OPENING CEREMONY Martino Cassandro
Chair of WG3, University of Padova, Italy
13:10-13:15
Celebrate the Memory prof. Stanislaw Wężyk Tomasz Szwaczkowski
Chair of Organizing Committee, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland
13:15-16:00
Session 1: Animal/poultry model and gene editing for animal health
13:15-13:45
GenoPHEnix: European research infrastructure for animal phenotyping and animal biobanking Emily Clark
European Bioinformatics Institute, United Kingdom
13:45-14:15
Bridging the Gap Between Genomics and Phenomics: Advancing Sustainable and Welfare-Oriented Animal Breeding Klaus Wimmers
University of Rostock, Germany
14:15-14:45
Genetic engineering in livestock and poultry animal Mike McGrew
University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
14:45-15:00
General discussion
15:00-15:45
Short oral presentations (selected from abstracts)
15:45-16:00
General Discussion
16:00-16:30
COFFEE BREAK
16:30-18:30
POSTER SESSION
18:30-21:30
POSTER VIEWING & WELCOME RECEPTION
THURSDAY- OCTOBER 9, 2025
9:00-10:45
Session 2: Social debate on genetic engineering
9:00-9:30
Scientific Opinion on NGTs in animals Ana Granados Chapatte
EFFAB-FABDRE-TP, Spain
9:30-10:30
Short oral presentations (selected from abstracts)
10:30-10:45
General discussion
10:45-11:15
COFFEE BREAK
11:15-12:30
PhD Award Session
11:15-12:15
Three the best presentations
12:15-12:30
General discussion
12:30-13:30
LUNCH BREAK
13:30-15:15
Session 3: Epigenetics – Genotype by environmental interaction
13:30-14:00
GERONIMO EU project on deciphering GxE interactions with omics approaches Tatiana Zerjal
French National Institute for Agriculture, France
14:00-15:00
Short oral presentations of case studies
15:00-15:15
General discussion
15:15-15:45
COFFEE BREAK
15:45-17:30
Session 4: Microbiome in poultry sector
15:45-16:15
Chickens represent an ideal model for host-microbiota studies Ivan Rychlik
Veterinary Veterinary University, Brno, Czech Republic
16:15-16:30
Discussion
16:30-17:00
Short oral presentations of case studies
17:00-17:15
General discussion
17:30-19:00
WG3 Business Meeting
20:00-22:00
CONFERENCE DINNER
FRIDAY- OCTOBER 10, 2025
9:00-10:40
Session 5: Manage of inbreeding in local and pure lines
9:00-9:30
Conservation of poultry genetic resources in Poland Katarzyna Połtowicz
National Research Institute of Animal Production, Poland
9:30-9:40
Discussion
9:40-10:20
Short oral presentations of case studies
10:20-10:30
General discussion
10:40-11:00
COFFEE BREAK
11:00-13:00
Session 6: Use of phenotyping and Artificial Intelligence for breeding
11:00-11:30
Advanced phenotyping of feed consumption and also of bone strength, cardiovascular capacity, breast meat yield and quality Santiago Avendano
Aviagen
11:30-12:00
AI in poultry management and breeding Anna Wolc
Iowa State University, USA
12:00-12:15
Discussion
12:15-12:45
Short oral presentations of case studies
12:45-13:00
General discussion
13:00-13:10
CLOSING CEREMONY Martino Cassandro - Chair of WG3 Tomasz Szwaczkowski - Chair of Organizing Committee
LUNCH
Organisers
Co- Organisers
The conference was co-financed by the Polish Minister of Science and Higher Education as part of the Strategy of the Poznan University of Life Sciences for 2024-2026 in the field of improving scientific research and development work in priority research areas (Poland)
Honorary Patronage
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Republic of Poland