HE-FARM Seminar: A day to improve biosecurity on farms
Start date:
26/02/2026
Ending date:
26/02/2026
Modality:
In person
Autonomous community:
Madrid, Comunidad de
Province:
Madrid
Location:
INIA-CSIC, Auditorium (Main Building), Ctra. de la Coruña km 7.5; 28040 Madrid
All the details:
https://hefarm.eu/reg...
Description
The HE-FARM project will hold the “HE-FARM Seminar: Improving Biosecurity on Farms” on February 26, 2026 , a technical conference focused on the main factors that influence the spread of microorganisms , sampling , decontamination and diagnostic tools applied to biosecurity in livestock farms.
According to the event poster, the seminar will take place at INIA-CSIC (Madrid) and will combine short presentations with a practical part, including sampling and decontamination demonstrations.
Program
- 09:30–10:00 Registration
- 10:00–10:20 Welcome
- 10:20–10:40 The dispersal and transport of microorganisms and their relevance to biosafety — JL Pérez-Díaz (University of Alcalá)
- 10:40–11:00 Viral bioaerosols: dispersion and sampling — Antonio Alcami (Severo Ochoa Molecular Biology Center, CSIC)
- 11:00–11:20 Decontamination and prevention of pathogen transmission in vehicles and personnel — Sonia Peiró (Counterfog SL)
- 11:20–11:50 Practical demonstrations of sampling and decontamination — Counterfog SL
- 11:50–12:20 Coffee break
- 12:20–12:40 Biosecure ventilation and air conditioning — Cristina del Álamo (University of Alcalá)
- 12:40–13:00 New serological techniques — Rafael Blanco (INIA-CSIC)
- 13:00–13:20 Metagenomics of bacteria on different farms — Paula Aranguren (INIA-CSIC)
- 13:20–13:30 Closing