Ceva Hosts First ReprodAction Cattle Symposium

The speakers from left to right in the line-up are: Dr. Alex Souza, Prof. Fernando Lopez-Gatius, Prof. Paul Fricke, Prof. Richard Pursley, Dr. Alex Bach, Dr. Giovanni Gnemmi, Prof. Patrick Lonergan © Céva Santé Animale Ceva Animal Health held its inaugural ReprodAction Cattle Symposium in Madrid last month, to broad acclaim from delegates and speakers. More than 300 vets from 23 countries attended the symposium, which was available in five languages. They caught up with the latest research in cattle reproduction management from world-leading bovine reproduction experts, covering subjects including the link between nutrition and reproduction, anoestrus cows, pre-insemination management and embryonic mortality. Dr Giovanni Gnemmi, who presented a paper on the use of ultrasound for anovular population detection, said: “This symposium was one of the best I have attended in recent years. I travel a lot and I'm lucky to be able to participate in many meetings: this last one in Madrid was excellent, something increasingly rare in recent years.” The prestigious panel of international speakers comprised:

• Dr Alex Bach, Department of Ruminant Production, IRTA, Barcelona (Spain) Nutrition and management of the dairy cow towards improved reproductive performance
• Dr Giovanni Gnemmi, Bovinet (Italy) Using of ultrasound on anovular population detection
• Dr Alex Souza, Ceva Sante Animale (France) Update on non-cyclicity conditions on dairy cows
• Prof. Geert Opsomer, Fac Vet Med, Ghent University, Belgium Measuring reproductive performance in dairy herds
• Prof. Fernando Lopez-Gatius, University of Lleida (Spain) Gold standard protocol for FTAI (Fixed Time Artificial Insemination). Is Progesterone the key?
• Prof. Richard Pursley, Michigan State University (USA) Effects of progesterone supplementation before Artificial Insemination on oocyte quality
• Prof. Patrick Lonergan, University College of Dublin (Ireland) Effects of progesterone supplementation after Artificial Insemination on pregnancy maintenance
• Prof. Paul Fricke, University of Wisconsin (USA) Maximising reproduction performance with activity devices and synchronisation programmes

Juan Muñoz, Ceva’s Corporate Ruminant Marketing Director, said: “As we are closely linked with some of the top research experts around the world, as well as with a wide range of veterinarians on the ground, we believe it is our duty to provide opportunities for experts to meet and for information to be transferred. This is an important part of our ethics as a company, whether it is in the field of cattle reproduction, swine health or poultry vaccines.” For an electronic copy of the full proceedings please email [email protected].

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