Congress program

Subject of the congress: «Ukrainian Dairy Business. Success in spite of crisis»

Program (day 1)

General part: DAIRY BUSINESS ANALYSIS (Conference hall #1)
8.00–9.00	Registration. Coffee
9.00–9.05	Welcome
9.05–9.25	World and Ukrainian dairy industry overview. Main competitive advantages of Ukraine	Andriy Dykun — Association of Milk Producers of Ukraine, President
9.25–9.55	Trends of grain and soy bean market development. Outlook for production costs in 2010	Serhiy Nalyvka — «Consulting Agency AAA», Ltd., Director
9.55–10.30	Ukrainian dairy processing industry in the conditions of economic crisis and raw milk deficiency-current situation and trends	Vadym Chagarovskyy — Union of Dairy Enterprises of Ukraine, Chairman of Board of Directors
10.30–11.00	Welcome from sponsors
11.00–11.20	Coffee break
Section 1: MANAGEMENT AND FINANCING (Conference hall #1)
11.20–12.20	Benchmarking in dairy business. Reserves for increasing milk production in Ukraine in current situation	Elman Orudzhov — Leading Consultant on dairy production
12.20–13.20	Lunch (5-th floor)
13.20–13.50	Adequate crop rotation as a source of increasing income. Reserves to reduce cost of production	Johann Tattsber — independent consultant on crop production
13.50–14.50	System approach to dairy business planning. Principles of large-scale production. How to choose milking equipment and indicators to evaluate its functioning	Elman Orudzhov — Leading Consultant on dairy production
14.50–15.20	Optimization of production costs on a dairy farm	Jan Bakker — Leading Consultant on dairy production
15.20–15.35	Options of crediting dairy business
15.35–15.50	Scenario of land market development after withdrawing moratorium on land sale	Andriy Talama — J&LconsultingLTD, Senior Lawyer
15.50–16.20	Open discussion
16.20–16.40	Coffee break
Section 2: TECHNOLOGY OF MILK PRODUCTION (Hall for presentations, 5-th floor)
11.20–11.50	Prevention and treatment of hoof diseases. Economic losses from lame cow.	Jan Bakker — Leading Consultant on dairy production
11.50–12.20	Prevention and treatment of mastitis. Modern approach. Economics of mastitis	Helen Elizabeth Warren Leading expert on feeding and veterinary
12.20–13.20	Lunch (5-th floor)
13.20–13.40	How to control infertility. Practical advice on dry period	Mykhailo Bilokin — private veterinarian
13.40–14.10	Prevention of infectious diseases in young stock	Aleksey Oleinik — technical consultant on cattle production
14.10–14.40	Synchronization: pros and cons. Principles of labor organization on large-scale dairy farms	Mykhailo Bilokin — private veterinarian
14.40–15.10	Role of protein in metabolism in animals. Practicability of incorporating soy bean meal into cow diet to achieve higher performance and profitability	Johann Hausler — Head of the department of alternative cattle maintenance
15.10–15.40	Healthy rumen — healthy cow. Strategies to prevent rumen acidosis	Gennadiy Bondarenko — technical consultant on feeding
15.40–16.20	Open discussion
16.20–16.40	Coffee break (5-th floor)
General part: ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION — CLUB 9000, (Conference hall)
16.40–17.00	Ukrainian Milk Company Ltd, 3,200 cows with average annual milk yield 9,000 liters per cow	Serhiy Bykov, Director
17.00–17.20	Private Agricompany «Rodina», 750 cows, during the year increased the milk yield from 5,000 to 7,600 liters per cow	Oleg Shishkunov, Director
17.20–17.40	Private Agricompany «Piskivske», 650 cows, during the year increased the milk yield from 5,300 tо 6,300 liters per cow	Valeriy Kolosha, Director