08.45 Registration opens
9.45 Chairman’s introduction
9:55 Heifer mastitis. Sarne de Viegher
10.30 The role of milking time assessment in mastitis control. Norman Beggs
11:05 Coffee and posters
Research & Development Updates: Presentations from selected posters (Q & A after each presentation)
11:40 Paper I
12.00 Paper II
12.20 Paper III
12.40 Paper IV
13.00 Lunch and posters
14:10 Poster voting and Chairman’s introduction
14:15 Teat disinfection - where are we? TBC
14.50 Nutrition and its impact on mastitis. James Husband
15.25 The Mastitis Control Plan – 20 years on. An industry and personal perspective. David Homer
16:00 BMC 2026 Best Poster award
16.05 Close