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. 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

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. Optimal reproduction through calving management in cattle
   Chair Takeshi 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. 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

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