New technologies for reproduction and management in buffalo species

Pre-Congress Symposium

New technologies for reproduction and management in buffalo species

Please log in your personal area and book your experience: https://wbc2026.org/meeting/public/

Please note that registration for the Pre-Congress Symposium is reserved exclusively for participants already registered for the Congress.

[Option without accommodation]
Price: €200 per person, including admission to sessions, coffee breaks and lunches according to the program, and bus transportation as per program.

[Option with accommodation and dinner]
Price: €350 per person, including all the above services plus dinner on October 26th and hotel accommodation for two nights (October 25th and 26th).

Registrations for the Pre-Congress Symposium will close on June 30^th, 2026.

LESSON I: Monday – from 9:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m. (one hour lunch break)

Applying New Technologies to Enhance Reproductive Efficiency in Buffalo

THEORY:
• Introduction to Symposium
• New technologies to enhance reproductive efficiency in buffalo: lessons from Türkiye
• Use of assisted reproduction to enhance fertility in buffalo: lessons from Venezuela
• Coffee Break
• Application of in vitro technologies to enhance reproductive efficiency in buffalo: lessons from Italy
• Practical management of reproductive seasonality in buffalo: lessons from India
• Reproductive management and automated estrus detection technologies in buffalo

PRACTICE:
Practical activities for reproduction:
• Semen evaluation
• Ultrasound
• Ovum pick-up

LESSON II: Tuesday – from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (one hour lunch break)

Production and reproduction through innovative approaches

THEORY:
• Practical nutritional strategies to enhance fertility in buffalo: lessons from SE Asia
• Combining assisted reproduction and management to enhance fertility in buffalo: lessons from Brazil
• Coffee Break
• Advanced technologies for milking management
• Milk quality through sensors
• New technologies for phenotypes collection and genetic improvement

PRACTICE:
Practical activities for management:
• Accelerometers
• Lactocorder
• Thermography
• Infrared spectroscopy

6:00 p.m. – Departure for Sorrento