Call for abstracts
Closing date of abstract submission
Friday 02 May 2025
Examples of topic of interest
Animal monitoring including lifetime monitoring, resilience, phenotypes, welfare
Application of technology in pasture-based dairy systems
Sustainability and environment
Sensors, wearables, computer vision, robotics
Data integration, analysis, ownership, machine learning and artificial intelligence
Responsible innovation, ethics/principles of using technology, decision making, workplace productivity and economics
Startups – disruptive technologies
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Share your research, practice knowledge and experiences and be part of our conference programme by submitting an abstract for an oral or lightning talk presentation.
SUBMISSION DEADLINEFriday 02 May 2025
NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCEFriday 30 May 2025
Presentation types
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Oral presentations will be allocated a 15 minute timeslot (12 minutes presentation + 3 minutes questions)
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Lightning talks will have 5 minutes (3 minutes presentation + 2 minutes questions).
Submission guidelines
Please allow at least 10 minutes to complete the online profile and submission process.
You will be required to have:
Contact details of lead (corresponding) author - All communications and correspondence regarding this abstract submission will be sent to the lead contact.
Abstract written in the correct format (see below)
All author(s) affiliations (organisation, city, region, country)
Format for abstracts
All abstract submissions must be:
Microsoft Word document
Arial, 12 point
Maximum of 500 words
Single spacing without justified margins
Important Information
Late submissions will not be accepted.
The Organising Committee will coordinate the peer review of all abstracts and is responsible for selecting abstracts to suit the conference program. We will notify you of the outcome of this decision by email.
In evaluating the abstracts, the reviewers will consider the following criteria:
Abstracts are relevant, of high quality and the topic is aligned with that of the conference (see examples of topics of interest).
Contains novel research, innovation, originality and/or application of existing ideas in ways that provide new insights and progress the field
Abstracts are written in plain English, with proper spelling and grammar, and of the required format
The Organising Committee may contact authors in case changes or edits are required.
A condition of acceptance is that at least one author attends the conference in person. They are responsible for their own travel, accommodation and registration expenses. Similarly, no speaker fee is paid to authors or presenters.
The abstract will be included in the final conference proceedings (made available online).
For this conference, a full paper submission is not a requirement, but authors will be offered the opportunity to submit a full manuscript for a special Frontiers in Animal Science (Precision Livestock Farming Section) Research Topic.
Emerging Scientists Session and Award
The Emerging Scientists’ Session and Award profiles and recognises early-career scientists by celebrating their original work, scientific rigour but also the ability to share that message with an audience in an engaging way.
Eligibility for the award is limited to scientists who are current MSc or PhD students, OR within 5 years post-awarding of PhD AND are attending the conference in person
Up to 5 finalists will be shortlisted by the Organising Committee based on submitted abstracts and will be invited to present their research at the conference.
The topics of their research must be aligned with the topics of the conference.
As part of the Emerging Scientists’ Session, they will have 5 minutes to present their work with up to 2 minutes for Q&A.
The award will be given based on quality and originality of research presented, presentation style and structure, and how they respond to questions.
During the abstract submission process, please ensure you tick the box that you would you like to be considered for participation in the Emerging Scientists Session and Award.
First time presenters
Have you not submitted an abstract before? Not sure of the process? We strongly encourage those who haven’t submitted an abstract to get involved and give it a go!
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Firstly, print and read all the information on this website page. It’s important to note the close of submission date.
Next you need to write your abstract, following the format required. It’s often easier to download the example and type over this. A clear and concise title is a good start to your abstract.
Often, it’s best to write your abstract and then ask someone to read it and provide feedback.
Once you are happy with the written abstract, it’s time to go online and submit the abstract. This is a simple online process, where you will be required to upload the abstract. At the conclusion of this process, you should receive a confirmation email.
The Organising Committee will review all abstracts and you will be notified by email if your abstract has been accepted or declined.
If you are accepted, congratulations! Now the next part begins! Preparing for the presentation. For this, practice does make perfect. You will receive tips on presenting, as part of the acceptance letter. Take the time to read these tips and learn how to improve your presenting style and delivery (including the preparation of slides).
Register for the conference, as part of the submission, you agree to register and pay for at least one day of the conference.
Prior to the conference you will be sent a link to upload your presentation or once you arrive at the conference, you can go to the Speaker Preparation room. In the Speaker Preparation room, there will be an audio-visual technician who will load your presentation onto their computer, and run the slides, to ensure there are no hiccups. Once confirmed, they will ensure your presentation is loaded onto the computer. If there are any audio-visual issues on the day, the technician will be available to sort it out.
On the day you are presenting, go and find the room that you are presenting in, have a look at the space. Be in the room 15 minutes prior to presenting (this will usually be in a catering break) to meet the facilitator, confirm where you will be seated, how they will introduce you, have a go with the remote mouse etc.
Most importantly – enjoy yourself. People will be interested in what you have to say so take a deep breath, smile, keep calm, talk clearly and slowly and enjoy your presenting time.
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Any queries, please do not hesitate to email: pdf2025@composition.co.nz
FAQs
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Previous events have had between 200 and 370 attendees (340 in Netherlands in 2016, 200 in US in 2019 and 370 in Austria in 2022) – with a large number of countries represented (there were representatives from 30 countries in the last one in Austria), but normally a big delegation of ‘locals’ particularly farmers.
The audience will be made up of NZ dairy farmers, NZ dairy rural professionals (such as vets, agronomists, advisors, people working for commercial companies), as well as researchers from NZ and overseas working in precision dairy farming related topics.
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Absolutely not. The topic is very relevant, front of mind for farmers and industry, and a lot of work is being done in this area, both in New Zealand and globally. Day 1 will consist of a field trip to see technologies in action on commercial or research farms. The other two days will be full conference days made up of plenary and concurrent sessions. One day will have a stronger focus on presentations showcasing the latest local and international research in precision dairy farming. Whereas the other day will mostly feature case studies, insights from farmers, startups, and rural professionals. Please keep an eye on our website as we develop the programme.
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The conference has a strong focus on research, innovation, adoption, and real-world applications in automation, sensors, robotics, digital technologies, and data-driven insights that are shaping the future of dairy farming. Example of topics of interest can be found here.
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If you are working and involved with automation, sensors, robotics, digital technologies, and data-driven insights that are shaping the future of dairy farming – we want to hear from you. You can be either a researcher from a university or research organisation, a rural professional (veterinarian, nutritionist, farm consultant) supporting farmers, a technology developer, or even a farmer who has a story to tell on precision dairy farming.
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The Organising Committee is responsible for selecting abstracts to suit the conference program. The abstract will be included in the final conference proceedings (made available online).
For this conference, a full paper submission is not a requirement, but authors will be offered the opportunity to submit a full manuscript for a special Frontiers in Animal Science (Precision Livestock Farming Section) Research Topic.
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The organising committee is currently developing the conference programme, and although abstracts submitted will make up a great proportion of the presentation, we are also working on a series of keynote talks and panel sessions. At this stage we can’t commit to having longer presentations. However, if you want to be considered for a longer presentation time, please submit an abstract using the portal, select “Oral presentations will be allocated a 15 minute timeslot (12 minutes presentation + 3 minutes questions)” as Presentation Type, and email nicolas.lyons@dairynz.co.nz expressing your desire to have more time. Longer presentation options may be offered to talks that align with key themes of the conference.
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At this stage we are not planning to have a poster session.
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Unfortunately, we provide no support for travel and registration of conference attendees. We suggest you make the best of the early bird registration fees once registrations open.