Plenary sessions : 1 – 5

  1. De-extinction: Jurassic Park revisited & reproduction in space
    Chair Ann Van Soom (Belgium)

    • Thomas Hildebrandt (Germany)De-extinction of the northern white rhinoceros
    • Andrew Pask (Australia)Can we resurrect the Tasmanian tiger?
    • Teruhiko Wakayama (Japan)Life beyond earth: Mammalian reproduction in space
  2. State of ART in stem cell technologies for application in animal reproduction
    Chair Katsuhiko Hayashi (Japan)

    • Katsuhiko Hayashi (Japan)Recreation of germ line in a dish for animal reproduction
    • Jon M Oatley (USA)Direct germline gene editing for precision trait development in livestock
    • Zongliang (Carl) Jiang (USA)Blastoids for modeling early embryonic development: Application to domestic livestock
  3. The impact of epigenetics in animal production and reproduction
    Chair Marc-André Sirard (Canada)

    • Pascale Chavatte Palmer (France)Fetal programming and placental modulation of maternal environment in domestic animals
    • Hasan Khatib (USA)What is mammalian transgenerational epigenetic inheritance?
    • George Liu (USA)Harnessing male germline epigenomics for the genetic improvement in cattle
  4. Developments in application of assisted reproduction technologies to dairy cattle breeding
    Chair Pat Lonergan (Ireland)

    • Stephen Butler (Ireland)'Beef-on-dairy': Current status, and harnessing Assisted Reproductive Technologies to improve performance and sustainability
    • Paul Fricke (USA)Current use of assisted reproductive technologies in dairy cattle breeding in North America
    • Belen Rabaglino (The Netherlands)Impact of ARTs on fetal and calf health
  5. The cutting edge of reproductive technologies in wild and endangered animals
    Chair Pierre Comizzoli (USA)

    • Katie Edwards (United Kingdom)Non-invasive monitoring of reproduction in individuals and populations of wild vertebrates
    • Alexandre Silva (Brazil)Emerging assisted reproductive technologies in mammals and non-mammals
    • Pei-Chih Lee (USA)New preservation and biobanking strategies for wild and endangered species

Symposia : 1 – 12

  1. Mechanism for synthesis and action of seminal plasma, which will lead to develop the reproductive technology: (Tokachi Plaza)
    Chair Masayuki Shimada (Japan)

    • John Schjenken (Australia)Exploring the influence of environmental exposures on seminal plasma composition
    • Sarah Robertson (Australia)Seminal fluid effects on female receptivity and pregnancy outcome
    • Masayuki Shimada (Japan) Metabolic changes in seminal vesicle alter plasma components to enhance sperm fertility
  2. Epigenetics in pathophysiology and disease: (Hotel Nikko Northland-A)
    Chair Graça Ferreira Dias (Portugal)

    • Hélène Kiefer (France)The bull sperm epigenome: Role in male fertility and transmission to the offspring
    • Anna Szóstek-Mioduchowska (Poland)Exploring the role of epigenetic and miRNA in the processes related to the development of endometrosis in mare
    • Bárbara Borges (Brazil)The role of epigenetic alterations in canine mammary cancer
  3. Environmental stressors and their impact on animal reproduction: (Hotel Nikko Northland-B)
    Chair Zvi Roth (Israel)

    • Aileen F. Keating (USA)Effect of heat stress on reproduction in the pig
    • Pete J Hansen (USA)Genetic control of thermotolerance in cattle: implications for reproductive physiology
    • Zvi Roth (Israel)Effect of food borne toxins on the female and male gametes: the bovine model
  4. Latest advances in the controlled breeding of small ruminants: (Hotel Nikko Northland-C)
    Chair Taylor Pini and Simon de Graaf (Australia)

    • Clara Gonzalez (USA)Sexed semen: current state-of-the-art in small ruminants
    • Xavier Druart (France)Towards cervical AI of sheep with stored semen: latest insights and future developments
    • Jessica Rickard (Australia)Maximising the success of laparoscopic artificial insemination in small ruminants
  5. Bull fertility: paternal factors regulating pregnancy establishment in cattle: (Tokachi Plaza)
    Chair Sean Fair (Ireland) and Giuliana Ferronato (Spain)

    • Sean Fair (Ireland)Sperm in the uterus: The role of sperm subpopulations in regulating fertility
    • Akio Miyamoto (Japan)Innate immune system for a crosstalk of sperm-egg-uterine epithelium toward successful pregnancy
    • Sofia Ortega (USA)Paternal effects on preimplantation development and placentation in the bovine
  6. From egg to newborn, pathways to healthy canine pregnancy: (Hotel Nikko Northland-A)
    Chair Mariusz Kowalewski (Switzerland)

    • Nucharin Songsasenn (USA)Development and maturation of canine oocytes: Roles of ovarian and oviductal environment in the acquisition of meiotic competence
    • Mariusz Kowalewski (Switzerland)Understanding canine pregnancy: New insights into morphofunctional dynamics during establishment and maintenance
    • Orsolya Balogh (USA)When physiology fails: Endocrine and clinical perspectives on complicated pregnancy outcomes in dogs
  7. Neural and hormonal regulation of reproduction: From basic research to application in animal production:(Hotel Nikko Northland-B)
    Chair Satoshi Ohkura (Japan)

    • Satoshi Ohkura (Japan)Neuroendocrine mechanisms leading to novel control techniques of reproduction in livestock
    • Casey Nestor (USA)Neuronal networks function to link reproduction and energy homeostasis in farm animals
    • Agnieszka Rak (Poland)Adipokines as a new regulator of the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovary axis in domestic animals
  8. Buffalo reproduction: (Hotel Nikko Northland-C)
    Chair Bianca Gasparini (Italy) and Pietro Baruselli (Brazil)

    • Aixin Liang (China)Genetics and reproduction in buffalo
    • Bianca Gasparini (Italy)Factors affecting buffalo oocyte competence and embryo production
    • Naresh Selokar (India)New reproductive biotechnologies in buffaloe
  9. Ungulate placentation: update on old and new approaches and models: (Tokachi Plaza)
    Chair Christiane Pfarrer (Germany)

    • Kshitiz (USA)What controls placental invasion?
    • Toshihiro Sakurai (Japan)Update on endogenous retroviruses in cattle placenta
    • Christiane Pfarrer (Germany)3-D imaging of the fetomaternal placentomal contact interface
    • Thomas Spencer (USA)Deconstructing bovine placentation: insights from in vivo single cell analyses and in vitro culture
  10. Manipulation of germ cells: Toward efficient production of food animals: (Hotel Nikko Northland-A)
    Chair Goro Yoshizaki (Japan)

    • Goro Yoshizaki (Japan)Germ cell manipulation in farmed fishes
    • Mike McGrew (United Kingdom)Manipulating reproductive germ cells from poultry and other bird species
    • Ina Dobrinski (Canada)Male germ cell manipulation in large animals
  11. Promising directions for pig reproduction research: (Hotel Nikko Northland-B)
    Chair Pascal Mermillod (France)

    • Marc Yeste (USA)Perspectives in porcine semen conservation (liquid and frozen)
    • Marie Saint Dizier (France)Sperm-female interactions in the pig oviduct: A key for insemination success?
    • Cristina Cuello (Spain)Promising research directions for pig embryo production, freezing and transfer
  12. Effects of environmental toxins on follicle function: (Hotel Nikko Northland-C)
    Chair Chrisopher Price (Canada)

    • Vasantha Padmanabhan (USA)Real-world exposure to environmental toxins and follicle function using a sheep model
    • Shuo Xiao (USA)Ovarian disrupting effects of harmful algal bloom toxins
    • Sebastien Elis (France)Bisphenols and follicle function in farm species