The 5th International Online Conference on Animals
The 5th International Online Conference on Animals
Part of the International Online Conference on Animals series
Event's Timezone: Central European Time
30 October 2026
4 December 2026
22 January 2027
22 January 2027
16 March 2027
One Health, Sustainable, Environment, Animal Welfare, Animal Nutrition, Aquaculture, Precision Farming, Genomics
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Welcome from the Chairs
We are delighted to announce the 5th International Online Conference on Animals (IOCAN2026), organized by MDPI's open access journal Animals (ISSN: 2076-2615; Impact Factor: 3.2). This year's conference will be held online from 22 to 24 March 2027.
On behalf of the Conference Chairs of IOCAN 2027, we are delighted to invite you to participate in this significant event. IOCAN 2027 will bring together researchers, veterinarians, industry experts, and policymakers from across the globe to exchange innovative ideas, present cutting-edge research, and explore sustainable solutions for the future of animal health and production. The conference will focus on major global challenges, including climate change, animal welfare, declining genetic diversity, emerging diseases, sustainable production, and environmental pressures.
S2. One Health: Improve Disease Manifestation and Management in Animals, Humans, and the Environment;
S3. Sustainable Animal Nutrition;
S4. Animal Physiology, Reproduction, and Sustainable Animal Production;
S5. Aquaculture Systems and Production Strategies in Asia;
S6. Smart Technologies for Sustainable Animal Systems in Europe;
S7. Animal Genomics and Genetic Improvement in the Americas.
A distinctive feature of IOCAN 2027 is its strong regional perspective, with three dedicated sessions focusing on Asia, Europe, and the Americas. These regions were selected because of their broad and highly active contributions to the corresponding research fields, as well as their diverse production systems, management strategies, and technological innovations. By highlighting these major research regions, the conference aims to encourage wider international exchange, promote cross-regional collaboration, and provide deeper insights into both shared and region-specific challenges in sustainable animal science.
As an online event, IOCAN 2027 offers the flexibility to participate conveniently from anywhere in the world, without the need for travel.
We sincerely hope you will join us for this exciting international event and contribute to the global dialogue shaping the future of sustainable animal science.
Conference Chairs
Prof. Dr. Clive J. C. Phillips, Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute, Australia;
Prof. Dr. Colin G. Scanes, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA;
Prof. Dr. Michael Hässig, University of Zürich, Switzerland.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q1. Are there any discounts available for attendees registering?
Discounts are available for countries listed here.
Q2. Is there a fee to submit an abstract?
Abstract submission for IOCAN 2027 is free-of-charge. However, fees apply for registration to formally present your work, receive a formal certificate, be eligible for awards, participate in the conference.
Any abstracts not registered by 22 January 2027 will be automatically withdrawn from the program. Once an abstract is withdrawn, it can no longer be published in the proceedings or viewed in the conference gallery.
Q3. What are the supported payment methods and credit card types?
We accept payments in Swiss francs (CHF), Euros (EUR), US Dollars (USD), Pounds Sterling (GBP), Japanese Yen (JPY) and Canadian Dollars (CAD) via VISA, MasterCard, Maestro, American Express, Diners Club, Discover and China UnionPay. We also accept payments over Alipay+ in Euros (EUR), and over WeChat in Euros (EUR) and Swiss Francs (CHF).
We also accept wire (bank) transfer. Please ensure that transfer fees are paid by you as the “sender”; do not select “shared” fees or fees paid by the “beneficiary” or “recipient” in order that MDPI receives the full invoiced amount. We prefer to receive payment in CHF, but also accept payments in EUR, USD, GBP, JPY and CAD.
Q4. What is the required file format for poster submissions?
All accepted abstracts are eligible for a digital poster display. Please upload your poster as a PDF file via your author dashboard. All uploaded posters will be displayed in the Poster Gallery section on the conference website from the start of the event, where participants can view and comment during the conference.
More information on the template can be found at the Instruction for Authors section.
Q5. I cannot find the option or link to upload my poster. When and how can I upload it?
Only the submitting author has access to the “upload” function on Sciforum. If you cannot upload your file, please email us along with your Sciforum ID and poster in PDF to iocan2027@mdpi.com.
Please upload your file to the Sciforum platform before the conference begins (before 24 January 2027).
Q6. Will I receive a Certificate of Participation? How and when will the certificates be issued?
All participants who have completed their paid registration and attended the live sessions are entitled to a certificate after the conference. Certificates will be available for download in the My Certificates section on Sciforum after conference closing, and you will be notified by email once they are ready.
Event Chairs
Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute, Kent St., Bentley, Australia
Clive Phillips was Australia’s first Professor of Animal Welfare, at the University of Queensland, and foundation director of the Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics. His PhD focused on dairy cow nutrition and behaviour. He was previously a lecturer at the Universities of Cambridge and Wales. He has authored about 400 scientific journal articles on the welfare of farm, zoo and companion animals, animal nutrition, transport and production. His books include Principles of Cattle Production, The Animal Trade and The Welfare of Animals - the Silent Majority. He recently co-edited the Routledge Handbook in Animal Welfare. Clive chairs the Queensland and Western Australian Governments’ Animal Welfare Boards, is editor-in-chief of the journal Animals and Springer’s Animal Welfare book series. His interview series, ‘Conversations with Clive’ can be found at https://tinybeamfund.org/Conversations-With-Clive
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, USA
Colin Scanes was educated in the UK - B.Sc (1st class honours), D.Sc. (University of Hull), Ph.D. (University of Wales). He has published 21 books, 108 reviews/chapters, & 304 refereed papers. He has held faculty/administrative positions at the University of Leeds (UK), Rutgers University (professor/department chair), Iowa State University (professor/executive associate dean), Mississippi State University (professor/Vice president research) and University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (professor/vice chancellor research). He is presently president (Scanes Technology & Research llc. consulting for industry, NGOs and governments). He has received awards for teaching, research and contributions to agriculture (e.g. Honorary doctorate, University for Agriculture, Krakow).
Department for Farm Animals, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
Michael Hässig was a professor at Vetsuisse Faculty, the University of Zurich. His main scientific interests are the etiology of bovine abortion, especially infectious etiology, basics on immunology related to abortion and the perinatal time, epidemiological studies and herd problems. Personal additional scientific projects include influence of NIR on bovine health; adverse effects after vaccination; GIS in clinical epidemiology. He is an Expert to the federal commission of the parliament for animal protection, is the Section Editor-in-Chief of "Animal Physiology" in Animals. He has authored about 268 publications and published 54 scientific journal articles as the first author.
Session Chairs
Dr. Barbara Padalino
Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Faculty of Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University, Lismore, Australia
Dr Barbara Padalino is from Italy and graduated in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Bari (Italy) and completed her PhD at the University of Sydney. She is currently working as Associate Professor of Animal Behaviour, husbandry and Welfare at Southern Cross University, and as Associate Professor of Animal Science at the University of Bologna. However, before taking these positions, she has worked for several universities, Bari and Pisa in Italy, Charles Sturt University and Sydney in Australia and CityU in Hong Kong. She has also been a member of the Animal Health and Welfare panel of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and she is currently advisor for the European Platform on animal welfare and a member of CAMENET, a technical committee on camel science of the Abu Dhabi Food Safety Authority. She is a Diplomate of the European Veterinary College in Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law, and she works as an editorial member for several peer-reviewed animal and veterinary science journals. Her research interests span several topics; her main areas of research are animal transportation and the development and validation of welfare protocols for farm-to-fork. She has written more than 200 publications in peer-reviewed international journals and conference proceedings on those topics
Prof. Dr. Levon Abrahamyan
Prof. Dr. Levon Abrahamyan Laboratory of Animal Molecular Virology, Swine and Poultry Infectious Diseases Research Center (CRIPA) and Research Group on Infectious Diseases in Production Animals (GREMIP), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Montreal, Saint-Hyacinthe Campus, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada
Dr. Levon Abrahamyan is a Professor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Université de Montréal since January 2015, where he directs the Laboratory for Molecular Virology. He holds a PhD in genetics from the Institute of General Genetics and Yerevan State University (Russia and Armenia; 1990) and he has reach postdoctoral experience. Dr Abrahamyan has conducted research in internationally renowned laboratories across the USA, Canada, Russia, and Colombia, and previously held academic positions at the Nebraska Center for Virology (UNL, NE, USA) and at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. His research focuses on the molecular biology of viruses affecting animals and humans, investigating host-pathogen interactions and viral pathogenesis in species such as swine, mink, and honeybees. Dr. Abrahamyan's work explores how viral and host genetic variations influence disease progression and includes development of veterinary vaccines and antiviral agents. Dr. Abrahamyan has authored over 40 peer-reviewed publications and serves as Associate Editor for multiple journals including Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Frontiers in Microbiology, BMC Microbiology and Viruses. His laboratory employs molecular virology, omics and advanced microscopy techniques to decode virus-host interactions.
Professor Andrea Pezzuolo
Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry, University of Padova, Legnaro, PD, Italy
Andrea Pezzuolo, is a Associate Professor at the University of Padova with wide expertise in Biosystems Engineering, Smart Livestock Systems and Precision Livestock Farming technologies. He's a member of the editorial board of 10 scientific journals. In the last 10 years, coordinated/participated in several projects financed both from EU and from national funding. He supervised and is still supervising several PhD, MSc, and BSc students in these research areas. Details on his scientific outputs can be found at SCOPUS ResearcherID 56023708900 and ORCID (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9955-9896).
Event Committee
Laboratory Animal Science Specialist, Department of Animals, Science and Society, Division Laboratory Animal Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Vera Baumans, veterinarian by training, is Laboratory Animal Science Specialist and working in the field of Laboratory Animal Science since 1983, when the Department of Laboratory Animal Science was established at the Veterinary Faculty of the Utrecht University. She was employed as Animal Welfare Officer of the Utrecht University supervising the welfare of the laboratory animals, from (transgenic) mice to cattle, which are used at Utrecht University and Utrecht Medical Centre. Together with Professor Bert van Zutphen in the new Department of Laboratory Animal Science she set up courses in Laboratory Animal Science, mandatory by the Dutch law on animal experiments. Many courses in Laboratory Animal Science abroad (e.g. Portugal, Budapest, Riga, Athens, Stockholm, Brazil, South Africa, Sri Lanka, India, Turkey, Ethiopia, Ghana, Egypt, Malaysia, Indonesia, Kenia) were set up under her responsibility. She is co-editor of the Dutch and English textbook on Laboratory Animal Science used in these courses. Her research focused on the impact of the environment on behaviour and well-being of laboratory animals and resulted in many publications. She is professor emeritus in Laboratory Animal Science at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, where her research focused on the impact of the environment on post-operative recovery and the need for pain relief in laboratory rodents. She is founding member of the Veterinary European College of Laboratory Animal Medicine, ECLAM. In 2011 she was awarded with the German Felix -Wankel – Animal Welfare Research Prize and in 2018 with the Animal Welfare Award of the Swiss Association of Laboratory Animal Science.
laboratory animals; welfare; behaviour; housing
School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Australia; Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Mandy Paterson is honorary principal scientist at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Queensland, and an adjunct senior fellow at the University of Queensland. She holds a BVSc(hons), PhD, and MEd. A veterinarian with over 20 years of clinical experience, her research focuses on animal welfare in shelters, shelter policy development and management, and shelter animal health and behaviour.
animal welfare; shelters; shelter medicine; shelter management; animal ethics; animal welfare law
Retired from Wageningen University & Research, Livestock Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Bert Lambooij finished his study at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Utrecht. He worked in veterinary practice in 1976 and as a meat inspector in the years 1977 and 1978. From 1979 till 1995 he worked at the DLO - Institute for Animal Produc¬tion in Zeist and did his thesis on stunning of ruminants. Later, at the Animal Welfare Department of Livestock Research of Wageningen University and Research Centres in Lelystad. As senior researcher, he was leading a group of 4 scientists and 4 assistants. The group performs research in the following fields: neural, cardiac, muscle and haematological physiology including stress, allostasis, energy metabolism, pain assessment, castration, electronic identification, transport, handling, stunning, euthanasia, welfare and meat quality. The species includes ruminants, pigs, fur animals, poultry, ostriches and fish. He is also advisor for laboratory and wild animals. At the moment he is retired and do consultancy work for different organisations.
stress physiology; pain assessment; electronic identification; transport; handling; stunning; euthanasia; welfare
Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padua, Legnaro, Italy
Dr. Alessandra Piccirillo is an Associate Professor in Infectious Diseases of Domestic Animals at the Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padua, with a long-standing academic and professional focus on poultry health and infectious diseases. Key research interests: Her research focuses on the molecular epidemiology of poultry-associated microorganisms, including zoonotic pathogens, antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use, environmental microbiomes and resistomes, biofilm formation, and biosecurity strategies to improve poultry health, welfare and sustainability. Tools/methodologies: Integrating classical and molecular microbiology with advanced methodologies, including qPCR, whole-genome sequencing, metagenomics, antimicrobial resistance profiling, biofilm assays, and evidence synthesis through systematic reviews. Key projects, networks and collaborations: Her work is strongly embedded in international poultry health and One Health networks, with active roles in European research projects (including NETPOULSAFE, European Partnership on Animal Health and Welfare), COST Actions (ENOVAT, BETTER), and the European College of Poultry Veterinary Science (ECPVS).
molecular microbiology; food-borne zoonoses; antimicrobial use; antimicrobial resistance; microbiome; resistome
Dr. Cabaret studied veterinary science (DVM), followed by a Master's degree in tropical husbandry and veterinary diseases. He then worked as a veterinarian, in milking cows after which he spent seven years in Africa working on various research and teaching projects related to husbandry and parasitology. He obtained his PhD at the University of Paris VI in 1981. He then became a researcher at the French National Institute of Agronomic and Environmental Research (INRAE France) in Tours, a position he held for over 30 years. In the last few years of his career, he turned to the humanities, completing a Master's degree in the philosophy of science and conducting research in sociology, while maintaining an interest in parasitology. After retiring from INRAE, he created my own research company, SantéSocioVéto.
eco-epidemiology of helminths; anthelmintics; philosophy of animal diseases; sociology of farming
Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, Caparica, Portugal
With a degree in Marine Biology from the University of Lisbon, I’ve started my career as a production manager for a semi-intensive aquaculture unit for European seabass and gilthead seabream in the Algarve. I moved to Faro in 2008 to proceed with my PhD studies (in Aquaculture – Nutrition) at the University of Algarve, doing research on the modulation of fish quality through a nutritional approach. In 2012 I joined the aquaculture department of Sorgal S.A. as part of the technical team, before being invited to develop the Soja de Portugal group's Innovation Department in 2014. In 2020 I joined B2E, building the CoLAB for its first three years of successful activity. In 2023 I’ve joined Egas Moniz School of Health & Science as Assistant Professor and coordinator of the new Masters in Sustainable Aquaculture.
animal nutrition; circular economy; fish quality
Poultry Center, Cooperative Agricultural Research Center, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, USA
Prof. Dr. Jayant Lohakare, PhD, is a distinguished research professor in the Poultry Center at Prairie View A&M University’s College of Agriculture and Human Sciences in Texas. With a robust academic foundation, Dr. Lohakare earned his Ph.D. in Animal Nutrition from the Indian Veterinary Research Institute, complemented by a Master’s degree from the National Dairy Research Institute and a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Dr. P.D.K.V., Akola. His career spans more than three decades across academia and research, including key positions at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Oregon State University, University of Bonn, Germany, and Kangwon National University, South Korea where he conducted research in various animal species. Dr. Lohakare’s expertise covers animal nutrition, poultry science, and dairy science research. He has contributed as a researcher, instructor, and professor, and currently leads innovative research at Prairie View A&M University. His work is internationally recognized, with publications indexed in Google Scholar and PubMed. Dr. Lohakare maintains active collaborations and a commitment to advancing agricultural and animal sciences. He is known for his dedication to mentoring students, driving agricultural research, and promoting scientific inquiry within the poultry industry. His contact information can be found at Prairie View A&M University, with direct access via phone or email.
poultry nutrition; feed additives; nutrigenomics; alternative protein sources; gut health; microbiome; sustainability production; meat and egg quality
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Feed Industry Centre, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Professor Jianjun Zang is a faculty member in the College of Animal Science and Technology at China Agricultural University, where he has dedicated over 17 years to research and extension in swine nutrition and management. He received his Ph.D. degree in Animal Nutrition and Feed Science from China Agricultural University in 2006, followed by postdoctoral training from 2007 to 2009 and a visiting scholar appointment at North Carolina State University in 2017. Professor Zang serves on the editorial board for the pig section of Animals and acts as a reviewer for several international journals in animal science. As first or corresponding author, he has published more than 30 peer-reviewed research papers. His research contributions span multiple major initiatives with a focus on precision feeding strategies, environmental management, and crop-livestock integration for sustainable pig production. He is also actively engaged in translating research into practice. Currently serving as Deputy Director of the Fengning Experimental Station of China Agricultural University, he oversees collaborative research with industry partners and supervises graduate students in conducting animal experiments under commercial production conditions.
swine nutrition and environment; pig feeding management
Department of Animal Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, iTERRA Research Institute, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain.
Prof. Marta López-Alonso is Full Professor of Animal Nutrition at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (Spain). She is Director of the Institute for Global Health and Sustainable Development (iTERRA) and Head of the IMedA Mineral Analysis Laboratory. Her research focuses on trace element metabolism, mineral nutrition, food safety, toxicology, and sustainable animal nutrition, with particular expertise in selenium, essential and toxic trace elements, mineral bioavailability, and biomonitoring using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Her work integrates animal, environmental, and human health within a One Health framework. Prof. López-Alonso has coordinated and participated in numerous national and international research projects and collaborates extensively with multidisciplinary research networks. She is currently serving her third consecutive mandate as a member of the EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), contributing to the scientific risk assessment of feed additives in the European Union. She is also a Section Editorial Board Member of Animals and serves as editor and reviewer for several international scientific journals. Her current research aims to develop science-based nutritional strategies that improve animal health, food quality, and sustainability through a One Health approach. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6426-4273
Animal nutrition; trace elements; selenium; mineral biofortification; feed additives; food safety; One Health
Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland
An expert in the application of alternative protein and energy sources in animal nutrition, with a particular emphasis on the use of insect biomass as feed. His research interests also focus on the effects of dietary factors, including feed ingredients and feed additives, on the gastrointestinal microbiota of non-ruminant animals. More recently, his research has expanded to investigate the relationships between nutrition, poultry welfare, and bone quality, with a particular focus on bone biomechanics.
non-ruminant nutrition; poultry; companion animals; feed additives; insects as food and feed; alternative protein and energy source; GIT microbiology; GIT physiology
Laboratory of Animal Germplasm Conservation, Department of Animal Sciences, Federal University of Semiarid Region—UFERSA, RN, Brazil
Full Professor at the Center for Agricultural Sciences - UFERSA; Level 1B Productivity Researcher at the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development - CNPq; Deputy Coordinator of the Veterinary Medicine Area at the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education - CAPES ; Member of the Animal Biobanking for Conservation Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission; Board Member of the Brazilian College of Animal Reproduction (CBRA); Member of the Brazilian Association of Animal Andrology (ABRAA); Member of the Advisory Council of the Brazilian Association of Wildlife Veterinarians (ABRAVAS); Vice President of the Cynotechnical Council of the Brazilian Kennel Confederation (CBKC).
wildlife reproduction; dog reproduction; conservation; cryobiology
Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Professor Roslyn Bathgate is a reproductive biologist whose research focuses on understanding the physiological and molecular mechanisms that regulate fertility, pregnancy and reproductive health in animals. Her focus areas include reproductive endocrinology, particularly in the areas of ovarian and uterine function, and factors influencing fertility and pregnancy success. Professor Bathgate has led collaborative research programs addressing reproductive challenges in companion animals, livestock and wildlife species, with a strong emphasis on translating scientific discoveries into improved reproductive management.
Spermatozoa; oestrus; embryo; parturition; cryopreservation
Sessions
2. One Health: Improve Disease Manifestation and Management in Animals, Humans, and the Environment
3. Sustainable Animal Nutrition
4. Animal Physiology, Reproduction, and Sustainable Production
5. Aquaculture Systems and Production Strategies in Asia
6. Smart Technologies for Sustainable Animal Systems in Europe
7. Animal Genomics and Genetic Improvement in the Americas
Registration
The registration fee includes attendance to all conference sessions.
When registering as an "Academic", please register with your academic email address, as this will accelerate the registration process. If you are registering several people under the same registration, please do not use the same email address for each person, but their individual university email addresses. Thank you for understanding.
Participation to the conference is considered final only once the registration fees have been paid. The number of participants is limited: once the number of paid registrations reaches the maximum number of participants, unpaid registrations will be cancelled.
Group Discounts: Group of 3, 5% off
For larger groups and further discounts, please contact us at iocan2027@mdpi.com.
World Bank Economy-Based Discounts: Special concessionary rates are available for participants residing in economies classified by the World Bank as Low-Income (90% discount) or Lower-Middle-Income (50% discount). Please refer to the country classification table here.
Registration Categories
Paid registration provides full access to the conference program and associated benefits, including:
- Abstract submission
- Eligibility for event awards competition (if applicable)
- Certificate of Presentation or Participation
- 20% discount on APC for the conference Special Issue (To Be Announced) published in the Animals (all submissions undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review process)
- Complimentary publication in Biology and Life Sciences Forum (all submissions undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review process)
To ensure timely finalization of the scientific program, at least one author per abstract (designated as the Covering Author) must complete a paid registration. Abstracts will be withdrawn if the required payment is not completed by 22 January 2027.
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Early Bird Until 22 January 2027 |
Regular Until 16 March 2027 |
Supported documents | |
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| MDPI Journal Authors, Reviewers, Topical Advisory Panel Members, Review Board Members, Guest Editors of Animals-related journals | 30.00 CHF | 50.00 CHF | |
| Academic (Researchers and Professionals) | 50.00 CHF | 70.00 CHF | |
| Non-Academic (Business) | 100.00 CHF | 150.00 CHF | |
| Student | 20.00 CHF | 30.00 CHF |
Please upload valid proof of your student identity, e.g. a Certificate of Study, Student ID card. |
Cancellation policy
| > 2 weeks before the conference | Full refund |
| < 2 weeks before the conference | No refund |
Disclaimer
We will endeavour to present the program advertised. However, MDPI and its partners reserve the right to alter or cancel, without prior notice, arrangements, timetables, plans, or other items relating directly or indirectly to The 5th International Online Conference on Animals. MDPI and its partners are not liable for any loss or inconvenience caused as a result of such cancellation.
Beware of Unauthorized Registration
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Insurance
The organizers do not accept liability for personal accident, loss, or damage to private property incurred as a result of participation in the event.
Payment methods
Wire transfer, Credit card
Instructions for Authors
IOCAN2027 will accept abstracts only. The accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference.
Important Deadline
1. Deadline for abstract submission: 30 October 2026.
2. Abstract acceptance notification: 4 December 2026.
3. Early Bird Registration deadline: 22 January 2027.
4. Covering Author Registration deadline: 22 January 2027.
5. Registration deadline: 16 March 2027.
Please note:
An abstract acceptance email only confirms that your abstract has been accepted. Oral or poster presentation invitations are determined separately by the conference chairs, and you will receive an additional email with the presentation result.
If you do not have an account, please register at www.sciforum.net. After logging in, submit your abstract using the “Submit Abstract” button on the conference homepage. No template is required.
Abstract Requirements
1. Types of Submissions
- Accepted: Original research abstracts; systematic reviews or meta-analyses abstracts (must comply with PRISMA 2020).
- Not accepted: Narrative, scoping, comparative, perspective, opinion, or essay-style reviews.
- Length: 200–300 words.
- Structure: Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusions.
- Language: Clear, publication-ready English.
- Originality: Must be original and unpublished; previously published abstracts will not be considered.
All listed authors must have made substantial contributions to the work, participated in drafting or critically revising the abstract, and approved the final version. The submitting (presenting) author is responsible for ensuring that all co-authors have reviewed and approved the submission, including its content and authorship order.
Requests for changes to authorship (including the addition, removal, or reordering of authors) after submission must be submitted using a signed Authorship Change Form, with written consent from all affected authors. Such requests are subject to review and approval by the Conference Organizing Team. All authors share collective responsibility for the accuracy, integrity, and ethical compliance of the submitted work.
Authors may submit multiple abstracts, but only one abstract per author may be selected for an oral presentation.
1. Each abstract must designate one presenter. To change the presenter, please contact us after you receive the oral/poster presentation invitation.
2. Only live presentations are accepted.
3. Presenters who do not attend the live session will not be eligible for awards or presentation certificates.
The slot for the oral presentation is 15 mins. We advise that your presentation lasts for a maximum of 12 mins, leaving at least 3 mins for the Q&A session.
Authors are encouraged to prepare presentations using PowerPoint or equivalent software for online display alongside their abstract. If provided, slides will be presented directly on the conference website via the Sciforum.net slide viewer and should be prepared in the same format as a traditional conference presentation of research results. All slides must be converted to PDF format prior to submission to ensure accurate online display.
- Use a clear and logical structure, typically Introduction-Methods-Results&Discussion structure (IMRaD) or a field-appropriate alternative;
- Emphasize the relevance of the work;
- Support key findings with clear figures or tables where appropriate;
- Conclude with a critical interpretation of the results and their impact.
- Brief introduction outlining the research objective;
- Concise methodology summary;
- Main results, supported by clear, well-labeled figures or tables where appropriate;
- Short conclusion summarizing key findings and their relevance.
Dimensions (cm): 84.1 × 118.9 (A0 - portrait)
Resolution:300 dpi
Pixel size (portrait, 300 dpi):9933 × 14043 px
Minimum font size:≥24
Any request concerning abstract or proceedings paper withdrawal should be communicated to the Conference Organizing Team as early as possible, preferably prior to final acceptance and confirmation of the conference program. Please note that once abstracts are published in the Conference Report or once Proceedings papers are published in the Proceedings journal and assigned a DOI, they become part of the permanent scholarly record and cannot be fully removed.
The responsible use of generative AI tools in the preparation of abstracts, posters, and presentations is permitted; however, any such use must be clearly disclosed, specifying the tool employed and its role. Authors retain full responsibility for the accuracy and integrity of their work.
Authors must disclose any financial, professional, or personal relationships that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the integrity, interpretation, or presentation of their work. Failure to provide accurate disclosures may result in the removal of the abstract from the conference program and associated publications.
If there is no conflict, please state "The authors declare no conflicts of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Any financial support for the study must be fully disclosed in the "Acknowledgments" section.
1. Copyright Ownership
In accordance with Swiss copyright law, you, as the author, are the original creator of your work and retain full copyright ownership of your submitted abstract.
2. License Grant
By submitting your abstract for publication on the Sciforum.net platform, you grant MDPI, the platform’s publisher, a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to:
- Publish, reproduce, and distribute the abstract online.
- Make the abstract publicly available in connection with the conference.
3. Author’s Retained Rights
This license is non-exclusive. As you retain full copyright, you are free to:
- Reuse, republish, and build upon your work in any way.
- Develop the abstract into a full paper for submission to other journals or publications.
- Enter into subsequent agreements, including granting an exclusive license or transferring copyright to another publisher for a future version of the work.
4. Author’s Responsibility
You remain solely responsible for complying with the policies of any other journal or publisher to which you may submit a subsequent version of your work, particularly concerning prior publication rules. MDPI and Sciforum.net bear no responsibility for any conflicts arising from your future submissions.
Publication Opportunities
1. Animals Journal Publication
Participants in this conference are cordially invited to contribute a full manuscript to the conference's Special Issue (to be updated), published in Animals (ISSN: 2076-2615, Impact Factor 3.2), with a 20% discount on the publication fee. Conference discounts cannot be combined with reviewer vouchers. All submitted papers will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review procedure. The abstracts should be cited and noted on the first page of the paper.
2. Proceeding Paper Publication
Authors of accepted abstracts are highly encouraged to submit an extended proceeding paper (ideally 4–8 pages in length) for the conference's dedicated proceedings volume in the Biology and Life Sciences Forum (ISSN: 2673-9976) for free, please submit it after the conference.
Proceedings submission deadline: 5 May 2026
Please click HERE to submit your proceeding paper to the Biology and Life Sciences Forum, and be sure to disclose the conference information in your cover letter or mention the conference name in your submission
BLSF proceedings template.docx
Publication Notice: Proceeding papers will undergo peer-review procedure. Acceptance at the conference does not ensure final publication.
Conference Awards
To acknowledge the support of the conference's esteemed authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to announce that the conference will provide the following 3 types of awards.
1. Best Oral Presentation Award
Eligibility: Open to all authors selected as oral speakers who have delivered their presentation.
Criteria: Evaluation based on content quality, delivery clarity, audience interaction, and overall impact.
Prize: A prize of CHF 200 and a certificate celebrating your achievement.
2. Best Poster Award
Eligibility: Open to all authors who have presented their work through posters.
Criteria: Evaluation based on scientific merit, creativity, and ability to attract and engage viewers.
Prize: A prize of CHF 200 and a certificate celebrating your achievement.
3. Best Student Award
Eligibility: Exclusively for students who have presented their work in an oral presentation format.
Criteria: Based on quality of content, delivery, engagement with the audience, and overall impact.
Prize: A prize of CHF 200 and a certificate celebrating your achievement.
(Specific details will be announced before the conference.)
Announcement of Winners: The award winners will be evaluated and selected by the scientific committee after the conference. Results will be announced on the website, and all winners will be individually contacted via email.
Sponsors and Partners
The 5th International Online Conference on Animals 2027 is expected to attract leading experts, researchers, and strategic thinkers from world-class institutions. The real-world applications of their work are relevant in fields across animal One-Health, welfare, nutrition, aquaculture, precision farming, and genomics. Partnering with us offers a unique opportunity to enhance your organization’s visibility by connecting with a diverse, influential, and global audience!
Connect with our Partnerships and Marketing representative at: iocan2027@mdpi.com
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