PROGRAMME
	Monday, April 25
	18:00 - 21:00	Registration in particular hotels
	Tuesday, April 26
	07:00 - 16:00	Registration
	08:00 - 10:00	Poster installation
	10:00 - 10:20	Introduction and welcome
	10:20 - 10:40	Machine milking research in Slovak Republic Š. Mihina, V. Tančin, Res. Inst. Anim. Prod., Nitra, Slovakia
	10:40 - 11:00	The role of adrenergic receptors in the udder for inhibition of milk ejection and milkability R. M. Bruckmaier, Dept. Physiol., TU Munich, Freising, Germany
	11:00 - 11:20	Machine milking ability in goats: genetic variability and physiological determinisms of milk flow rate P.- Guy Marnet, P. Billon, E. Sinapis, P. Da ponté, E. Manfredi, Agrocampus Rennes Prod. du Lait, Rennes Cedex, France
	11:20 - 11:40	Stepwise development towards physiological milk harvest- a consequence of suckling technique M. Mayntz, Mälardalens Hogskola, Dept. Biol. Chem. Eng., Eskilstuna, Sweden
	11:40 - 12:00	The quarter milk flow parameters: possible factors involved V. Tančin, A. H. Ipema, P. H. Hogewerf, Res. Inst. Anim. Prod., Nitra, Slovakia
	12:00 - 12:20	Discussion
	12:20 - 13:50	Lunch
	13:50 - 14:10	Comparative study of the galactopoietic effect of oxytocin during and between milkings in cows and goats V. Lollivier, P. - Guy Marnet, Agrocampus Rennes Prod. du Lait, Rennes Cedex, France
	14:10 - 14:30	Responses of milk removal characteristics of single quarters on different vacuum levels A. H. Ipema, V. Tančin, P. H. Hogewerf, Agrotech. Food Innov. BV, Wageningen, The Netherlands
	14:30 - 14:50	The impact of parity on initial milk flow N. Livshin, E. Maltz, M. Tinsky, E. Aizinbud, Agr. Res. Org., Bet-Dagan, Israel
	14:50 - 15:10	Udder cistern size and milkability of ewes of various genotypes M. Milerski, M. Margetín, D. Apolen, A. Čapistrák, J. Špánik, M. Oravcová, Res. Inst. Anim. Prod. Uhříněves, Prague, The Czech Republic
	15:10 - 15:30	Discussion
	15:30 - 16:00	Break
	16:00 - 16:20	Development of bulk milk quality from herds with automatic milking systems M. D. Rasmussen, M. Bjerring, Danish Inst. Agr. Sci., Tjele, Denmark
	16:20 - 16:40	Aspects on quarter milking in automated milking systems K. Svennersten-Sjaunja, I. Berglund, G. Pettersson, M. Ĺkerstedt, K. Östensson, Sweden Univ. Agr. Sci., Uppsala, Sweden
	16:40 - 17:00	Automatic milking: lessons from an EU project K. de Koning, Appl. Res., Anim. Sci. Group, Lelystad, The Netherlands
	17:00 - 17:20	Comparison of teat tissue changes after milking with conventional or automated milking units J. Hamann, M. Schridde, Inst. Food Quality and Safety, Hanover, Germany
	17:20 - 17:40	Automatic Milking Systems (AMS) and their influence on the fat content of milk H. Grimm, Univ. Hohenheim, Germany
	17:40 - 18:00	Discussion
	18:00 - 22:00	RECEPTION
	Wednesday, April 27
	08:30 - 08:50	Effect of two milking systems on the milking performance and teat condition of dairy cows D. E. Gleeson, E. O’Callaghan, Teagasc, Moorepark Prod. Res. Centre, Fermoy, Ireland
	08:50 - 09:10	Milk secretion under automatic milking conditions with special regard to udder health J. Hamann, H. Halm, F. Reinecke, R. Redetzky, N. Th. Grabowski, Inst. Food Quality and Safety, Hanover, Germany
	09:10 - 09:30	Usefulness of standard milk components for monitoring udder health D. Ordolff, Inst. Process Engin. Farm Building Res., Braunschweig, Germany
	09:30 - 09:50	Discussion
	09:50 - 10:20	Break
	10:20 - 10:40	Detection of clinical mastitis in automatic milking systems M. D. Rasmussen, M. Bjerring, Danish Inst. Agr. Sci., Tjele, Denmark
	10:40 - 11:00	Differences in milk conductivity on quarter level induced by milking machine K. Barth, Inst. Org. Farm., Westerau, Germany
	11:00 - 11:20	Do Automatic Milking Systems affect the shape of the lactation curve? M. Speroni, L. Migliorati, G. Pirlo, F. Abeni, F. Calza, M. Capelletti, Inst. Sperimentale per la Zoot. Cremona, Italy
	11:20 - 11:40	Influence of Pulsation parameters on Milking and udder health of Dairy Goats P. Billon, P.-Guy Marnet, J. M. Aubry, Y. Dano, J. Maugras, Inst. de l'Elevage, Le Rheu Cedex, France
	11:40 - 12:00	Discussion
	12:00 - 13:30	Lunch
	13:30 - 18:00	Farm visit
	18:00	Dinner at the farm
	Thursday, April 28
	08:30 - 08:50	Electricity and water consumption at milking J. Rasmussen, Danish Agr. Adv. Service, Aarhus N, Denmark
	08:50 - 09:10	The Dutch quality system for milking machine maintenance K. de Koning, F. Neijenhuis, P. Huijsmans, Anim. Sci. Group, Lelystad, The Netherlands
	09:10 - 09:30	Association of milking practices with DHI somatic cell counts in large Brandenburg dairy herds B.-A. Tenhagen, G. Köster, N. Scheibe, W. Heuwieser, Freie Univ. Berlin, Germany
	09:30 - 09:50	Evaluation of continuous monitoring possibilities for milking installations V. Hostens, B. Sonck, Anim. Welfare Envir. Prot., Merelbeke, Belgium
	09:50 - 10:10	Discussion
	10:10 - 10:40	Break
	10:40 - 11:00	Development of microbiological colonisation in a newly installed milking system U. Falkenberg, P. Reinhold, G. Hildebrandt, W. Heuwieser, Inst. Lebensmittelhygiene, Berlin, Germany
	11:00 - 11:20	Noise and vibration as stress factors in milking: Causes, effects and possible solutions D. Nosal, L. Gygax, Agroscope, Swiss Fed. Res. Station Agr. Econom. Engin., Switzerland
	11:20 - 11:40	The influences of the milking method on the hygienic quality of milk Š. Pintarič, Univ. Ljubljana, Veterinary faculty; Slovenia
	11:40 - 12:00	Perfection of methods and testing means of milking systems V. Pobedinschi, E. Badinter, A. Ioisher, N. Mikhailenko, V. Drigo, The State Agr. Univ. Moldova, Kishinev, Republic of Moldova
	12:00 - 12:20	Discussion
	12:20 - 12:30	General Conclusions and Conference end
	12:30	Lunch
	Posters
Factors affecting the results of CMT in a Tunisian dairy herd R. Bouraoui, A. Ben Gara, B. Rekik , M. Ben Mrad, Dept. Prod. Anim., Mateur, Tunis Does housing and feeding during milk-feeding period affect the milk production of primiparous dairy cows? J. Brouček, M. Uhrinčať, P. Kišac, Š. Mihina, A. Hanus, S. Marenčák, F. Benc, V. Foltys, Res. Inst. Anim. Prod., Nitra, Slovakia Psychrotrophic microflora as one of the criteria microbiological quality of milk M. Čanigová, V. Ducková, A. Michalcová, Slovak Univ. Agr., Nitra, Slovakia Evaluation and comparison the control of sanitation in primary production with different milking technology V. Foltys, K. Kirchnerová, Res. Ins. Anim. Prod., Nitra, Slovakia Measurement of some studied parameters of liners and its statistical evaluation R. Gálik, I. Karas, Slovak Univ. Agr., Nitra, Slovakia Effect of omitting post-milking teat disinfectant on the relationship between teat hyperkeratosis and somatic cell count. D. E. Gleeson, W. J. Meaney , E. J. O’Callaghan, Teagasc, Moorepark Prod. Res. Centre, Fermoy, Ireland Long-term effects of different pulsation characteristics on teat thickness, teat skin moisture and teat skin pH of dairy cows S. Hansen, J. Hamann, Univ. Vet. Med. Hanover, Foundation, Germany Non-contact thermometry in the milk removal process I. Karas, R. Gálik, A. Hotový, Slovak Univ. Agr., Nitra, Slovakia Microclimatic conditions in milking parlour during winter period I. Knížková, P. Kunc, P. Novák, M. Přikryl, J. Maloun, Res. Inst. Anim. Prod. Uhříněves, Prague, The Czech Republic The effect of calf suckling and machine milking on bovine teats I. Knížková, P. Kunc, J. Brouček, P. Kišac, Res. Inst. Anim. Prod. Uhříněves, Prague, The Czech Republic The knowledge from operation of milking robot Lely - Astronaut Š. Kováč, J. Švenková, Slovak Univ. Agr., Nitra, Slovakia Teat traumatisation by milking in side by side milking parlour and tandem parlour P. Kunc, I. Knížková, J. Maloun, M. Přikryl, P. Novák, Res. Inst. Anim. Prod. Uhříněves, Prague, The Czech Republic Safety and health protection in milking F. Lavčák, R. Markovič, Agri. Tech. Testing Inst., Rovinka, Slovakia Linear evaluation of the udder and milkability of ewes of Tsigai, Improved Valachian and Lacaune breeds and their crossbreeds M. Margetín, M. Milerski, D. Apolen, A. Čapistrák, J. Špánik, M. Bullová, Res, Ins. Anim. Prod., Nitra, Slovakia Relationship between morphological and functional parameters of udder and somatic cell counts in milk of ewes. M. Margetín, J. Špánik, M. Milerski, A. Čapistrák, D. Apolen, Res. Inst. Anim. Prod., Nitra, Slovakia Relationship between the milk flow curve quantity of drained milk and somatic cell count in milk of Holstein and Simmental cattle breed in Croatia P. Mijić, I. Knežević, M. Domaćinović, A. Ivanković, Faculty Agr., Osijek, Croatia Machine milking problems: trouble shooting H. Miltenburg, O. Sampimon, J. Sol, Anim. Health Service LTD, Deventer, The Netherlands Protocol for farms with udder health problems H. Miltenburg, O. Sampimon, J. Sol, Anim. Health Service LTD, Deventer, The Netherlands Teat lesions caused by the milking machine H. Miltenburg, O. Sampimon, J. Sol, Anim. Health Service LTD, Deventer, The Netherlands The influence of the mechanical stimulation on the milking behaviour of goats C. Mueller, O. Kaufmann, Humboldt-Univ., Berlin, Germany Impact of pre-milking teat preparation practices on milk quality P. M. Murphy, T. Freyne, D. Gleeson , E. O’Callaghan, B. O’Brien, Teagasc, Moorepark Prod. Res. Centre, Fermoy, Ireland Energy balance between the milk production and the level of feeding in the first hundred days of lactation P. Novak, S. Kracmar, L. Novak, Univ. Veter. Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, The Czech Republic Automatic milking with Austrian Simmental and Brown Swiss Cows A. Römer, G. Spuller, Landwirtschaf. Bundesversuchswirtschaften GmbH Wieselburg, Germany Associations of the bovine major histocompatibility complex DRB3 (Bola – DRB3) with mastitis and milk composition in dairy cattle G. Sender, Inst. Genetics and Anim. Breeding, Wolka Kosowska, Poland Different methods to measure teat treatment in relation to machine milking L. Forsbäck, K. Svennersten-Sjaunja, Sweden Univ. Agr. Science, Uppsala, Sweden Effect of robotic and conventional milking on milk yield and milk composition of primaparous cows F. M. Tangorra, M. Zaninelli, Univ. Milan, via Celoria, Milan, Italy Increased levels of oxytocin induced by naloxone in relation to milk removal in dairy cows V. Tančin, J. Mačuhová, D. Schams, R. Jurčík, Š. Mihina, L. Mačuhová, R.M. Bruckmaier, Res, Inst. Anim. Prod., Nitra, Slovakia Managing of mastitis in the herd of dairy cows P. Tongeľ, Š. Mihina, Res. Inst. Anim. Prod., Nitra, Slovakia The effect of relocation on milk removal in primiparous dairy cows reared in different rearing systems during early postnatal period M. Uhrinčať, V. Tančin, P. Kišac, S. Mihina, A. Hanus, D. Tančinová, J. Brouček, Res. Inst. Anim. Prod., Nitra, Slovakia Analysis of vacuum fluctuation in milking units J. Vegricht, A. Machalek, P. Ambroz, Res. Inst. Agric. Eng., Prague, The Czech Republic Specificity and sensitivity of a mastitis diagnostic method based on the electrical conductivity for single quarter and punctual data elaboration L. Bertocchi, R. Bravo, V. Bronzo, P. Moroni, F. M. Tangorra, M. Zaninelli, Inst. Zooprofilattico della Lombardia Emilia Romagna, Brescia, Italy The influence of stress on milk production and its quality J. Sokol, J. Golian, E. Dudriková, D. Rajský, Ľ. Lorinčák, Regional Veterinary and Food Administration, Trnava, Slovakia Sampling of raw cow milk by a conventional method and autosampler M. Čambálová, J. Sokol, J. Golian, T. Bohunická, E. Dudriková, District Veterinary and Food Administration, Senica nad Myjavou, Slovakia Microbiological value of the ewe’s milk sample as the criterion for GMP and HACCP the farms with machine milking E. Dudriková, O. Burdová, J. Sokol, D. Rajský, University of Veterinary Medicine, Košice, Slovakia
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