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AGENDA OCTOBER 1-3: 48th National Congress and 24th International Congress of the Spanish Society of Sheep and Goat Farming (SEOC)
1 September 2025
From October 1 to 3, 2025, Bilbao will host the 48th National and 24th International Congress of the Spanish Society of Sheep and Goat Farming (SEOC).
NEIKER is responsible for organizing this annual event. The SEOC is a non-profit association founded in 1975 that brings together professionals involved in sheep and goat production.
Its main objectives are to promote research, exchange knowledge, and disseminate scientific advances in the sector. Over the years, its scientific conferences have become a national and international benchmark, attracting more than 300 delegates who present more than 150 papers. In addition, the SEOC offers seminars, high-level training courses, and publishes the magazine “TIERRAS Ovino y Caprino” (Sheep and Goat Lands).
- FOR: professionals in the agricultural sector, public administrations, companies, and management centers.
PROGRAM
October 1, WEDNESDAY
3:30-4:00 p.m. REGISTRATION AND DOCUMENTATION DELIVERY.
4:00-8:00 p.m. Satellite Conference (Plenary Hall)
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Use of the analysis laboratory: the role of the clinical veterinarian in successful diagnosis.
6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. COFFEE BREAK (Hall)
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Why do sheep pray? Devotion or penance?
October 2, THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 a.m. REGISTRATION AND DOCUMENTATION DELIVERY.
9:00-10:00 a.m. Opening presentation (Plenary Hall). Differential diagnosis of neurological diseases in small ruminants.
10:00-11:00 a.m. WELCOME AND OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE (Plenary Hall).
11:00-11:45 a.m. COFFEE BREAK. (Hall)
11:45-12:45 p.m. Second presentation (Plenary Hall). Veterinary pharmacovigilance: objectives and role of clinical veterinarians.
12:45-13:45 3rd Presentation (Plenary Hall). Latest advances in milking technology.
13:45-15:00 WORKING LUNCH (Chillida Room)
3:00-4:00 p.m. 4th Presentation (Plenary Hall). Farmers’ perceptions of climate change and strategies for adapting to it
4:00-5:30 p.m. 1st Round Table (Plenary Hall). The situation of bluetongue in Spain and Europe.
5:30-6:00 p.m. COFFEE BREAK (Hall)
6:00-7:00 p.m. 5th Presentation (Plenary Room). Meat goats: a silent extinction?
7:00-8:00 p.m. SEOC GENERAL ASSEMBLY (Plenary Hall)
7:00-8:30 p.m. TASTING OF IDIAZABAL DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN CHEESE AND LOCAL CRAFT BEERS
October 3, FRIDAY
9:00-10:00 a.m. 1st ORAL COMMUNICATIONS SESSION (3 parallel rooms)
10:00-11:00 a.m. 6th Presentation (Plenary Room). Forensic veterinary medicine. The role of the veterinarian in cases of accidental (and non-accidental) poisoning and predation (real or false) in small ruminants.
11:00-11:45 a.m. COFFEE BREAK (Hall)
11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Second Round Table (Plenary Room). Traditional livestock farming and the wolf. Is it possible?
1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Second Oral Presentation Session (3 parallel rooms)
2:15-3:30 p.m. WORKING LUNCH (Chillida Room)
3:30-4:30 p.m. 7th Presentation (Plenary Room). Health risks of interaction with wildlife for sheep and goat farms.
4:30-6:30 p.m. 3rd SESSION OF ORAL PRESENTATIONS (3 parallel rooms)
6:30 p.m. CLOSING CEREMONY
9:00 p.m. CLOSING DINNER