Cattle Network seminar in Aarhus, 21 October 2025

This year’s Cattle Network seminar on the 21^st of October will take place at Aarhus University in Aarhus City.
Tvillinge auditoriet, 1324-011, Bartholins Allé 10, 8000 Aarhus C 

Full program for the day

• 9.00 – 9:30 Coffee and registration
• 9.30-12.00 Common theme across core groups:
• 9.30-10.00 Ida Storm – Dilemmas in the green transition and what do we need from the cattle research environments?
• 10.00-10.30 Jan Lassen, Viking Genetics – Breeding for reduced climate effects: importance for animal welfare, health and production?
• 10.30-11.00 Coffee break
• 11.00-11:30 Mogens Vestergaard (AU/SEGES) og Margrete Therkildsen, FOOD AU – Dilemmas in cattle production on natural ’grass’ areas – what research do we need?
• 11:30-12:00 General discussion
• 12.00 -12.15 Pitch of core group meetings
• 12.15-13.00 Grab a sandwich and go to core group meetings 
• 13.00-16.00 Core group meetings

Program for Network for Healthy Animals and Production Systems (in Building 1441-210)

• 13:00-13:45 ‘Upscaling of cattle health initiatives in the Danish Cattle Sector’ by representatives from Danish Agriculture & Food Council (L&F-Sektor Kvæg)
• 13:45-14:15 ’Cattle production systems – how can the welfare be improved? by Margit Bak Jensen, Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Aarhus University
• 14:15-14:30 Break
• 14:30-15:00 ‘Animal welfare and building constructions in relation to green transitions’ by Niels Vitus Hampholt, Velas
• 15:00-15:50 Collaboration-networking and brainstorming in mixed groups (notes in online Padlet or on paper)
• 15:50-16.00 Wrap up and good buy

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