Principal Patronage

HONORARY COMMITTEE
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
ORGANISING COMMITTEE

     
  INVITATION
 
 

It is a great pleasure to invite you to participate in the International Conference on Physiological and Technical Aspects of Machine Milking in Nitra, Slovak Republic,
April 26 - 28, 2005.

 

  THE AIM OF THE CONFERENCE


Slovak Association
of Milking Technology


Research Institute
for Animal Production


Faculty of Agricultural Engineering

 


 

The main aim of the Conference will be to exchange scientific and practical knowledge on the subject of milking technology and physiology of milk let-down of down in dairy cows and small ruminants. The Organising Committee would like to continue the approach taken at the International Conference organised in 2001 in Nitra, Slovakia, under the auspices of the International Committee on Animal Recording (ICAR).

The Conference is organised in conjunction with a meeting of the Recording Devices Sub-Committee of the International Committee on Animal Recording (ICAR).

Topics to be discussed at the Conference are:

  • Physiology of milk removal
  • Udder health status and milk quality
  • Technical developments
  • Cleaning and disinfecting
  • Systems of maintenance
  • Automatic milking systems in larger herds
  • Socio-economic aspects

Experts from research and extension organisations, dairy and milking equipment manufacturers, government bodies and managers of large dairy farms are invited to participate in the Conference.

Registration
 


See you in Nitra

Prof. Ing. Štefan Mihina, PhD.
President of the Slovak Association of Milking Technology

Contact:

Research Institute for Animal Production
Hlohovská 2, 949 92 Nitra
Slovak Republic
Telephone: +421 37 6546272
Fax: +421 37 6546483
E-mail: mihina@vuzv.sk

 
  Honorary Committee

Dipl. Ing. Ladislav Dobos Director General of the Agriculture Section, Ministry of Agriculture, Slovak Republic
Prof. Ladislav Hetényi, PhD. Director of the Research Institute for Animal Production
Prof. Vladimír Kročko, PhD. Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Slovak Agricultural University, Nitra
Prof. Štefan Mihina, PhD. President of the Slovak Association of Milking Technology
Dr. Andrea Rosati Secretary General, International Committee for Animal Recording

  Scientific Committee

Prof. Stefan Mihina Chairman, Slovak Republic
Prof. Dr. Rupert Bruckmaier Germany
Dr. Pierre Billon France
Dr. J. Eric Hillerton United Kingdom
Ing. Kees de Koning The Netherlands
Dr. Dušan Nosál Switzerland
Prof. Dr. Dieter Ordolf Germany
Prof. Dr. Douglas Reinemann USA
Assoc. Prof. Vladimír Tančin Slovak Republic

  Organising Committee

Prof. Štefan Mihina Chairman, scientific programme
Dipl. Ing. Lucia Mačuhová Organisation
Assoc. Prof. Vladimír Tančin Scientific programme
Dipl. Ing. Jozef Tonhauser Treasurer and business liaison
PaedDr. Michal Uhrinčať Administrator and publicity

 
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