Preliminary Program

PRE-SYMPOSIUM ACTIVITIES
Swine Health Forum (in Spanish)
REGISTRATION
16:00OPENING
16:15-17:45 Keynote lectures Is PRRS virus becoming more virulent?
  • Prof. Hans Nauwynck- Ghent University
Swine Influenza A in the context of H5N1 panzootic
  • Prof. Lars E. Larsen – University of Copenhagen
WELCOME RECEPTION
REGISTRATION
8:30-9:30 Invited lectures: Epidemiology and viral evolution Evolution of PRRS viruses
  • Prof. Kimberly VanderWaal – University of Minnesota
PRRS epidemiology in practice
  • Prof. Giovanni Trevisan -Iowa State University
9:30-10:30Oral presentations
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:00 Invited lectures: Pathogenesis and infection Viral replication
  • Prof. Ying Fang- University of Illinois
Genetic edition for disease resistance in pigs
  • Cristine Tait-Burkard – Roslin Institute
12:00-13:00Oral presentations
13:00-14:30 Lunch and poster viewing
14:30-15:30 Invited lectures: Immunity and vaccine Immunology of PRRS Reproductive disease
  • Prof. Andrea Ladinig – Veterinary University of Wien
The future of pig vaccinology
  • Prof. XJ Meng- Virginia Tech
15:30-17:00Oral and Flash presentations
SYMPOSIUM DINNER
REGISTRATION
GLOBAL SWINE VIRAL DISEASES CONTROL AND ERADICATION WORKSHOP
8:30-9:30 Invited lectures: Viral swine diseases Overview of viral swine diseases in the world
  • Dr. Gregorio Torres- Head of Scientific Office WOAH
Swine influenza control
  • Prof. Monserrat Torremorell – University of Minnesota
9:30-10:30Oral presentations
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-13:00 Experiences in the control and eradication of PRRS: The Danish eradication program
  • Weber – Danish Agriculture & Food Council
PRRS control and eradication in the USA
  • César Corzo -University of Minnesota
Control and eradication experiences worldwide
  • China Agricultural University – Hanchun Yang
Round table
  • Moderated by Tijs Tobias- GD Deventer
13:00-14:30 Lunch and poster viewing
14:30-15:30 Invited lectures African swine fever control and eradication in the European context
  • Spanish Ministry of Agriculture – TBD
Epidemiology and Perspectives for the Control of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus
  • Yao-Wei Huang- South China Agricultural University
15:30-16:30Oral Presentations
16:30-17:00Young researcher awards and Farewell messages