1. Dear Colleagues,

In the future the Secretariat of the World Association for Buiatrics would like to prepare newsletters in order to be able to give up-to-date information’s to the members of the Executive Committee of the WAB, the National Associations affiliated to the WAB, the correspondents from different countries not having national associations and the individual colleagues who registered at the www.buiatrics.com/newsletter registration.
Buiatrics:  The term is originated from the Greek language: "Βούς" (pronunciation: "vous") means cattle, "ιατρική" (pronunciation: "i-a-tri-ki") means medicine. "Βοοϊατρική" (pronunciation: "vo-o-i-a-tri-ki") means medicine of cattle, i.e. buiatrics. According to our best knowledge Buiatrics as a subject was mentioned in the German literature at the first time in 1835 (Rychner, Johann Jakob: Buiatrics or sporadic internal and specific external diseases of cattle / Bujatrik Handbuch, Systematische äußerliche und innerliche Krankheiten des Rindviehes, Fischer; Bern, Leipzig).
By this way we would like to provide information’s relating to the World Buiatrics Association to those colleagues who are interested in bovine medicine. If you are interested in getting the newsletter regularly you are kindly requested to register at our website.
It is free of charge and you are very welcome to join us.

Walter Baumgartner                                                                            Ottó Szenci
President                                                                                             Secretary General

Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen,

Das Sekretariat der Welt-Gesellschaft für Buiatrik (WAB) möchte in Zukunft regelmäßig Rundschreiben versenden, um den Mitgliedern des Executive Komitees des WAB, den nationalen Gesellschaften, die der WAB angehören, den Korrespondenten aus verschiedenen Ländern, die keine nationalen Gesellschaften haben und den einzelnen Kollegen, die sich bereits auf www.buiatrics.com/newsletter registriert haben, die Möglichkeit zu bieten, aktuelle Informationen zu erhalten.
Der Ausdruck Buiatrik kommt aus der griechischen Sprache: "Βούς" (Aussprache: "vous") bedeutet Rindvieh, "ιατρική" (Aussprache: "i-a-tri-ki") bedeutet Medizin.
"Βοοϊατρική" (Aussprache: "vo-o-i-a-tri-ki") bedeutet daher Medizin des Rindviehs. Laut unserem Wissensstand wurde Buiatrik als Thema in der deutschen Literatur das erste Mal im Jahr 1835 erwähnt (Rychner, Johann Jakob: Bujatrik Handbuch, Systematische äußerliche und innerliche Krankheiten des Rindviehes, Fischer; Bern, Leipzig).
Durch das Rundschreiben möchten wir allen Kollegen Informationen von der WAB zukommen lassen, die an der Rindermedizin interessiert sind. Wenn Sie das Rundschreiben erhalten wollen, ersuchen wir Sie, sich kostenlos auf www.buiatrics.com/newsletter zu registrieren.
Es würde uns freuen, Sie bei uns Willkommen zu heißen!

Walter Baumgartner                                                                            Ottó Szenci
Präsident                                                                                            Generalsekretär

Chers collègues,

A l’avenir, le Secrétariat de l’Association Mondiale de Buiatrie (WAB) voudrait préparer   des bulletins, visant à fournir des informations actualisées aux membres du comité exécutif de la WAB, aux associations nationales affiliées à la WAB, aux correspondants de différents pays ne disposant pas d’associations nationales et, individuellement,  aux  collègues inscrits à ce bulletin via le lien suivant,  relevant du site web de l’association : www.buiatrics.com/newsletter.
Buiatrie (en anglais : buiatrics) : Le terme est d’origine grecque : "Βούς" (prononciation: "vous") signifie bovin ou bétail, "ιατρική" (prononciation: "i-a-tri-ki") veut dire médecine. "Βοοϊατρική" (prononciation: "vo-o-i-a-tri-ki"), ou buiatrie, signifie donc médecine des bovins.
Selon notre meilleure connaissance, le sujet buiatrie a été mentionné pour la première fois dans la littérature allemande en 1835 (Rychner, Johann Jakob: Buiatrie ou maladies sporadiques internes et externes spécifiques des bovins / Bujatrik Handbuch, Systematische äußerliche und innerliche Krankheiten des Rindviehes, Fischer; Bern, Leipzig).
Par ce moyen, nous voudrions fournir des informations relatives à l’Association Mondiale    de Buiatrie aux collègues intéressés par la médecine bovine. Si vous êtes intéressés par recevoir régulièrement le bulletin d’information, vous êtes priés de bien vouloir vous inscrire à notre site web.
C’est gratuit et vous êtes cordialement invités à nous rejoindre.

Walter Baumgartner                                                                            Ottó Szenci
Président                                                                                            Secrétaire Général

Apreciados Colegas,

En el futuro la Secretaría de la Asociación Mundial de Buiatria (AMB) quisiera preparar boletines de noticias para poder ofrecerles la información más reciente a los miembros del comité ejecutivo de la AMB, a las asociaciones nacionales afiliadas a la AMB, a los corresponsales de los diversos países que no disponen de asociaciones Nacionales, así como a todos los colegas que se han registrado a través del enlace www.buiatrics.com/newsletter.
Buiatria: El término se origina de la lengua griega: "Βούς" (pronunciación: "bous") significa el ganado, "ιατρική" (pronunciación: "ei-a-tri-ki") significa la medicina. "Βοοϊατρική" (pronunciación: "Bo-o-i-a-tri-ki") significa la medicina del ganado, es decir, Buiatria. En relación a  nuestro saber, la Buiatria, como tema, fué mencionada por primera vez en la literatura alemana en 1835 (Rychner, Juan Jacobo: Buiatria o las esporádicas enfermedades internas y las externas específicas al ganado / Bujatrik Handbuch, Systematische äußerliche und innerliche Krankheiten des Rindviehes, Fischer; Bern, Leipzig).
Por este medio quisiéramos proporcionarles la información referente a la Asociación Internacional de Buiatria a todos aquellos colegas que están interesados en la medicina bovina. Si usted está interesado en conseguir periodícamente el boletín de noticias sea tan amable de registrarse en nuestro sitio Web. Es gratuito y usted será bienvenido.

Walter Baumgartner                                                                            Ottó Szenci
Presidente                                                                                            Secretario General

2. News from the XXVI World Buiatrics Congress

Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the Chilean Buiatrics Society I am pleased and honoured to invite you to attend and participate in the XXVI World Buiatrics Congress whose organisation has been entrusted to us by the World Association for Buiatrics. This event will be held in Santiago from 14 to 18 November 2010.
Buiatrics chiefly focuses on domestic ruminants whose everyday and laboratory-like capability to produce proteins and other biologically high value nutritional products for human consumption continues to amaze us. Our remit also encompasses the wildlife ruminants such as the African caribou that tends to migrate in large herds while looking for better pastures, the intrepid mouflon that has become a common sight throughout the US mountain ranges, the enduring South American cameloids, the mighty European bison, the fast African impalas, the beautiful and intrepid red deer found in Northern Hemisphere countries as well as the shy and modest looking pudu deer.
Further to the qualities described above, let us try and imitate them by gathering together with a view to becoming stronger, more enduring and capable of providing quicker answers to the requirements currently stemming from this modern society we happen to be part of. 
The Espacio Riesco Convention Centre has been chosen as the suitable venue for our Congress. Here we can congregate around a fairly comprehensive trade exhibit and also become acquainted with the scientific breakthroughs ranging from meat and dairy bovine genetics, reproduction, handling, nutrition and sanitation issues as well as those concerned with buffaloes, sheep, goats and cameloids to name a few.
When you join us here in Santiago late next year you can rest assured that we will be enjoying a warm spring. While with us, we will be pleased to treat you to the golden anniversary of the Word Congresses that got underway in 1960 at Hannover as well as sharing with us the Chilean Bicentennial celebrations. If you enjoy good poetry, you may be interested to know that Chile is the birth country of the well-known Gabriela Mistral and Pablo Neruda.
We will be looking forward to seeing you then. In sending you this note we are fully confident that you will be enjoying a much diversified geographical scenario ranging from green valleys, crystal clear rivers and lakes, breathtaking mountains, volcanoes and glaciers as well as almost unspoilt islands and very dry deserts. Should that be not enough, we are prepared to add a varied fish and shellfish gastronomy, first class wines and the traditional Chilean hospitality. At the risk of striking you as immodest, we believe you will find it difficult to refuse this opportunity to come and make acquaintance with us.
Yours sincerely, 
Dr. Luis Poo
Chairman of the Organizing Committee

Following the WAB initiative of allocating the organisation of the above event to the Chilean Buiatrics Society (“Sociedad Chilena de Buiatría”), the relevant Organizational Committee was set up under the Chairmanship of Dr Luis Poo, with the undersigned being entrusted with the management duties of the Scientific Committee.  
What follows is a list of the most noteworthy actions and initiatives implemented to date:

The general structure of the scientific program is based in selected 32 topics covering the different areas of the buiatric science and practice. Presentations are fixed in five rooms working simultaneously close to a large area for commercial display. The structure is based on five (5) simultaneous rooms with each of them accommodating one (1) morning session followed by another one in the afternoon.
We have considered for each session: One (1) Key Lecture allocated for the subject’s current state-of-the-art and supplemented with two (2) Short Lectures plus four (4) or eight (8) oral presentations selected from the accepted abstracts. The programme will entail also eight (8) Workshops focused on the most relevant Buiatric topics and three symposia.
Scientific Program Highlights:

The deadline for abstract submission is May 31, 2010.
We invite you to visit the web page of the congress  www.wbc2010.com  with a compressive information of the scientific and social activities, as well as general information about Santiago and Chile.

3. XXV Jubilee World Buiatrics Congress

XXV Jubilee World Buiatrics Congress, Budapest, Hungary July 6-11, 2008

Dear Colleagues,

You are very welcome to visit our new web-site (www.mbuiatrikus.org/kepgaleria.php?kat=5#top) where the pictures made during the XXV Jubilee World Buiatrics Congress are on view.
Yours sincerely,

Ottó Szenci                                                                         Endre Brydl
president of the organising committee                               president of the scientific committee

4. World Buiatrics Congress

26th Congress of the World Association for Buiatrics

Site: Santiago de Chile, Chile Date: November 14 - 18, 2010 Information: Dr Luis Poo, President of the Organizing Committee Address:  Los Cardenales 1576 Phone:  +56 64 243180 Mobile: +56 9 98733102 Fax:      +56-64-232327 E-Mail: buiatria@telsur.cl Website: www.wbc2010.com

5. Regional Buiatrics Congresses

17th International Congress of Mediterranean Federation of Health and Production of Ruminants

Site: Perugia, Italy Date: 27 - 30 May 2009 Information: Prof. Dr. C. Valente, President of the Organizing Committee Prof. Dr. V. Cuteri, Scientific Secretary Mrs Anna Cerboni, Administrative Secretary Address: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia Via San Costanzo, 4 06126 Perugia, Italy Phone: +39(0)755857765 Fax:     +39(0)755857764 E-Mail: carlo.valente@unipg.it or biosegr@unipg.it or Vincenzo.cuteri@unicam.it Website: http://www.vete.unipg.it/femesprum

10th Middle-European Buiatrics Congress

Site: Košice, Slovakia Date: 3 - 6 June 2009 Information: Prof. Dr. G. Kováč, President of the  Organizing Committee Dr. H. Seidel, Congress Secretary Address:  University of Veterinary Medicine, Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovakia Phone:  +421552982958 Mobile: +421915984597 Fax:      +421/55/6323173 E-Mail: kovac@uvm.sk or seidel@uvm.sk Website: www.bujatrika2009.sk

XIV Latin American Buiatrics Congress

Site: Lima, Peru Date: September 15-17, 2009 Information: Dr. Alfredo Delgado, President comiteorg@buiatriaperu.org For additional information please contact the CONGRESS SECRETARY. Contact: Dr. Violeta Díaz Telephone: +511-435-3348/ 435-3349/ 435-3354 Extension 224 Cel phone: 1 99 831*1640 (Nextel) Fax : +511- 447-0690 E-Mail: secretaria@buiatriaperu.org Website: WWW.XIVCLB-PERU.ORG

European Buiatrics Forum

Site: Marseille, France Date: December 1-3, 2009  E-Mail: secretariat.sfb@orange.fr Website: www.buiatricsforum.com

7. Dear Colleagues

We just finished our newsletter at the beginning of May when we were alerted that our American server was experiencing intermittent service disruptions as a result of a distributed denial of service
(DDoS) attack – an intentionally malicious flooding of its systems from various points across the internet. Unfortunately this problem has only been solved recently. That is the reason why we have not been able to send our newsletter in time. Excuse us for this inconvenience.

Yours sincerely,

Otto Szenci
WAB Secretariat