Program

Day 1 - November 25, 2026 (Wednesday)

Schedule

 

 

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13:00 – 15:00	Lunch
14:00	Accommodation in a hotel
14:00-18:00	Registration and Posters placing
19:00 – 21:00	Dinner
21:00	The full ABC dairy range

Day 2 – November 26, 2026 (Thursday)

Schedule

08:00 – 09:30	Registration and Posters placing
09:30 – 10:00	Opening of the 46th International Dairy Experts Symposium
10:00 – 10:20	Ante Ivanković, Zoran Grgić, Pero Mijić: Challenges of Croatian dairy cattle farming: Technological-innovative and economic perspectives
10:20 – 11:20	Panel discussion: Dairy Sector and the Strategic Plan of the Common Agricultural Policy of the Republic of Croatia 2028-2034
11:20 – 12:00	Poster session (with presence of author(s))
12:00 – 12:20	Krešimir Kuterovac, Vesna Gantner: Understanding dairy production through thirty years of climate and milk recording data
12:25 – 12:45	Boris Lukić, Vladimir Brajković, Mario Shihabi, Marko Oroz, Mihaela Oroz, Tina Bobić, David Kranjac, Andrej Bošnjak, Nikola Raguž: Next-generation milk production: from concept to results
12:50 – 13:10	Ante Kasap, Jelena Ramljak, Valentino Držaić, Boro Mioč, Zvonimir Prpić, Dora Ceranac, Darko Jurković, Zdravko Barać, Zdenko Ivkić, Livio Švić, Dolores Barać, Lidija Maurović Košćak, Gordan Šubara, Edmondo Šuran, Spomenka Maurović, Marija Špehar: Integration of genomics into national breeding programs for dairy small ruminant breeds
13:15 – 13:25	Zoran Grgić, Branka Šakić Bobić, Vesna Očić: The Common Agricultural Policy and Croatian dairy farming
13:30 – 13:40	Džulija Kraleva-Ivanova: Innovations – the present and future of safe dairy production
13:45  – 15:00	Lunch
15:30 – 15:40	Zdenko Ivkić, Marija Špehar, Dragan Solić, Zrinko Mikić, Mladen Molnar, Ivica Vranić: Milk recording – the key for better dairy herd management
15:45 – 15:55	Marija Špehar, Zdenko Ivkić, Dora Ceranac, Ante Kasap: Genetic relationships among methane emissions and dairy traits of Croatian Holstein heifers
16:00 – 16:10	Petra Mohar Lorbeg, Alenka Levart, Primož Treven: Variability in the composition of haymilk
16:15 – 16:25	Milna Tudor Kalit, Biljana Radeljević, Mateja Kalčićek, Darija Bendelja Ljoljić, Iva Dolenčić Špehar, Nataša Mikulec, Krešimir Salajpal, Ivana Pejakić Cvitak, Ante Rako, Danijela Stručić, Mario Jarnjak, Samir Kalit: Effect of dietary calcium salts of linseed oil on the milk fatty acid profile of high-yielding dairy cows
16:30 – 16:40	Mladen Jarnjak, Igor Bemko, Darko Grbeša, Krešimir Salajpal, Predrag Peršak: Innovative Fanon integrated products for high-yielding cows and a healthier milk fat profile
16:45 – 16:55	Maja Čuklić Pečarić, Mislav Drokan, Ivanka Juraić, Goran Mikec, Dražen Čuklić, Marijana Vrbančić Igrić: Milk cooling problems during the introduction of robotic milking at the dairy farm of the Secondary Agricultural School Križevci
17:00 – 17:30	Pause
17:30 – 17:40	Denis Kučević, Ksenija Čobanović, Tamara Papović, Anka Miloradov, Dobrila Janković, Miroslav Radinović: Influence of different milking system on freezing point in row milk
17:45 – 17:55	Laura Prandini, Federica Savini, Giulia Polizzi, Mauro Fontana, Andrea Serraino: Effect of infrared treatment on microbial reduction and enzyme inactivation in raw milk
18:00 – 18:10	Giuseppe Natrella, Claudia Antonino, Pietro Caliandro, Michele Faccia: Multivariate statistical tools to identify pasture grazing biomarkers in sheep milk
18:15 – 18:25	Emir Mujić, Aida Džaferović, Vildana Jogić, Anita Vuković, Asmir Husak, Kemal Salkić, Halil Omanović: Nutritional value and concentrations of cadmium, lead and cobalt in maize silage from dairy farms in the Una-Sana Canton
18:30 – 18:40	Antun Kostelić, Martina Pernar Škunca, Monica Darrer, Ivana Pejakić Cvitak, Darko Jurković: Challenges in the future production of milk from Pag sheep
18:45 – 18:55	Gordan Šubara, Ezio Pinzan, Edmondo Šuran, Josip Leto, Ivana Pejakić Cvitak, Monica Darrer, Antun Kostelić: Istria County – An example of sustainable milk production and processing
19:00 – 19:10	Goran Kiš, Miljenko Konjačić, Zvonimir Prpić, Dalibor Bedeković: Innovative additives in dairy cow nutrition
19:15- 21:00	Dinner
21:00	Dukat and the finest selection of President cheeses

Day 3 – November 27, 2026 (Friday)

Raspored

09:00 – 09:20	Blaženka Kos, Jagoda Šušković, Jasna Novak, Andreja Leboš Pavunc, Martina Banić, Katarina Butorac: Circular economy in dairy sector – new biotechnological processes development
09:25 – 09:45	Katarina Lisak Jakopović, Rajka Božanić, Irena Barukčić Jurina: Next-generation dairy products
09:50 – 10:10	Nemanja Kljajević, Uroš Gojković, Zorana Miloradović, Nemanja Stanisavljević, Djordje Bajić: AI-assisted prediction of process kinetics and product characteristics for dairy fermentation consortium selection
10:15 – 10:25	Mercedes Martínez, Yu Ye, M.D. Garrido, Miguel Angel Zamora, Irene Peñarranda, Macarena Egea, M.B. López: In-line NIR spectroscopy for fresh cheese process monitoring
10:30 – 10:40	Kevin Stephens: Product inspection in the ice cream and dairy industry
10:45 – 11:30	Pause and Poster session (with presence of author(s))
11:30 – 11:40	Morten Thybo: Next generation yoghurt starter cultures: Full stop pH and fermentation of high protein base
11:45 – 11:55	Mirela Iličić, Maja Bjekić, Jovana Degenek, Dajana Vukić, Katarina Kanurić, Ljubica Dokić, Vladimir Vukić: Effect of kombucha inoculum on the structure and nutritive characteristics of fresh cheese
12:00 – 12:10	Denisa Krevh: FT-IR analysis of milk and dairy products closer to the target value with greater accuracy and reliability
12:12 – 12:25	Claudia Antonino, Pietro Caliandro, Giuseppe Natrella, Michele Faccia: Essential oils as natural preservatives in Burrata cheese: impact on spoilage microbiota and sensory quality
12:30  – 12:40	Marko Marc: FT-IR or NIR? Choosing the right spectroscopic technology for dairy applications
13:00 – 15:00	Lunch
15:00 – 15:20	Iva Dolenčić Špehar: Non-frozen dairy-based desserts with enhanced nutritional value
15:25 – 15:45	Eva Pavić: Collagen and dairy products: a synergistic approach to healthy ageing
15:50 – 16:00	Diana Paveljšek, Borut Kolenc, Bojana Bogovič Matijašić, Petra Mohar Lorbeg: Use of acid whey in production of yogurt and probiotic yogurt
16:05 – 16:15	Miroljub Barać, Nevena Pažin, Zlatan Sarić: Lactose intolerance: diagnosis, dietary management and technologies for lactose-free and low-lactose dairy
16:20 – 16:30	Anđelka Pejaković, Višnja Krapljan, Barbara Sever, Samir Kalit: Sensory quality of dairy products from small producers
16:35 – 16:45	Best poster presentation announcement
16:45	Closing ceremony of the Symposium
17:00	Organized tourist tour of Rovinj (accompanied by a guide)
19:00 – 21:00	Dinner
21:00	”Cheese party” organized by Vindija d.o.o.
22:00	”Milk night” organized by HMU