Veterinarska znanost i struka 2026
Veterinarska znanost i struka 2026
Registration and Opening (Main Lecture Hall) |
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| 08:00 – 09:00 | Registration (Building 1) |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Congress Opening |
| 09:15 – 09:45 | Invited Lecture Petra Agthe: Behind the Stethoscope: The Human Side of the Veterinary ProfessionMain Lecture Hall (Building 1) |
| 09:45 – 10:15 | Coffee Break (Building 1) |
Small Animal Section (Main Lecture Hall, building 1) |
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| 10:15 – 10:45 | Erika Furman – FIP – Diagnostic possibility in the In-House Lab |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Filip Kajin – Neurologic Form of Feline Infectious Peritonitis – A Brain Teaser |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Katharina Buchta – FIP from challenge to cure – current treatment options, therapy monitoring and potential side effects (Speaker arrival supported by LABOKLIN) |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Discussion |
| 12:00 – 12:45 | Lunch (Students’ Hall, building 2) |
| 12:45 – 13:15 | Elizabeta Pongrac (Boehringer Ingelheim RCV, sponsor lecture) – Beyond insulin: SGLT2 inhibitors in feline diabetes mellitus |
| 13:15 – 13:45 | Davorin Lukman (LABOKLIN, sponsor lecture) – How serious a problem is the MDR1 genetic defect in everyday practice? |
| 13:45 – 14:15 | Veljko Turković – Building a Veterinary Practice That Works. Idea. Strategy. Team. Client Care. |
| Participant Presentations with Discussion | |
| 14:15 – 14:25 | Chronic oronasal fistula in a dog associated with a mineralised nasal foreign body – a case report (Mirta Vučković, Mirta Paić Radovniković, Marija Mamić) |
| 14:25 – 14:35 | Epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory characteristics of adrenal tumors in dogs and cats admitted to the Clinic for Internal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb (January 2022 – October 2025): a retrospective study (Katarina Marjanović, Elizabeta Pongrac, Magdalena Bogović, Branko Petričević, Iva Šmit, Martina Crnogaj, Marin Torti) |
| 14:35 – 14:45 | Gallbladder Mucocele in Dogs: A Retrospective Study of Clinical and Histopathological Features (Elizabeta Pongrac, Branko Petričević, Magdalena Bogović, Katarina Marjanović, Maša Efendić, Ivana Kiš, Martina Crnogaj) |
| 14:45 – 14:55 | Significance of Clostridium perfringens netE and netF toxin genes in dogs with acute diarrhea (Vanda Dučić, Vesna Mojčec Perko, Iva Benvin, Josipa Habuš, Zrinka Štritof, Vladimir Stevanović, Matko Perharić, Iva Zečević, Krešimir Martinković, Suzana Hađina) |
| 14:55 – 15:05 | Quantitative shear-wave elastography of the canine prostate: a comparative clinical assessment of healthy tissue, intraprostatic cysts and benign prostatic hyperplasia (Ivan Tomić, Maša Efendić, Ivan Butković, Juraj Šavorić, Tugomir Karadjole, Martina Lojkić) |
| 15:05 – 15:15 | Discussion |
| 15:15 – 16:00 | Poster Session and Coffee Break (Building 8 – Hall of the Reproduction and Obstetrics Clinic) |
Equine Section (Clinical Lecture Hall, building 9) |
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| 10:15 – 10:45 | Nika Brkljača Bottegaro – Equine Wound Management |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Matko Perharić – Tetanus in Horses: When a Wound Becomes a Danger and Prevention is Key |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Juraj Šavorić – Reproductive system injuries in horses |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Discussion |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch (Students’ Hall, building 2) |
| Participant Presentations with Discussion | |
| 13:00 – 13:10 | Physeal fracture of the lateral epicondyle of the humerus in a foal with tetanus – a case report (Katarina Miljak, Jelena Gotić, Darko Grden, Petra Bratić, Matko Perharić, Lidija Medven Zagradišnik, Nika Brkljača Bottegaro) |
| 13:10 – 13:20 | Persistent hyaloid artery and coloboma in a horse – a case report (Katarina Miljak, Antea Rački, Nika Brkljača Bottegaro, Marija Mamić) |
| 13:20 – 13:30 | Rupture of the longus capitis muscle in seventeen horses (Luka Špelic, Sonja Berger, Rosa Barsnick, Vicky Frisch) |
| 13:30 – 13:40 | First evidence of Theileria equi infection in apparently healthy donkeys from Croatia (Nika Konstantinović, Ema Gagović, Jelena Gotić, Daria Jurković-Žilić, Antun Kostelić, Gordan Šubara, Relja Beck) |
| 13:40 – 13:50 | Molecular prevalence of equine piroplasmosis in Istria region (Nika Konstantinović, Franka-Emilija Čulina, Nika Delić, Ema Gagović, Jelena Gotić, Daria Jurković-Žilić, Antun Kostelić, Dora Višal, Relja Beck) |
| 13:50 – 14:00 | Discussion |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Poster Session and Coffee Break (Building 8 – Hall of the Reproduction and Obstetrics Clinic) |
Project Presentations (Lecture Hall of the Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases with Clinic, building 4) |
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Investigation of brain development and genes in Down syndrome (Ante Plećaš, Sandra Kunštek, Ana Družeta, Anna Titova, Magdalena Palić, Krešimir Severin, Matija Horaček, Petra Šoštarić Mužić, Gillian Gough, Ivan Alić)Lighting the way towards in situ osteochondral regeneration through microextrusion and filmented light bioprinting (LUMINATE) (Valentina Kos, Dražen Matičić, Kostešić, Mirta Vučković) Life Wild Wolf: a long-term conservation of wolves in human dominated landscapes of Europe – understanding wolf – dog interactions UNIC VIP project equine reproduction-educational and expert collaboration between Croatia and Belgium 2026-2028 Investigations of Extracellular Vesicles in Dogs and Subclinical Mastitis in Dairy Cows Best practices and innovations for sustainable beekeeping (B-THENET Project) Guided Tour of the Educational and Archival Beekeeping Facility |
Round Table (Main Lecture Hall, building 1) |
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| 16:00 – 17:30 | Round Table – Challenges in veterinary practice today Panelists: Petra Agthe, Andrea Ražić Pavičić, Veljko Turković, Ivan Zemljak |
| 17:30 – 18:00 | Andrea Ražić Pavičić – Client Communication: How to Conduct Difficult Conversations (interactive lecture in Croatian) |
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Welcome Reception (Students’ Hall, building 2)
VZS Party (Students’ Hall, building 2) |
Registration (Main Lecture Hall) |
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| 08:00 – 08:30
08:00 – 09:00 |
VZSRun – 5 km Pre-Congress Morning Run (Meeting point in front of Building 1)
Registration (Building 1) |
Exotic and Wildlife Animal Section (Main Lecture Hall, building 1) |
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| 09:00 – 09:30 | Pavel Kvapil – From Zoo to the Wild: Veterinary Experience with Wild Carnivores |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Joško Račnik – Anesthesia and Surgery in African Pygmy Hedgehogs |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Discussion |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | Coffee Break |
| Participant Presentations with Discussion | |
| 10:30 – 10:40 | Evaluation of the bunny wrap method restraint technique for CT imaging in rabbits: a one-year experience (Ana Javor, Gabrijela Jurkić Krsteska, Barbara Mratović, Petar Krolo, Hrvoje Capak, Zoran Vrbanac) |
| 10:40 – 10:50 | Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) mortality in Croatia in the 2013 – 2023 period (Matea Kulušić, Magda Sindičić, Ira Topličanec, Vedran Slijepčević, Josip Kusak, Tomislav Gomerčić) |
| 10:50 – 11:00 | Secondary nutritional hyperparathyroidism in a captive Chinese striped-neck (Helena Potet, Siniša Faraguna, Ana Javor, Josip Miljković, Dražen Đuričić) |
| 11:00 – 11:10 | First insights into the molecular diversity of Dipylidium and Joyeuxiella in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (Ana Šikić, Ema Gagović, Šimun Naletilić, Daria Jurković Žilić, Adnan Hodžić, Amer Alić, Magda Sindičić, Relja Beck) |
| 11:10 – 11:20 | Ovarian cyst and follicle development in a female peach-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis) following salpingectomy (Matea Kapitanić, Maja Lukač, Emanuel Budicin, Dražen Đuričić) |
| 11:20 – 11:30 | Clinical application of photobiomodulation therapy in wildlife rehabilitation at WildRescueVef Rescue Centre (Kristina Popović, Tvrtko Mataušić, Dražen Đuričić, Maja Lukač) |
| 11:30 – 11:40 | Discussion |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch (Students’ Hall, building 2) and Poster Session (Building 8 – Hall of the Reproduction and Obstetrics Clinic) |
Veterinary Public Health Section (Lecture Hall of the Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases with Clinic, building 4) |
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| 09:00 – 09:30 | Branko Velebit – Methods for Detection of Non-Cultivable Viruses in Foods |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Ivan Vićić – Antimicrobial Resistance in Food-Producing Animals: Food Safety and One Health Approach |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Giuditta Tilli – The delicate role of biosecurity in modern poultry production |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Discussion |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| Participant Presentations with Discussion | |
| 11:00 – 11:10 | Effects of the Freezing Process on the Physical and Chemical Properties of Beef from Different Breeds and Sexes (Katarina Smolčić, Mladenka Vukšić, Željka Cvrtila, Tomislav Mikuš) |
| 11:10 – 11:20 | Preliminary results on the prevalence of Salmonella spp. serovars in Croatia for 2025 (Lucija Hlebić, Lovran Peinović, Andrea Humski, Antonela Bagarić, Sanja Duvnjak, Maja Dopuđ, Dora Tomašković) |
| 11:20 – 11:30 | Epidemiology and serotype diversity of Salmonella spp. in poultry and wildlife: implications for public health in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sajma Huremović, Selma Kunić, Dejana Krneta) |
| 11:30 – 11:40 | Campylobacter occurrence in seabirds during the breeding season in Croatia (Viktor Mašović, Biljana Ječmenica, Louie Taylor, Luka Jurinović) |
| 11:40 – 11:50 | Discussion |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch (Students’ Hall, building 2) and Poster Session (Building 8 – Hall of the Reproduction and Obstetrics Clinic) |
Round Table (Library, building 1) |
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| 13:00 – 15:00 | Round Table – Social and Humanistic Sciences in Higher Veterinary Education Panelists: Ivana Franić, Snježana Kužir, Željana Klječanin Franić, Iva Lehunšek Panić, Jovana Ivanić, Marko Poletto, Željka Kamenov |
PhD Day (Vet Skill and Chill, building 6) |
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| 15:00 – 16:45 | Round Table – Scandinavian model or monograph – the question now Panelists: Alen Slavica, Vedrana Pšenica, Iva Benvin, Ivana Sabolek, Relja Beck |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Association Sentinel Uma – Workshop for PhD Students Mental Health, Burnout and Resilience in Academic and Professional Career (in Croatian) (powered by Purina) |
Farm Animal Section (Clinical Lecture Hall, building 9) |
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| 13:15 – 13:45 | Melanie Schären Bannert – The Economics of Disease in Dairy Production – Why Investing in a Veterinarian Is of Value |
| 13:45 – 14:15 | Cassandra Eibl – Pain management in calves |
| 14:15 – 14:45 | Harald Pothmann – Monitoring Reproductive Performance and Fertility Problems in Dairy Cows |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Discussion |
| Participant Presentations with Discussion | |
| 15:00 – 15:10 | Detection and genomic properties of unusual Rotavirus A strains of zoonotic porcine origin in humans (Valentina Kunić, Vjekoslava Kostanić, Sara Špoljar, Marina Prišlin Šimac, Ksenija Kretonić, Dubravka Vuković, Tea Čuti, Draženka Vadla, Dragan Brnić) |
| 15:10 – 15:20 | Brač sheep and its maternal origins: preliminary mitochondrial DNA findings (Jasna Kusanović, Ivan Vlahek, Velimir Sušić, Maja Maurić Maljković) |
| 15:20 – 15:30 | Melatonin treatment enhances post-thaw sperm function in French alpine bucks during the non-breeding season (Ivona Žura Žaja, Ivan Butković, Velimir Berta, Hrvoje Valpotić, Marko Samardžija, Martina Lojkić, Dražen Đuričić, Suzana Milinković Tur, Vanja Lončarić, Stefani Fruk Šimunec, Anamaria Ružić, Silvijo Vince) |
| 15:30 – 15:40 | Traumatic reticuloperitonitis in a three-year-old Holstein cow: a case report (Petra Bratić, Darko Grden, Ivan – Conrado Šoštarić – Zuckermann, Jelena Gotić, Katarina Miljak, Goran Štibrić, Ivana Cvitaš) |
| 15:40 – 15:50 | Discussion |
Congress Closing (Main Lecture Hall, building 1) |
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| 16:15 – 17:00 | Congress Closing and Awards Ceremony |