Want to discover the technologies that will define dairy farming over the next 10 years? Want to know how genetics and AI will multiply herd productivity?

🐮 3rd International Girolando Congress
📆 November 12-14, 2025
📍 Center Convention – Av. João Naves de Ávila, 1331 – Floor L4 – Tibery, Uberlândia – MG, 38408-902

The 3rd International Girolando Congress arrives in Center Convention in Uberlândia to bring together producers, researchers, veterinarians, managers, agribusiness companies and students in an international meeting dedicated to innovations in dairy farming.

Promoted by Brazilian Association of Girolando Breeders (ABG), The congress features world-renowned speakers, cutting-edge scientific content, and a business area with technological exhibits that promote the modernization of the sector.

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Why participate?

• Stay up-to-date on genomics, gene editing, artificial intelligence, and fertility biomarkers as applied to genetic improvement.

• Discover research, success stories, and assistive technologies that are transforming the productivity and sustainability of dairy farming.

• Build a qualified network with suppliers, technology companies, research centers, and leading creators.

• Attend presentations of scientific papers and posters, with awards given to the best ones.

• Find practical solutions to current challenges: feed efficiency, animal welfare, family succession, and integration into the global market.

Central themes

• Innovations in Artificial Intelligence for genomic prediction (Guilherme Rosa, University of Wisconsin–Madison).

• Gene editing and applications in cattle farming (Tad Sonstegard, Acceligen).

• Genomics, selection and breeding for efficiency and sustainability.

• Biomarkers of fertility, behavior, and animal welfare.

• Crossbreeding strategies and practical cases with Girolando genetics.

• Financial management, family succession, and ways to compete in the global market.

Speakers and guests (highlights)

Among the confirmed names and leading figures in the field are international and national researchers and experts: Guilherme Rosa (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Tad Sonstegard (Acceligen), Dr. André Luiz Monteiro Novo (Embrapa Southeast Livestock), Dr. Glauco Carvalho (Embrapa Dairy Cattle), Dr. Fábio Toral (UFMG), Dr. Marcos Vinicius Gualberto Barbosa da Silva (Embrapa) e Dr. John Cole (CDCB) — in addition to panels featuring creators, R&D experts, and industry leaders.

Program (summary)

12/11 (Wednesday) – Registration, Opening Ceremony, Keynote Address, and Welcome Cocktail Reception.
13/11 (Thursday) – Panel discussion on technological innovations; sessions on AI, sustainability, management and benchmarking; “Touro Girolando” moments and success stories.
14/11 (Friday) – Panels and lectures on genomics, gene editing, animal welfare, genomic selection, and a closing roundtable; closing cocktail reception.
(Preliminary schedule subject to change.)

Business and science space

The Congress will feature an exhibition area for companies to present technologies, supplies, and services, as well as a session for scientific papers on the Girolando breed with awards. It is the ideal congress for those seeking business partnerships, access to suppliers, and market visibility.

Target audience

Dairy farmers, field technicians and consultants, veterinarians, researchers, R&D centers, executives from genetics and technology companies, input industries, and students linked to the agricultural sector.