Better Milking Advice Conference
27-28 March 2025
Gdansk, Poland

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About The Conference

The Better Milking Advice Conference is a two-day intensive event aimed at deepening participants' understanding of modern milking systems, focusing on VaDia.
Targeting veterinarians, milking system technicians, dairy advisors, farm managers, and researchers, the conference features a blend of theoretical sessions and hands-on workshops, all held in the conference room.
Participants will explore advanced diagnostic techniques to enhance milking efficiency, milk quality, and overall herd health.

Speakers

Pawel Panasiuk Paweł Panasiuk is an independent expert in milking system diagnostics, helping dairy farms improve efficiency and udder health.
As founder of Biofarmtech, the official VaDia distributor, he works worldwide, providing hands-on training and data-driven insights to enhance milking performance, reduce mastitis risk, and boost profitability. Poland

Johan Grolleman Independent milking consultant since 2003, previously working as a milking specialist at DLV.
He advises in milking parlour construction and renovation, and is often called upon to assess milking parlour performance and troubleshoot issues related to milk quality, udder, or cow health. Netherlands

Hans Fatzer Independent milking advisor and official distributor of VaDia in the DACH region.
Hans has long experience from the milking equipment industry, with 15 years as Technical Service Manager in Boumatic, and has also worked with development of liners. Switzerland

Tom Greenham BVSc DBR MRCVS Director of Advance Milking, a consultancy specializing in udder health and milking machine optimization.
Provides expert advice to dairy farms across the UK, Europe, and globally, offering support and training for dairy engineers, vets, and industry professionals. United Kingdom

Topics Covered

Maximize milk performance and efficiency with precise Milk Time Testing

Boosting your diagnostics with VaDia 2

Early detection of mastitis risk through dynamic testing

Step-by-step milk hygiene analysis: Slug Testing in action

Explore versatile uses of VaDia for different milking equipment and AMS

How liners impact milking performance – what you need to know

Using udder data to diagnose milking machine issues effectively

The latest ISO updates – what they mean for you

VaDia 2 roadmap – discover what’s new and improved

Why go to the Better Milking Conference:

"You will get great and valuable input on the milking process from several experts on the topic."
"It is a great opportunity to connect with other VaDia users around Europe, share your thoughts and experience. "
"You will have a great stay at a nice hotel, with good food and the opportunity to explore the beautiful city of Gdansk and its culture."

March 26

18:00 ICE BREAKER

March 27

8:30 - 9:30 Registration
9:30 - 9:40 Welcome to the Better Milking Advice Conference 2025!
09:40 - 10:00 Tom Greenham Milking Time Testing: The importance of precision diagnostics for optimising milking
10:00 - 10:15 Pawel Panasiuk Unlocking the Power of VaDia: Essential Insights for Better Milking Diagnostics
10:15 - 10:30 Hans Fatzer The Milking Time Test (MTT): Improve Efficiency & Performance
10:30 - 11:10 Johan Grolleman Common Milking System Challenges & How to Troubleshoot Them
11:10 - 12:00 Coffee break
12:00 - 12:30 Tom Greenham Data Driven Decisions: Using udder health data patterns to highlight milking machine problems
12:30 - 13:00 Prof. Doug Reinemann, University of Wisconsin, USA Improving diagnostics by Integrating Vadia data with data from conventional milking systems
13:00 - 14:00 LUNCH
14:00 - 14:30 Pawel Panasiuk Boosting Your Diagnostics: Why VaDia 2 is a Game-Changer in the Field
14:30 - 15:20 Johan Grolleman Using VaDia with Automatic Milking Systems (AMS)
15:20 - 15:50 Coffee break
15:50 - 16:30 Hans Fatzer Milk hygiene testing – the slug test and wider on farm trouble shooting
16:30 - 17:00 Axel Elfgren, DeLaval, Sweden The Importance to set up correctly and maintain a good CIP
20:00 CONFERENCE DINNER

March 28

08:00 - 08:30 Paul Peetz, Lely, USA Precision for Every Milking, Caring for Every Cow, supporting the Lely robot with Vadia testing
08:30 - 08:40 Jeroen Luiten, GEA, Netherlands Joining Forces for Dairy Farm Success: United Advice: Happy Farmers, Happy Cows!
08:40 - 09:00 Jean-Louis Poulet, Institute de l’Elevage, France One-welfare in small ruminant milking: contribution of milking time tests to the evolution of milker’s practices and settings
09:00 - 09:30 Prof. Alen Dzidic, University of Zagreb, Croatia Effect of liner shape and dimensions on teat penetration during milking in dairy cows
09:30 - 10:00 Dr. Michael Hubal, LWK-Niedersachsen, Germany Liner Compression Test – Theory and Practical Experience
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 - 11:00 John Baines, JRB (Dairy) Consulting Ltd., UK Revision of ISO Standards for Milking Machines - Focus on Milking Time Testing
11:00 - 11:30 Ian Ohnstad, The Dairy Group, UK Assessing the performance of VMS with flow-controlled milking
11:30 - 12:00 Prof. Doug Reinemann, University of Wisconsin, USA Interpretation of vacuum recordings from automatic milking systems
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 13:50 Tom Greenham VaDia Interpretation: Linking the data to the cow
13:50 - 14:30 Prof. Alfonso Zecconi, University of Milan, Italy Comparing the Performance of Automatic Milking Systems through Dynamic Testing Also Helps to Identify Potential Risk Factors for Mastitis
14:30 - 15:00 Coffee break
15:00 - 15:20 Kaj Nyman, Valio, Finland Decades of successful Milking Time Testing in the Nordic countries
15:20 - 15:50 BioControl Team A VaDia roadmap: VaDia towards the future
15:50 - 16:00 Official closing of the conference

The leading language of the conference, as well as all lectures, will be in English

Price

Signing up for the conference includes: BioControl conference bag, access to all sessions, coffee breaks, lunch and dinner. The hotel room is not included in the conference cost. It will be charged directly by the hotel.

€ 300 Early Bird

Till 30 November 2024 ex VAT

€ 350 Regular

1 December 2024 to 11 March 2025 ex VAT

The conference will be at Hotel Almond.
The hotel is now fully booked, but we can recommend a stay at Hotel Number One, which is 5-7 minutes walk away from the conference hotel. Prices per night incl. breakfast is 370 PLN for Single room and 470 PLN for Superior (two separate beds).

For booking at Hotel Number One:

Go to the hotel website: https://www.granohotels.pl/numberone
Enter code biocontrolas
Select dates and 'Book now'
Select number of people, 'Show prices' and 'Book now'
If you have a car, garage hall can be booked for 75 PLN per night
If you are sharing room, please inform who you are sharing with by selecting 'I have a comment'
Follow instructions and select payment method
After the booking, you will receive an email from the hotel

Booking contact email: antonina.nowacka@granohotels.pl

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Better Milking Advice Conference
27-28 March 2025
Gdansk, Poland

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Since 09.03.2025 Credit Card payments are stopped. You can still pay using bank transfer.

About The Conference

Speakers

Topics Covered

Maximising Flow

Vacuum Dynamics

Milking Efficiency

Why go to the Better Milking Conference:

"You will get great and valuable input on the milking process from several experts on the topic."

"It is a great opportunity to connect with other VaDia users around Europe, share your thoughts and experience. "

"You will have a great stay at a nice hotel, with good food and the opportunity to explore the beautiful city of Gdansk and its culture."

Interested in speaking at Better Milking Advice 2025? Get in touch

March 26

March 27

March 28

The leading language of the conference, as well as all lectures, will be in English

Price

Signing up for the conference includes: BioControl conference bag, access to all sessions, coffee breaks, lunch and dinner. The hotel room is not included in the conference cost. It will be charged directly by the hotel.

The conference will be at Hotel Almond.
The hotel is now fully booked, but we can recommend a stay at Hotel Number One, which is 5-7 minutes walk away from the conference hotel. Prices per night incl. breakfast is 370 PLN for Single room and 470 PLN for Superior (two separate beds).

Register your attendance at Better Milking Advice Conference 2025 while places last

Proudly organized by

Go to our webpage to learn more about BioControl and VaDia

Interested in becoming a sponsor? Get in touch

Better Milking Advice Conference27-28 March 2025Gdansk, Poland Registration is now closed

Register Now

Since 09.03.2025 Credit Card payments are stopped. You can still pay using bank transfer.

About The Conference

Speakers

Topics Covered

Maximising Flow

Vacuum Dynamics

Milking Efficiency

Why go to the Better Milking Conference:

"You will get great and valuable input on the milking process from several experts on the topic."

"It is a great opportunity to connect with other VaDia users around Europe, share your thoughts and experience. "

"You will have a great stay at a nice hotel, with good food and the opportunity to explore the beautiful city of Gdansk and its culture."

Interested in speaking at Better Milking Advice 2025? Get in touch

March 26

March 27

March 28

The leading language of the conference, as well as all lectures, will be in English

Price

Signing up for the conference includes: BioControl conference bag, access to all sessions, coffee breaks, lunch and dinner. The hotel room is not included in the conference cost. It will be charged directly by the hotel.

The conference will be at Hotel Almond. The hotel is now fully booked, but we can recommend a stay at Hotel Number One, which is 5-7 minutes walk away from the conference hotel. Prices per night incl. breakfast is 370 PLN for Single room and 470 PLN for Superior (two separate beds).

Register your attendance at Better Milking Advice Conference 2025 while places last

Proudly organized by

Go to our webpage to learn more about BioControl and VaDia

Interested in becoming a sponsor? Get in touch

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Better Milking Advice Conference
27-28 March 2025
Gdansk, Poland

Registration is now closed

The conference will be at Hotel Almond.
The hotel is now fully booked, but we can recommend a stay at Hotel Number One, which is 5-7 minutes walk away from the conference hotel. Prices per night incl. breakfast is 370 PLN for Single room and 470 PLN for Superior (two separate beds).