Hosted by Near East University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Diseases, “7th. International Farm Animal Fertility and Mammary Health Congress” will be held in TRNC between 25-28 April 2024. The congress will host many international participants and will bring together scientists from many different countries such as America, Spain, Poland, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland and Turkey. More than 600 veterinarians from around the world will attend the congress, where new research, technologies and applications will be discussed to increase the health and productivity of farm animals.

At the congress, new research, technologies and applications will be discussed to improve the health of farm animals and their milk and conception efficiency. In particular, gynecological diseases that can be caused by nutrition and energy deficit and the prevention of these diseases, thus increasing milk yield and vaccination programs will be discussed.

The congress, which will last three days, will be chaired by Near East University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Diseases Head Prof. Dr. Selim Aslan. At the congress, Prof. Dr. Carlos Risco and Prof. Dr. Klibs N. Galvão from the United States, , Assoc. Prof. Dr. Oriol Franquesa from Spain, Prof. Dr. Theo J.G.M. Lam from the Netherlands, Prof. Dr. Martin Kaske from Germany, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Prof. Johannes Lüttgenau from Switzerland, and Dr. Zbynek Dvorak from Czechia, Dr. Wojciech Ptak from Poland and Prof. Dr. Ayhan Baştan from Turkey will take part as guest speakers.

The important problems of the field will be shed light and solution suggestions will be presented…

At the congress, where many issues related to the health and reproductive efficiency of dairy cows will be discussed, important problems of the field will be shed light and solution suggestions will be presented. At the congress, in addition to basic topics such as “The relationship between negative energy balance, metabolic diseases and health in dairy cows in the transition period”, “The effect of mastitis on reproduction and fertility in dairy cows”, “The role of vaccination in improving udder health and milk quality”, as well as “Where the milking cluster meets the teat”, practical information such as “location”, “What should we know about milking equipment?”, “Management strategies to prevent uterine diseases in dairy cows” will also be shared. The congress will also shed light on the issues such as “The Importance of Selective Treatment in the Dry Period and Clinical Mastitis”, “Treatment Options for Uterine Diseases in Dairy Cows”, “Solution and Prevention of Mastitis-Related Problems in Practice”, “Optimizing the Use of Antimicrobials in Dairy Cattle”, “Respiratory Diagnosis is Now Very Easy”, “In Calf Rearing”, and support improvement and development in the field by providing a wide range of information on the topics such as “New Approaches”, “Herd Fertility”, “Application and Development of Artificial Insemination in Dairy Enterprises”, and “Rare Cases in Cattle Reproduction”.