Saturday, November 8, 2025: Reproduction in Ruminants

Program

08.00 – 9.00 Registration

09.00 – 9.10 Official Opening

Doc. MVDr. Michal Crha, Ph.D, Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, VETUNI Brno

9.10 – 10.05 Evaluation of Reproduction in Dairy Cattle

Doc. MVDr. Svatopluk Čech Ph.D., VETUNI Brno

10.05 – 11.00 Dystocia in Cattle: Context and Practical Aspects

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Árpád Csaba Bajcsy, Dipl. ECBHM

University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover (lecture in English)

11.00 – 11.15 Coffee break

11.15 – 11.30 Current statement from the manufacturer regarding the duration of active immunity after vaccination with BioBos BTV3                                             

MVDr. Veronika Skotáková, Bioveta, a.s.

11.30 – 12.25 Effective Management of the Reproductive Cycle in Ruminants – Fundamentals Worth Understanding                                                                                 

MVDr. Tomáš Páleník Ph.D, VETUNI Brno

12.25 – 13.20 Uterine Infections and Their Consequences in Dairy Cows

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Árpád Csaba Bajcsy, Dipl. ECBHM, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover (lecture in English)

13.20 – 14.20 Lunch

14.20 – 15.15 Current Knowledge of Early Embryonic Development in Cattle and Its Practical Applications

Dr.Med.Vet. Vítězslav Havlíček, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

15.15 – 16.10 From Oocytes to Elite Calves: History, Current Status, and Future Directions of In Vitro Embryo Production in Czech Breeding 

Doc. Ing. Jiří Šichtař, Ph.D., EmbryoLab spol. s r. o.

16.10– 17.05 Reproductive Issues in Sheep and Goats

MVDr. Zdenka Bezděková, Ph.D., VETUNI Brno

17.05 – 17.30 Discussion and Closing of the Conference                                                                                                                                      

Time and Venue

• Date: Saturday, November 8, 2025 
• Venue: Prof. Klobouk Pavilion, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, VETUNI Brno
  Palackého tř. 1946/1, 612 42 Brno 
• Time: 9.00–17.30