Day 1: Thursday 1st July 2010

8.15am
Registration

9:00am
Welcome: Rumen health in dairy cows
Wouter Hendriks
Wageningen University, Netherlands

9:15am
Incidence and economic impact of SARA in dairy herds
Joachim Kleen
Alta Genetics Germany, Uelzen, Germany

10:00am
Ruminal pH regulation and nutritional consequences of SARA
Jan Dijkstra
Wageningen University, Netherlands

10:45am
Coffee break

11:15am
(Sub-acute) rumen acidosis, endotoxins and health consequences
Kees Plaizier
University of Manitoba, Canada

12:00pm
Lunch

13:15pm
Structural carbohydrates for dairy cows
Daniël de Brabander
ILVO, Belgium

2:00pm
Modifying the rumen to reduce the risk of acidosis
Sergio Calsamiglia
UAB, Spain

2:45pm
Coffee break

3:15pm
30 years of yeast research: what have we learnt from this?
Juan Tricarico
Alltech Inc., USA

4:00pm
Control of rumen acidosis under farm conditions
Paul Dobbelaar

4:45pm
Summary and Conclusions

5:15pm
Departure to Symposium Gala Dinner

Day 2: Friday 2nd July 2010

8:45am
Introduction: Rumen adaptation and animal health
Ad van Vuuren
Wageningen UR Livestock Research, Netherlands

9:00am
Variation in rumen fermentation and rumen wall during the transition period
André Bannink
Wageningen UR Livestock Research, Netherlands

9:45am
Changes in rumen absorption processes during transition
Holger Martens
Free University Berlin, Germany

10:30am
Coffee break

11:00am
Rumen fermentation on characterised by odd and branched chain fatty acids in milk
Veerle Fievez
Gent University, Belgium

11:45am
SARA and rumen pH in grazing dairy cows
Finbar Mulligan
University College Dublin, Ireland

12:30pm
Lunch

13:45pm
Penicillium moulds and effects on rumen health
Johanna Fink - Gremmels
Utrecht University, Netherlands

2:30pm
Rumen health impact on laminitis
Kerstin Müller
Free University Berlin, Germany

3:15pm
Summary and Conclusions

3:45pm
Close of Symposium