bayern

11.00

27 M39

Successful examples of sheep farming in Germany and Austria
Josef Rebitzer, Hemau, Deutschland, Eduard Köck, Thaya, Österreich, VDL, ÖBSZ

12.00

27 M39

Hoof health for sheep and goats
Prof. Dr. Martin Ganter VDL, Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover

13.00

27 M39

New ways of identifying oestrus in cattle – differences between Holsteins and Norwegian red cattle
Helmut Otten, Dr. Guro Sveberg, Two plus

14.00

27 M39

Modern passageways in cowsheds – hoof health between biomechanical requirements and animal housing situations. Simultaneous interpreting (English)

– Part I – Focus on hoofs (14.00 – 14.45 Uhr)
– Part II – Focus on husbandry (15.00 – 15.45 Uhr)
PD Dr. Johann Maierl, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München,
Dr. Andrea Fiedler, Praktische Tierärztin,
Dr. Harald Reubold, DLG e.V., DLG Ausschuss Technik in der Tierproduktion/DLG Ausschuss Klauenpflege und -hygiene

15.00

27 M39

16.00

27 M39

The healthy ecological cow – how to do it!
Dr. Kerstin Barth, Institut für ökologischen Landbau, Trenthorst, Dr. Katrin Mahlkow- Nerge, LWK SH, Futterkamp,
Jan Brinkmann, Forschungs- und Studienzentrum für Veredlungswirtschaft, Vechta, DLG Arbeitskreis Bioproduktion und -vermarktung; BMELV

17.00

27 M39

Future of milk production – what risk factors must be observed? How will delivery relations develop?
Christian Schaper, Prof. Dr. Achim Spiller, Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank

Time

Hall/Stand

Event

9:15 - 
10:30

27 G 07

TopGenetik - Presentation: International Beef Cattle Breeds

10:30 - 
12:30

27 G 07

TopGenetik - Presentation Holsteins, Red Holsteins, Angeln

12:30 -
13:45

27 G 07

TopGenetik - Presentation Simmental

13:45 -
15:30

27 G 07

TopGenetik - Presentation Brown Cattle

15:30 -
17.00

27 G 07

LIVE: Presentation of Sheep and Goat Breeds from Germany and Austria
Presentation of international commercial breeds for meat and milk production and landscape conservation
VDL – Federation of German Sheep Breeding Associations and
TSZV – Tyrolean Sheep Breeding Association

Time

Hall/Stand

Event

10.00

27 M39

Panel discussion: Feeds are becoming scarcer worldwide – markets, prices, trends
mit Marktexperten, Unternehmensvertretern und DVT-Verantwortlichen
Deutscher Verband Tiernahrung

11.00

27 M39

The right teat dip for my stock: regulations, ingredients and advantages Simultaneous interpreting (English)
Dr. Susanne Klimpel GEA WestfaliaSurge GmbH

12.00

27 M39

Mastitis therapy – When? How? – And moreover why?
Katrin Jäckel, Antonia Götze, Ingelheim, Boehringer Ingelheim

13.00

27 M39

SWG – the growth formula for modern calf rearing
Dr. Holger Kurtz, Pinneberg, Fa. Schaumann

14.00

27 M39

Assessment of animal welfare on cattle farms – the latest developments in the European research project "Welfare Quality" Simultaneous interpreting (English)
Prof Dr. Ute Knierim, Univ. Kassel, DLG Ausschuss Tiergerechtheit

15.00

27 M39

Panel discussion: Hoof baths Simultaneous interpreting (English)
DLG Ausschuss Klauenpflege und-hygiene

16.00

27 M39

Earning money with organic milk – market and production under control
Rüdiger Brügmann, Koordinationsstelle Bio-Milch, Bioland e.V., Augsburg,
Dr. Ulrich Schumacher, Landwirt und Berater Bioland e.V., Verl,
Otto Volling, Bioland-Berater, Ökoring Niedersachsen, Visselhövede, DLG Arbeitskreis Bioproduktion und -vermarktung; BMELV

17.00

27 M39

Risks due to mycotoxins in dairy cattle feeding
DI Hilmar Gerhardt, Biomin Deutschland GmbH