OPENING CEREMONY Martino Cassandro
Chair of WG3, University of Padova, Italy
13:10-13:15
Celebrate the Memory prof. Stanislaw Wężyk Tomasz Szwaczkowski
Chair of Organizing Committee, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland
13:15-16:00
Session 1: Animal/poultry model and gene editing for animal health
13:15-13:45
GenoPHEnix: European research infrastructure for animal phenotyping and animal biobanking Emily Clark
European Bioinformatics Institute, United Kingdom
13:45-14:15
Bridging the Gap Between Genomics and Phenomics: Advancing Sustainable and Welfare-Oriented Animal Breeding Klaus Wimmers
Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology, Dummerstorf, Germany
14:15-14:45
Genetic engineering in livestock and poultry animal Mike McGrew
University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
14:45-15:00
General discussion
15:00-15:45
Short oral presentations (selected from abstracts)
15:45-16:00
General Discussion
16:00-16:30
COFFEE BREAK
16:30-18:30
POSTER SESSION
18:30-21:30
POSTER VIEWING & WELCOME RECEPTION
THURSDAY- OCTOBER 9, 2025
9:00-10:45
Session 2: Social debate on genetic engineering
9:00-9:30
Scientific Opinion on NGTs in animals Ana Granados Chapatte
EFFAB-FABDRE-TP, Belgium
9:30-10:30
Short oral presentations (selected from abstracts)
10:30-10:45
General discussion
10:45-11:15
COFFEE BREAK
11:15-12:30
PhD Award Session
11:15-12:15
Three the best presentations
12:15-12:30
General discussion
12:30-13:30
LUNCH BREAK
13:30-15:15
Session 3: Epigenetics – Genotype by environmental interaction
13:30-14:00
GERONIMO EU project on deciphering GxE interactions with omics approaches Tatiana Zerjal
French National Institute for Agriculture, France
14:00-15:00
Short oral presentations of case studies
15:00-15:15
General discussion
15:15-15:45
COFFEE BREAK
15:45-17:30
Session 4: Microbiome in poultry sector
15:45-16:15
Chickens represent an ideal model for host-microbiota studies Ivan Rychlik
Veterinary Veterinary University, Brno, Czech Republic
16:15-16:30
Discussion
16:30-17:00
Short oral presentations of case studies
17:00-17:15
General discussion
17:30-19:00
WG3 Business Meeting
20:00-22:00
CONFERENCE DINNER
FRIDAY- OCTOBER 10, 2025
9:00-10:40
Session 5: Manage of inbreeding in local and pure lines
9:00-9:30
Conservation of poultry genetic resources in Poland Katarzyna Połtowicz
National Research Institute of Animal Production, Poland
9:30-9:40
Discussion
9:40-10:20
Short oral presentations of case studies
10:20-10:30
General discussion
10:40-11:00
COFFEE BREAK
11:00-13:00
Session 6: Use of phenotyping and Artificial Intelligence for breeding
11:00-11:30
Advanced phenotyping of feed consumption and also of bone strength, cardiovascular capacity, breast meat yield and quality Santiago Avendano
Aviagen
11:30-12:00
AI in poultry management and breeding Anna Wolc
Iowa State University, USA
12:00-12:15
Discussion
12:15-12:45
Short oral presentations of case studies
12:45-13:00
General discussion
13:00-13:10
CLOSING CEREMONY Martino Cassandro - Chair of WG3 Tomasz Szwaczkowski - Chair of Organizing Committee
LUNCH
Organisers
Co- Organisers
The conference was co-financed by the Polish Minister of Science and Higher Education as part of the Strategy of the Poznan University of Life Sciences for 2024-2026 in the field of improving scientific research and development work in priority research areas (Poland)
Honorary Patronage
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Republic of Poland
Rector of the Poznań University of Life Science
President of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Patronage
WPSA Supporting Institutions
Stichting Bevordering Pluimveewetenschappen/Foundation for Promoting Poultry Science
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