Detailed program for all days is available via the button below.
Program
*This is a preliminary proposal and is subject to change without notice.
April 21 (Tue)
| Room | Hall A | Hall C | Hall B5 | Hall B7-1 | Hall B7-2 | Hall D5 | Hall D7 | G502 | G402 | G409 | G602 | G701 | Hall D1 | Hall C Foyer | Hall E | |||
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| Hall | Satellite Session Room 1 (Veterinarians Only Area) |
Satellite Session Room 1 (General Consumer Area) |
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| 8:00 | Registration | 8:00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9:00 | 9:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10:00 | Opening Ceremony | 10:00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11:00 | Keynote Understanding and Controlling Pandemic Influenza by means of One Health Approach |
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| 12:00 | Lunchtime Seminar [Meiji Animal Health Co., Ltd.] |
Opening | 12:00 | |||||||||||||||
| 13:00 | Program3-1 Vector-borne diseases: From the perspective of infectious disease ecology |
Program4-1 Well-being of Small Animals: Animal Welfare Science, Ethology and Ethics |
Program5-1 WVA GA |
Program6-1 Advanced Fluid Therapy in Bovine Practice |
Program7-1 Challenges to Veterinary Education Reform (US Clinical Education) |
Program8-1 One Health for a Changing World: Emerging Diseases, Contamination, and Beyond |
Program9-1 JVMA Annual Conference Small Animal Award Lectures |
Program10-1 JVMA Annual Conference Public Health Award Lectures |
Program11-1 JVMA Annual Conference Large Animal Award Lectures |
JVMA Presents③ Training Program for Asian Veterinarians |
Exhibition | 13:00 | ||||||
| 14:00 | JVMA Presents① Public Lecture One Health×Sports～“One Health” for “Sports”, “Sports” for “One Health”～ |
14:00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15:00 | JVMA Presents② FASAVA Small Animal Medicine |
Program6-1 Large Animal: Research presentation 1 |
15:00 | |||||||||||||||
| 16:00 | 16:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| 17:00 | 17:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| 18:00 | Welcome Reception | 18:00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 19:00 | 19:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| 20:00 | 20:00 | |||||||||||||||||
April 22 (Wed)
| Room | Hall A | Hall C | Hall B5 | Hall B7-1 | Hall B7-2 | Hall D5 | Hall D7 | G502 | G402 | G409 | G602 | G701 | Hall D1 | Hall C Foyer | Hall E | |||
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| Hall | Satellite Session Room 1 (Veterinarians Only Area) |
Satellite Session Room 1 (General Consumer Area) |
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| 8:00 | Registration | 8:00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9:00 | Program2-2 Cutting edge clinical medicine for companion animals (Precision medicine for personalized treatment) |
Program3-2 Current Status of Transboundary Swine Infectious Diseases and the Control Strategies |
Program4-2 Application of AI and Data Science in Pathology and Infectious Diseases |
Program5-2 WVA [WVA One Health Summit] |
Program6-2 Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex |
Program7-2 Challenges to Veterinary Education Reform (Skills Lab) |
Program8-2 Innovations in Animal Welfare Science: Livestock, Zoo, and Laboratory Animals |
Program9-2 JVMA Annual Conference Small Animal Symposium |
Program10-2 JVMA Annual Conference Public Health Symposium |
Program11-2 JVMA Annual Conference Large Animal Symposium |
JVMA Presents⑤ Vet Ed Asia 1 |
Poster | Exhibition |
Satellite Session [Elanco Japan] |
9:00 | |||
| 10:00 | 10:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11:00 |
Satellite Session [Bussan Animal Health Co., Ltd.] |
11:00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12:00 | Lunchtime Seminar [Hill's Pet Nutrition] |
Lunchtime Seminar [Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Japan Co., Ltd.] |
Lunchtime Seminar [TOA Biopharma Co.,Ltd.] |
Lunchtime Seminar [OrientalBio Co.,Ltd.] |
Lunchtime Seminar [Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Japan Co., Ltd.] |
Lunchtime Seminar [Elsevier B.V] |
12:00 | |||||||||||
| 13:00 | JVMA Presents④ Special Symposium for Veterinary Technician/Nurse |
Program2-3(1) Cutting edge clinical medicine for companion animals (Cardiovascular Innovations) |
Program3-3 Current Status of Transboundary Ruminant Infectious Diseases and the Control Strategies |
Program4-3(2) Application of AI and Data Science in Animal Husbandry and Biosecurity Management |
Program5-3 WVA One Health Summit |
Program6-3(1) The Forefront of Soft Tissue Surgery in Calves A New Paradigm for Dairy Cow Health |
Program7-3 Internationalization of Veterinary Education: Efforts to Improve Standards in Asia |
Satellite Session [ZENOAQ] |
Program9-3 JVMA Annual Conference Small Animal Symposium |
Program10-3 JVMA Annual Conference Public Health Symposium |
Program11-3 JVMA Annual Conference Large Animal Symposium |
JVMA Presents⑥ Urban Development and Wildlife |
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| 14:00 | 14:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15:00 | Program2-3(2) Cutting edge clinical medicine for companion animals (Robot-assisted Surgery) |
Program6-3(2) A New Paradigm for Dairy Cow Health |
15:00 | |||||||||||||||
| 16:00 | 16:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| 17:00 | 17:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| 18:00 | 18:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| 19:00 | 19:00 | |||||||||||||||||
April 23 (Thu)
| Room | Hall A | Hall C | Hall B5 | Hall B7-1 | Hall B7-2 | Hall D5 | Hall D7 | G502 | G402 | G409 | G602 | G701 | Hall D1 | Hall C Foyer | Hall E | |||
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| Hall | Satellite Session Room 1 (Veterinarians Only Area) |
Satellite Session Room 1 (General Consumer Area) |
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| 8:00 | Registration | 8:00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9:00 |
JVMA Presents⑦-1 Public Lecture One Health for Pets and Owners; Thanks Buddy! |
Program2-4 Regenerative Veterinary Medicine |
Program3-4 Current Status and Future of Vaccine Strategies Against Classical and African Swine Fever |
Program4-4 Bat-borne infectious diseases as emerging and re-emerging threats |
Program5-4 [WVA Animal Welfare Seminar] Professionals' Dialogue on Animal |
Program6-4 Recent Advances in Forensic Veterinary Medicine |
JVMA Presents⑧-1 Public Lecture [Disaster Veterinary Medicine] Disaster Response for Various Animal Populations |
Program9-4 JVMA Annual Conference Small Animal Symposium |
Program10-4 JVMA Annual Conference Public Health Symposium |
Program11-4 JVMA Annual Conference Large Animal Symposium |
JVMA Presents⑨ WOAH Session: From Policy to Practice: Driving Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) for a Stronger Veterinary Workforce in Asia and Beyond  |
Poster | Exhibition | 9:00 | ||||
| 10:00 |
Satellite Session [Zoetis Japan Co., Ltd.] |
10:00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11:00 | Program3-4 Large Animal: Research Presentation 2 |
11:00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12:00 | Lunchtime Seminar [Fasmac Co., Ltd.] |
Lunchtime Seminar [M.T.3 Inc.(Malignant Tumor Treatment Technologies, Inc.)] |
Lunchtime Seminar [Miyarisan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ] |
Lunchtime Seminar [Kyoritsu Seiyaku Corporation] |
Lunchtime Seminar [Oji Pharma Co., Ltd.] |
Lunchtime Seminar [I.B Co., Ltd.] |
12:00 | |||||||||||
| 13:00 | Program1-5 Better Health, Better Welfare - Shaping the Future of Clinical Medicine of Companion Animal |
Program2-5 Disease & Ecology of Wildlife |
Room closed to prepare for the official dinner | Program5-5(1) [WVA Veterinary Seminar] One Health Education |
Program6-5(1) Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance through One Health: From Global Frameworks to Local Actions |
Program7-4 Global Threats and Control of Infectious Diseases |
JVMA Presents⑧-2 Public Lecture [Disaster Veterinary Medicine] Development of Japan’s Disaster Evacuation Framework for Companion Animals |
Program9-5 JVMA Annual Conference Small Animal Symposium |
Program10-5 JVMA Annual Conference Public Health General Presentations |
Program11-5 JVMA Annual Conference Large Animal General Presentations |
Satellite Session [Zoetis Japan Co., Ltd.] |
13:00 | ||||||
| 14:00 |
JVMA Presents⑦-2 One Health for Pets and Owners; Thanks Buddy! |
Satellite Session [Zoetis Japan Co., Ltd.] |
Satellite Session [JICA] |
14:00 | ||||||||||||||
| 15:00 | Program5-5(2) WVA Medicines Stewardship Workshop |
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| 16:00 | Program6-5(2) Antimicrobial Resistance in Aquatic Animals: A One-Water Perspective |
JVMA Presents⑧-3 Public Lecture [Disaster Veterinary Medicine] Disaster Support Activities Implemented by Veterinary Associations |
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| 17:00 | 17:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| 18:00 | Official Dinner Doors open at 18:00 / Dinner begins at 18:30 / Concludes at 20:30 |
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| 20:00 | 20:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| 21:00 | 21:00 | |||||||||||||||||
April 24 (Fri)
| Room | Hall A | Hall C | Hall B5 | Hall B7-1 | Hall B7-2 | Hall D5 | Hall D7 | G502 | G402 | G409 | G602 | G701 | Hall D1 | Hall C Foyer | Hall E | |||
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| Hall | Satellite Session Room 1 (Veterinarians Only Area) |
Satellite Session Room 1 (General Consumer Area) |
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| 8:00 | Registration | 8:00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9:00 | Room closed to prepare for the closing ceremony |
JVMA Presents Public Lecture One Health : various initiatives and approaches |
Program4-6 Emerging Threats of Avian Influenza |
Program6-6 Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance through One Health: From Global Frameworks to Local Actions |
Program7-6 Shelter Medicine, One Welfare in Companion Animals |
JVMA Presents⑩ Vet Ed Asia 2 |
Program9-6 JVMA Annual Conference Small Animal Symposium |
Program10-6 JVMA Annual Conference Public Health Research Reports |
Program11-6 JVMA Annual Conference Large Animal Research Reports |
JVMA Presents⑪ East Asia Summit |
Exhibition | 9:00 | ||||||
| 10:00 | 10:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11:00 |
Satellite Session [OrientalBio Co.,Ltd.] |
11:00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12:00 | Closing Ceremony | 12:00 | ||||||||||||||||
Call for Abstracts
The 41st World Veterinary Association Congress (WVAC 2026) is being convened under the theme of “One Health for a Better Tomorrow: Veterinary Medicine Holds the Key”.
WVA and the Japan Veterinary Medical Association (JVMA) are pleased to invite you to submit abstracts to be considered for selection for the final program at the 41st World Veterinary Association Congress!
- Submissions must be made via the online portal, and you have the option to submit an abstract either for oral or poster presentation.
- English being the conference language, the abstracts must be submitted in English.
- Only 1 abstract per main author may be submitted. Please enter the abstract in text form onto the portal and submit the abstract file according to the template in PDF format.
- The use of the prespecified template is mandatory to upload your abstract.
The template is available from here. - Photo of the presenting author: On the online submission portal, you will be asked to upload a photo of the presenting author. The photo will be published with the abstract information on the final program of the congress once accepted.
- Both types of presentation will have equal status. Depending on the number of abstracts received, the program committee may have to select some presentations to be done in the poster session.
- Authors will be informed about the acceptance of their abstracts in late February 2026.
- By submitting your abstract, you agree to be available to present on any day during the 41st World Veterinary Association Congress (21-24 April, 2026). Please note that the program committee does not accept individual requests regarding the presentation date.
- The registration to the congress for presenting authors is binding. Authors whose abstract was accepted and will be ready to present onsite must register and pay the registration fee by no later than 13 March, 2026 (JST) to secure the abstract information in the official program.
Session Themes
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Small Animal Medicine
- Cutting edge clinical medicine for companion animals（Precision / Cardiovascular / Robot-assisted Surgery）
- Better Health, Better Welfare - Shaping the Future of Clinical Medicine of Companion Animal
- Shelter Medicine, One Welfare in Companion Animals
- Others
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Large Animal Medicine
- The Forefront of Soft Tissue Surgery in Calves
- A New Paradigm for Dairy Cow Health
- Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex
- Advanced Fluid Therapy in Bovine Practice
- Others
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Public Health & Infectious Diseases
- Bat-borne infectious diseases as emerging and re-emerging threats
- Vector-borne diseases: From the perspective of infectious disease ecology
- Current Status of Transboundary Ruminant Infectious Diseases and the Control Strategies
- Current Status of Transboundary Swine Infectious Diseases and the Control Strategies
- Emerging Threats of Avian Influenza
- Wildlife Disease: Invasive Species, Surveillance, Ecology
- Current Status and Future of Vaccine Strategies Against Classical and African Swine Fever
- Avian Influenza－New threats toward mammals
- Others
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AI & Data Science
- Application of AI and Data Science in Clinical and Pathological Fields
- Application of AI and Data Science in Infectious Diseases
- Application of AI and Data Science in Animal Husbandry and Biosecurity Management
- Others
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Veterinary Education
- Challenges to Veterinary Education Reform（Skills Lab, US Clinical Education, etc.）
- Internationalization of Veterinary Education: Efforts to Improve Standards in Asia
- Others
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One Health, AMR & Cross-cutting Issues
- One Health for a Changing World: Emerging Diseases, Contamination, and Beyond
- Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance through One Health: From Global Frameworks to Local Actions
- Addressing AMR through Global Frameworks to Local Actions: AMR Issues in Asian Aquaculture
- Animal welfare and Ethology (small animals, livestock, zoo, experimental animals etc.)
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Aquatic Animals: A One-Water Perspective
- Others
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Forensic & Advanced Research
- Recent Advances in Forensic Veterinary Medicine
- Current Advanced Regenerative Medicine and the Challenges for Clinical Application
- Others
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Others
- Others
Important dates
29 October 2025- Abstract Submission Open
19 December 2025 19 January 2026- Abstract Submission Close
Late February 2026- Abstract Acceptance Notification
23 March 2026- Final Notification of Programme Placements
Please proceed to the online submission portal from the button below.
FAQ
- May I submit an abstract even if I do not hold a veterinary license?
- Yes. Individuals who do not possess a veterinary license are also eligible to submit abstracts.
- How long is the presentation time for general presentations?
- Each presentation is allotted 10 minutes (7 minutes for the presentation and 3 minutes for Q&A).
For Inquiries about Abstract Submission
Secretariat of 41st World Veterinary Association Congress (WVAC2026)
email:paper-wvac2026@senkyo.co.jp
email:paper-wvac2026@senkyo.co.jp