Veterinary Science and Profession 2026

Programe

Day 1, February 23, 2026

 

08:00 – 09:00Registration
09:00 – 09:15Congress Opening
Main Lecture Hall
09:15 – 09:45Plenary Lecture
Speaker: Petra Agthe – Behind the Stethoscope: The Human Side of the Veterinary Profession
Main Lecture Hall
09:45 – 10:15Coffee Break
Small Animal Section (Main Lecture Hall)
10:15 – 10:45Erika Furman – FIP – Diagnostic Possibility in the In-House Lab
10:45 – 11:15Filip Kajin – Neurologic Form of Feline Infectious Peritonitis – A Brain Teaser
11:15 – 11:45Katharina Buchta – FIP from Challenge to Cure – Current Treatment Options, Therapy Monitoring and Potential Side Effects
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11:45 – 12:00Discussion
12:00 – 13:00Lunch
13:00 – 13:30Davorin Lukman (LABOKLIN, sponsor lecture) – How serious a problem is the MDR1 genetic defect in everyday practice?
13:30 – 14:00Veljko Turković – Building a Veterinary Practice That Works. Idea. Strategy. Team. Client Care.
14:00 – 15:00Participant Presentations with Discussion
15:00 – 16:00Coffee Break and Networking
Equine Section (Clinical Lecture Hall)
10:15 – 10:45Nika Brkljača Bottegaro – Equine Wound Management
10:45 – 11:15Matko Perharić – Tetanus in Horses: When a Wound Becomes a Danger and Prevention is the Key
11:15 – 11:45Juraj Šavorić – Reproductive System Injuries in Horses
11:45 – 12:00Discussion
12:00 – 13:00Lunch
12:00 – 13:00Participant Presentations with Discussion
Main Lecture Hall
16:00 – 17:30Round Table – Challenges in Veterinary Practice Today
Panelists: Petra Agthe, Andrea Ražić Pavičić, Veljko Turković
17:30 – 18:00Andrea Ražić Pavičić – Client Communication: How to Handle Difficult Conversations
from 18:00Social Program

Day 2, February 24, 2026

Exotic and Wild Animals Section (Main Lecture Hall)
09:00 – 09:30Pavel Kvapil – From Zoo to the Wild: Veterinary Experience with Wild Carnivores
09:30 – 10:00Joško Račnik – Anesthesia and Surgery in African Pygmy Hedgehogs
10:00 – 10:15Discussion
10:15 – 10:30Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:45Participant Presentations with Discussion
12:00 – 13:00Lunch and Coffee Break
Veterinary Public Health Section (Clinical Lecture Hall)
09:00 – 09:30Branko Velebit – Methods for Detection of Non-Cultivable Viruses in Foods
09:30 – 10:00Ivan Vićić – Antimicrobial Resistance in Food-Producing Animals: Food Safety and One Health Approach
10:00 – 10:30Giuditta Tilli – The Delicate Role of Biosecurity in Modern Poultry Production
10:30 – 10:45Discussion
10:45 – 11:00Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:45Participant Presentations
12:00 – 13:00Lunch and Coffee Break
Doctoral Day (Main Lecture Hall)
13:15 – 13:35Vedrana Pšenica – About the Doctoral Program
13:35 – 15:00Round Table
15:00 – 16:00Sentinel Mind – Workshop for Doctoral Students
Farm Animal Section (Clinical Lecture Hall)
13:15 – 13:45Melanie Schären Bannert – The Economics of Disease in Dairy Production – Why Investing in a Veterinarian Is of Value
13:45 – 14:15Cassandra Eibl – Pain Management in Calves
14:15 – 14:45Harald Pothmann – Monitoring Reproductive Performance and Fertility Problems in Dairy Cows
14:45 – 15:00Discussion
15:00 – 16:00Participant Presentations with Discussion
16:15 – 17:00Congress Closing and Award Ceremony