under Project ReProForse, 7th Framework Programme

 

The practical course will be held from 25 to 29 September at the Institute of Mountain Livestock Breeding and Agriculture, Troyan, Bulgaria, with the participation of scientists from BAS (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences) and AA (Agriculture Academy) working in animal reproduction field, and veterinarians, farmers and International ReProForce project partners - Prof. Urban Besenfelder (Austria) and prof. Katia Teerds (Niderland).

 

PROGRAMME

 

September 24 (Friday)

 

Arrival of the Partners' lecturers on the course in Sofia, accommodation, dinner

 

September 25 (Saturday)

 

8:30 to 12:30     Departure from Sofia, arriving in Troyan, registration

9:00 to 12:00     Arrival, accommodation and registration of course participants from Bulgaria

12:00 to 13:00   Lunch

 

13:30 Opening the course

13:30 to 13:40   Welcome speach (T. Todorov, Director of IMSBA)

13:40 to 14:00   Information regarding the ReProForse project conducted under 7 FP of EU. (F. Kistanova, Project Scientific expert, IBIR, BAS)

 

14:00 to 16:30  Session 1

1. Cattle breeding exprertize in the Institute of Mountain Livestock Breeding and Agriculture, Troyan; breeds, breeding technologies, opportunities for the use of reproductive biotechnology. (M. Todorov, IMSBA)
2. History of embryo transfer in Bulgaria. (D. Kacheva, IBIR, BAS)
3. Local breeds in the Experimental Station of Agriculture - Sredets (N. Palova, ESA - Sredets)

16:30 to 19:30   Visit the Troyan Monastery.Dinner

 

September 26 (Sunday)

 

8:30 to 9:30      Breakfast  

9:30 to 12:30   Session 2

1. Reproduction in cattle: from developing follicle to embryo. (K. Tards, Department of Animal Science, Human Physiology and Animal Wageningen University, Netherlands)
2. New approaches and achievements of biotechnology for embryo transfer in Austria. (Str Bezenfelder, Veterinary University, Austria)
3. Applied aspects of echography in the reproduction of cattle

(S. Yotov, Department of Obstetrics, reproduction and reproductive disorders, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Trakia University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria)      

12:30 to 14:00    Lunch

14:00 to 15:30   Session 3  

1. Quality of semen and insemination characteristics of the application of biotechnology embriotranfer. (W. Maslev, IMSBA, Troyan, Bulgaria)
2. Sanitary aspects of the embryo trasfer biotechnology. ( M. Tchervenkov, IBIR, BAS)

16:00                  Visit of Lovech fortress. Dinner

 

27 th September (Monday)

 

8:30 to 9:30      Breakfast

9:30 to 12:30    Practical exercises on the farm - Get embryos in vivo

                          Rakovoditeil - W. Maslev, IMSBA, Troyan

                          Assistants - B. Georgiev and K. Shumkov, IBIR, BAS

12:30 to 14:00   Lunch

14:00 to 16:00   Practical exercises in the laboratory - Morphological evaluation of the embryos, methods of cultivation and storage.

                            Head - E. Kacheva, IBIR, BAS

                            Assistants - E. and E. Kistanova Daskalova IBIR, BAS

16:30                 Walk around the town of Troyan. Dinner

 

September 28 (Tuesday)

8:30 to 9:30        Breakfast

 

9:30 to 12:30   Practical exercises on the farm - The transfer of embryos obtained and stored.

                            Head - W. Maslev, IMSBA, Troyan

                            Assistants - K. Shumkov and B. Georgiev, IBIR, BAS

12:30 to 14:30     Lunch

14:00 to 15:00    Discussion

15:00                   Closing and awarding Certificates of attendance in the Course

16:00                   Departure