Scientific programme of invited speakers

09.00 Arrival, registration, coffee and poster display

09.45 Chairman’s introduction 

Session 1

09.55 Heifer mastitis -Sarne de Vliegher, Universitite Gent, Belgium 

10.30 Udder Hygiene: Fundamentals, State‑of‑the‑Art Evidence & New Findings - Sofie Piepers, MEX, Ghent

11.05 Coffee and posters

 Session 2

Research & Development Updates: Presentations from selected posters 

11.40 Presentation 1 and Q & A 

12.00 Presentation 2 and Q & A

12.20 Presentation 3 and Q & A

12.40 Presentation 4 and Q & A

13.00 Lunch Break and review of poster abstracts

 Session 3

14.10 Poster voting and Chairman’s introduction

14.15 The role of milking time assessment in mastitis control - Norman Beggs, Udder Health Solutions, Ireland

14.50 Nutrition and its impact on mastitis - James Husband, Map of Ag, UK

15.25 The Mastitis Control Plan – 20 years on. An industry and Personal Perspective - David Homer, Warren Farm, Wiltshire

16.00 BMC 2026 Best Poster award

 16.05 Tea and depart