Workshop

24 Workshops

23-June (Tue) Day-2

Workshop 1-12: 16:30 – 18:30 (in parallel)

  1. Genome editing in agriculture – Enhancing animal resilience and sustainability
    Chair Kiho Lee (University of Missouri, USA)

    • Hongjo Lee (University of Missouri, USA)Establishing a conditional gene knockout platform in chickens via CRISPR/Cas9-NHEJ-mediated gene targeting
    • Bethany Redel (USDA Agricultural Research Service, USA)Advancing livestock production by using gene editing, organoids, and in vitro phenotyping
    • Ben Beaton (Genus plc., USA)Genus PRRSV resistant pigs: The journey to commercialization
    • Kiho Lee (University of Missouri, USA)Use of gene editing technology to enhance the value of livestock species

  2. SRD workshop: Practical and scientific perspectives on bovine OPU-IVP: challenges and future directions
    Chair Satoshi Sugimura (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan)

    • Satoshi Sugimura (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan)Technological advancements needed for bovine OPU-IVP
    • Ricarda Maria dos Santos (Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil)Ovary stimulation prior OPU: Effects on oocyte recovery and embryo production
    • Hannah Braun (Colorado State University, USA)Evaluating bovine embryo competence through time-lapse technology
    • Yasumitsu Masuda (L-Set Co., Ltd., Japan)Evaluation of bovine embryo quality using optical coherence tomography imaging

  3. Evaluation of male fertility: Functional and molecular approaches
    Chair Eliaou Sellem (INRAE, France)

    • Eliaou Sellem (INRAE, France)Short introduction of the fertility prediction approaches since 20 years
    • Eleni Malama (University of Zurich, Switzerland)Sperm function and prediction of bull fertility: Do we need more than one good swimmer?
    • Quinn Hoorn (University of Dublin, Ireland)A metabolomic approach to identifying biomarkers of bull fertility
    • Valentin Costes (Eliance, France)The sperm epigenome as fertility biomarkers?
    • Laercio Portoneto (CSIRO, Australia)The fertility prediction through SNP approach

  4. Horse reproductive endocrinology
    Chair Yasuo Nambo (Obihiro University of Agr & Vet Med, Japan) and Yuji Inoue (Inoue Horse Clinic, Japan)

    • MA Hannan (Obihiro Univ Agr & Vet Med, Japan)Circulating profiles and its biological role of Insulin-like Peptide 3 in stallion
    • Duccio Panzani (Pisa University, Italy)Induction of ovulation in mares, update
    • Hossam El-Sheikh Ali (University of Kentucky, USA)Diagnoses of reproductive disorder with anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) in mares and stallions

  5. IETS workshop: The current scenario and future perspectives for the ET industry in Asia and Australia
    Chair Joao H M Viana (Embrapa, Brazil) and Satoko Matoba (National Livestock Breeding Center, Japan)

    • Joao H M Viana (Embrapa, Brazil)Introduction
    • Marie Ellul (ART lab solutions, Australia)Current and Future Perspectives of IVD & IVF Embryos in Australia
    • Jianhui Tian (ARB-CAAV, China)TBA
    • Osamu Dochi (Rakuno Gakuen University, Japan)Use of ARTs in Breeding and Improvement of Cattle and Future Directions in Japan
    • Junkoo Yi (Hankyong National University, Korea)Advancing cold chain systems for livestock embryo cryopreservation: A nano-material-based strategy to improve post-thaw viability and pregnancy rates

  6. Extracellular vesicles in female reproduction
    Chair Juliano Coelho da Silveira (Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil)

    • Juliano Coelho da Silveira (Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil)Extracellular vesicles in follicular development: Shaping oocyte competence
    • Dimitrios Rizos (Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, Spain)Extracellular vesicles in embryo production: Enhancing culture systems and developmental competence
    • Lleretny Rodríguez Alvarez (Universidad de Concepición, Chile)Embryo-secreted extracellular vesicles: Key signals in early reproductive events

  7. Buffalo reproduction in Asia: Current trends and future perspective
    Chair Eufrocina P. Atabay (Philippine Carabao Center, Philippines) and Edwin C. Atabay (Philippine Carabao Center, Philippines)

    • Rangsun Parnpai (Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand)Recent Status of ARTS and Applicable Technologies in Buffaloes in Thailand
    • Samatha Nandi (ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, India)Status of Cryopreservation of Preantral follicles and Genetic Resource Conservation in Buffaloes
    • Eufrocina P. Atabay (Philippine Carabao Center, Philippines)Developments on Timed Artificial Insemination for Genetic Improvement of Water Buffaloes in the Philippines
    • Excel Rio S. Maylem (Philippine Carabao Center, Philippines)Molecular, hormonal regulation and reproductive management of Water Buffaloes exposed to heat stress

  8. Improving cattle fertility in pasture-based, seasonal calving dairy systems
    Chair Scott McDougall (Cognosco, Morrinsville, New Zealand)

    • Ana Meikle (Universidad de la República de Uruguay, Uruguay)Peripartum energy balance and subsequent fertility
    • Scott McDougall (Cognosco, Morrinsville, New Zealand)Peripartum disease interventions and reproductive outcomes
    • Susanne Meier (DairyNZ, Hamilton, New Zealand)Impact of selection for high and low fertility on reproductive outcomes
    • Stephen Butler (Teagasc, Moorepark, Ireland)Non-cyclers, synchrony and sexed semen use in seasonal calving pasture based dairy herds

  9. Studying Wildlife Reproduction to Connect in situ and ex situ Conservation Efforts
    Chair Pierre Comizzoli (Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, USA) and TBA

    • Mayako Fujihara (Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University, Japan)TBA
    • Alexandre Silva (Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Mossoro, Brazil)TBA
    • Ampika Thongphakdee (Zoological Park Organization, Thailand)TBA
    • Pierre Comizzoli (Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, USA)TBA

  10. Innovations in swine artificial insemination: Boosting efficiency
    Chair Inmaculada Parrilla Riera (University of Murcia, Spain)

    • Inmaculada Parrilla Riera (University of Murcia, Spain)Introduction: Role of omics and precision swine breeding in modern swine reproduction
    • Jean M Feugang (Mississippi State University, USA)Toward precision swine breeding: Enhancing semen evaluation with spectroscopy and metabolomics
    • Isabel Barranco Cascales (University of Murcia, Spain)Seminal plasma extracellular vesicles: Key components in boar reproductive performance
    • Cristina A. Martínez Serrano (National Institute of Agricultural and Food Research and Technology Higher Council for Scientific Research (INIA-CSIC), Spain)Seminal signals: Maternal tract modulation and early embryo development
    • Padet Tummaruk (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)Single fixed-time insemination in swine: Relevance and impact on AI success

  11. Bioengineered 3D models in reproduction
    Chair Tiziana A.L. Brevini (University of Milan, Italy) and Fulvio Gandolfi (University of Milan, Italy)

    • Islam M. Saadeldin (King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Saudi Arabia)Novel strategies to generate organoids in the reproductive system
    • Tiziana A.L. Brevini (University of Milan, Italy)3D modelling embryo-endometrial interactions
    • Alireza Fazeli (Estonian University of Life Science, Estonia)Effects of 3D culture on extracellular vesicles characteristics and potency in the reproductive system
    • TBA: Selected from young research scientist's poster submissions

  12. Canine reproduction: physiology or pathology?
    Chair Ann Van Soom (Ghent University, Belgium)

    • Penelope Banchi (Ghent University, Belgium)Microbiota in the canine genital tract: friend or foe
    • Sandra Goericke-Pesch (University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany)Possible causes of low semen quality in dogs
    • Ilona Kaszak (Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland)New insights in mammary gland tumors in bitches
    • Chiara Milani (University of Padova, Italy)Ultrasound findings in normal or pathological canine pregnancies

25-June (Thu) Day-4 16:30 - 18:30

Workshop 13-24: 16:30 – 18:30 (in parallel)

  1. Pluripotent stem cells in domestic animals: Unique pluripotency and applications
    Chair Chang Kyu Lee (Seoul National University, Korea)

    • Pablo Ross (University of California Davis, USA)Species-specific pluripotency in Domestic Animals
    • Young Tang (Northwest A&F University, China)Investigating the Signaling Network Differences that Determine Bovine Pluripotency
    • Li-Fang (Jack) Chu (University of Calgary, Canada)Species-specific developmental clock models derived from pluripotent stem cells
    • Choi Kwang Hwan (Space F Corp. Ltd., Korea)Pig Pluripotent Stem Cells as a Platform for Cellular Agriculture Applications

  2. Aging and its effects on fertility in farm animals: Observations, mechanisms, and future directions
    Chair Matt Lucy (University of Missouri, USA) and Ian J Lean (University of Sydney, Australia)

    • Matt Lucy (University of Missouri, USA)An international perspective on the importance of aging in farm animals
    • Ian J Lean (University of Sydney, Australia)Associations of parity with reproduction and metabolic changes: Findings and thoughts on exclusion bias
    • Koumei Shirasuna (Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan)The role of inflammation in the aging of the reproductive system of dairy cows

  3. Preservation of the genetic resources of farm animals by cryopreservation of oocytes/embryos and drying of sperm and somatic cell
    Chair Keisuke Edashige (Kochi University, Japan)

    • Teresa Mogas (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain)Optimizing vitrification protocols for bovine oocytes and in vitro-produced embryos through mathematical modeling
    • Keisuke Edashige (Kochi University, Japan)Trials to improve the survival of vitrified pig oocytes -the mechanism by which pig oocytes are damaged by low- and high-temperatures during cryopreservation
    • Kazutsugu Matsukawa (Kochi University, Japan)Preservation of bovine genetic resources by freeze-drying of sperm and somatic cells
    • Pasqualino Loi (University of Teramo, Italy)Preservation of ovine genetic resources by vacuum-drying of sperm

  4. Bovine uterine health
    Chair Geert Opsomer (Ghent University, Belgium) and Fumie Magata (Obihiro University of Agr & Vet Med, Japan)

    • Osvaldo Bogado Pascotini (UCD, Ireland)Decoding the healthy, fertile uterine microbiome in dairy cows
    • Ciao Figueiredo (Washington State Univ, USA)Envisioning metritis and therapeutic strategies in dairy cows through multiOmics lens
    • Fumie Magata (Obihiro University of Agr & Vet Med, Japan)The impact of uterine health on oocyte/follicle quality and embryo development

  5. In vitro growth of oocytes/follicles: Culture systems and application to basic research
    Chair Yuji Hirao (Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO, Japan)

    • Evelyn Telfer (University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK)TBA
    • Yukiko Yamazaki (Univ. of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, USA)RGD peptide promotes follicle growth through integrins ⍺vβ3/⍺vβ5 in three-dimensional ovarian tissue culture
    • Hong-Thuy Bui (International University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam)In vitro growth of porcine preantral follicles using three-dimensional culture systems

  6. Cattle reproduction in the tropics
    Chair Gabriel Bó (Universidad Nacional de Villa Maria, Argentina)

    • Guilherme Pugliesi (University of São Paulo, Brazil)Timed artificial insemination combined with early resynchronization and its effects on reproductive efficiency in beef cattle
    • Gabriel Bó (Universidad Nacional de Villa Maria, Argentina)Use of recombinant gonadotropin in artificial insemination and embryo transfer programs
    • Andres Cedeño (Instituto de Reproducción Animal de Ecuador, Ecuador)Synchronization programs for beef and dairy embryo recipients in tropical environments
    • Marcelo Seneda (University of Londrina, Brazil)Embryo production in taurus and indicus cattle: tropical barriers

  7. Impact of genomics in reproduction in domestic animals
    Chair Sebastián Demyda Peyrás (Univ. of Cordoba, Spain)

    • Sebastián Demyda Peyrás (Univ. of Cordoba, Spain)How important is genomics in horse reproduction: Disentangling the puzzle
    • Manuel Ramón Fernandez (INIA, Madrid, Spain)Practical applications of genomic information to improve reproductive traits in sheep
    • Marta Godia Perello (Wageningen University, Netherlands)Cracking the code: the impact of genomics and other omics in pig sperm

  8. Optimal reproduction through calving management in cattle
    Chair Takshi Osawa (University of Miyazaki, Japan)

    • Takeshi Osawa (University of Miyazaki, Japan)Brief introduction of mechanism and prediction of parturition in cattle
    • Pedro L. J. Monteiro (University of Florida, USA)Hormonal profiles and biomarkers leading to parturition in cattle
    • Monica Probo (University of Milan, Italy)Risk factors of calving ease and subsequent survival and fertility in dairy cows
    • Daehyun Kim (Chonnam National University, Korea)Change of ruminoreticular temperature and body activity around parturition in beef cows
    • Hiroki Hirayama (Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan)Calving prediction with continuous measurement of glucose concentration in pregnant cows

  9. Unlocking embryonic potential
    Chair Marcella Pecora Milazzotto (Federal University of the ABC, Brazil) and Anna Denicol (University of California – Davis, USA)

    • Marcelo Demarchi Goissis (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil)Effects of metabolic modulations on the initial cell differentiation in bovine embryos
    • Marcella Pecora Milazzotto (Federal University of the ABC, Brazil)Metaboloepigenetics reprogramming during bovine embryo development
    • M. Belen Rabaglino (University of Utrecht, Netherlands)Omics technologies combined with machine learning to study embryo development
    • Anna Denicol (University of California – Davis, USA)From pluripotency to germline in the bovine model

  10. Enhancing ruminant fertility and efficiency with precision nutrition and digital solutions
    Chair Luis Tamassia (dsm-firmenich, Switzerland: sponsored by DSM)

    • Luis Tamassia (dsm-firmenich Switzerland)Opening: How feed additives and digital solutions can help to improve cows fertility and efficiency
    • Chiho Kawashima (Obihiro University of Agr & Vet Med, Japan)Effects of feed supplementation during the dry period on postpartum resumption of ovarian function and uterine involution in dairy cows
    • Pietro Baruselli (University of São Paulo, Brazil)Role of β-Carotene and key vitamins (A+D3+E+Biotin) supplementation in enhancing fertility of grazing beef cows
    • Angel Abuelo (Michigan State University, USA)The fertility formula: Linking nutritional management to reproductive outcome

  11. Paternal effect on fetal programing and offspring outcome
    Chair John Bromfield (University of Florida, USA)

    • Pedro Fontes (University of Georgia, USA)Paternal diet in cattle
    • John Bromfield (University of Florida, USA)Maternal exposure to seminal plasma on offspring
    • Kevin D. Sinclair (University of Nottingham, UK)Inter/trans-generational effects of in utero exposure to a real-life mixture of environmental chemicals on semen-mediated epigenetic programming

  12. Development of reproductive technologies in Felids
    Chair Ampika Thongphakdee (The Zoological Park Organization of Thailand under the Royal Patronage of H.M. the King, Thailand)

    • Susana Rostro-Garcia (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)Transboundary conservation of small wild cats in Southeast Asia
    • Michał Hryciuk (Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Germany)Corpus luteum life cycle and culture condition in Felids
    • Sittat Chumsri (Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya, Thailand)Utilizing anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) assays to assess ovarian reserve, diagnostic reproductive disorders, and optimize breeding strategy
    • Sylwia Prochowska (Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland)Current gamete cryopreservation studies in felid species