3 rd French-German Summer School The exotic side of veterinary medicine: bees, fish, wildlife and zoo animals

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1 3 rd French-German Summer School The exotic side of veterinary medicine: bees, fish, wildlife and zoo animals Monday Tierspital) Agenda 09:00-09:15 Welcome address/organizational matters by Peter Neumann 09:15-11:30 Who are we? The value and the challenges of veterinary research in bees, fish, wildlife and zoo animals (incl. coffee Dekanat) 11:00-12:30 Tour through the Tierspital by Andreas Zurbriggen (@ Dekanat) Group picture 1: The School will assemble in front of the Dekanat 13:50. 14:00-15:30 Warming-up workshop Getting familiar with bees, fish wildlife, and zoo animals Introduction talk by Peter Neumann Groups by Marcus Clauss, Jean-Michel Hatt, Peter Neumann, Gina Retschnig, Helmut Segner 15:30-16:00 Coffee break 16:00-17:00 Invited lecture Evolution of the invertebrate immune system by Ryan Schwarz 17:45-19:00 Icebreaker Schwellenmätteli Tuesday (@ Tierspital) 09:15-10:15 Invited lecture Evolution of the vertebrate immune system by Chris Secombes 10:15-10:45 Coffee break

2 2 10:45-12:30 Method seminars with talks on 1. Methodologies for research and health surveillance in freeranging fish and wildlife by Marie-Pierre Ryser, Francesco Origgi, Heike Schmidt-Posthaus, Thomas Wahli 2. Zebrafish as a toolbox for genomic studies by Lisa Baumann, Helmut Segner 3. Methods for zoo animal research by Marcus Clauss 14:00-17:00 Practical field and/or laboratory work with fish, wildlife and zoo animals in three parallel groups by Jean-Michel Hatt, Francesco Origgi, Lisa Baumann, Heike-Schmidt-Posthaus, Thomas Wahli 17:30-19:00 Guided tour through the old town of Bern (in English) Meeting point: Tourist Information at train station Bern Wednesday (Zürich Zoo and Vetsuisse-Faculty University of Zürich) 07:32 Transfer to Zürich with Train IC707 (direction St. Gallen, scheduled departure platform 7, but double-check prior to departure!) Group travel with Gina Retschnig 08:30 Meeting at main station Zürich and organizational matters by Katharina Hagen 09:15-12:00 Excursion Zoo Zürich by Jean-Michel Hatt 12:00-13:00 Lunch break 13:00-14:00 Tour through the Tierspital by Jean-Michel Hatt 14:00-15:30 Virological problems in endangered species how do we handle them? by Matthias Ackermann 16:00-18:00 Do animals get older in captivity? by Marcus Clauss 18:00+ Free time in Zürich Thursday (@ Tierspital) 09:00-09:15 Organizational matters by Helmut Segner 09:15-12:30 Interactive lectures: a) Environmental and evolutionary drivers of fish diseases: the case of Proliferative Kidney Disease (PKD) and global warming by Heike Schmidt-Posthaus, Nicole Strepparava, Thomas Wahli b) Fish model species for disease and

3 3 toxicology research by Alexander Fehr, Lisa Baumann, Helmut Segner (incl. coffee break) 14:00-17:00 Field work: How to collect fish in a river? by Nicole Strepparava, Thomas Wahli 17:00-18:00 Role playing: Pain perception in fish: does it exist? by Helmut Segner Friday (@ Tierspital) 09:15-10:15 Distribution of tasks for six project plans for by Peter Neumann, Jean-Michel Hatt, Helmut Segner 10:15-12:30 Mini-Conference (participants will present their own research topics as 10+5 ppt talks, to be uploaded in the morning) 14:00-17:00 Mini-Conference 18:00-23:00 Conference Restaurant "Bel Etage", Gurten Monday (@ Tierspital) 09:00-09:15 Organizational matters by Marie-Pierre Ryser 09:15-10:15 Invited lecture Epidemiology by Salomé Dürr 10:15-10:45 Coffee break 10:45-12:30 Workshop on how to perform an epidemiological study by Salomé Dürr and Marie-Pierre Ryser 12:30-13:30 Lunch break 13:30-15:00 Presentation of results of the working groups by Marie-Pierre Ryser and Salomé Dürr 15:00-15:30 Coffee break 15:30-18:15 Excursion to Tropenhaus Frutigen with subsequent apéro Tuesday, (@ Tierspital) 09:00-09:15 Organizational matters by Marie-Pierre Ryser

4 4 09:15-12:30 World cafe on health issues in free-ranging amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals by Francesco Origgi and Marie-Pierre Ryser (incl. coffee break) 14:00-15:00 Debate: wildlife species as the bad guys: are they responsible for major diseases of domestic animals and man? by Marie- Pierre Ryser 15:00-15:30 Coffee break 15:30-16:30 Lecture on beaver conservation by Christof Angst Afterwards: Beaver excursion and possibly BBQ in the fields Wednesday, Tierspital) 09:15-12:30 Preparation, presentation and discussion of the planned projects (26.06.) by the participants (10+5 min ppt). General discussion afterwards and complemented if necessary (incl. coffee break) by Peter Neumann, Helmut Segner, Jean-Michel Hatt, Gina Retschnig 14:00-17:00 Excursion to teaching apiary by Gina Retschnig Thursday, Liebefeld LB 68) 09:00-09:15 Organizational matters by Gina Retschnig 09:15-12:30 Why researching bee health and how to do it? Bee pathology overview by Peter Neumann; Pesticides by Geoffrey Williams; Varroa destructor and viruses by Orlando Yañez Amayo; Methods for bee research by Gina Retschnig (incl. coffee break) 14:00-17:00 Field work with bees and their pathogens by Lars Straub, Aline Troxler, Melissa Oddie, Gina Retschnig and Manuel Tritschler 17:00-18:00 Role playing: should systemic pesticides be banned? by Peter Neumann 18:00+ Farewell Tierspital (Please let us know whether you will stay or leave prior to lunch 3.07.)

5 5 Friday Tierspital) 09:15-11:30 A career with exotic animals? Case studies from the groups. Zoo animals: Angela Schwarm; Bees: Kitiphong Khongphinitbunjong, Orlando Yañez Amayo; Wildlife: Nelson Marreros, Roman Meier; Fish: Ayako Nakayama, Nicolas Diserens (incl. coffee break) 11:30-12:00 Final discussions and feedback by Peter Neumann; Group picture 2 12:00 Lunch, closing by Peter Neumann

6 6 Course room 303, 3rd floor Dekanat: Lunch /Coffee breaks Bus stop «Länggasse» Länggassstrasse , Bern