Kenya Veterinary Association
60th KVA Congress, 2026
April 21–24, 2026
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Day 1: Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Congress Workshop-Theme: Emerging Trends in Veterinary Medicines
| Time | Companion Animal Health & Welfare (Hall A) | Farm Animal Health, Production & Agribusiness (Hall B) | Poultry and Aquaculture & Wildlife (Hall C) |
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| 08:00 to 12:00 | Industry Pre-conference Workshops | ||
| 13:00 to 13:30 | Registration & Exhibition Opens | ||
| 13:30 to 13:35 | Welcome Remarks | ||
| 13:35 to 14:10 | Keynote Lecture: Snakebite Research and management – Antivenoms & Field Responses | ||
| 14:10 to 14:45 | Interactive Session: Reproductive Biotechnology and Innovations in Cattle & Goats | ||
| 14:45 to 15:20 | Panel Discussion: Animal Welfare & Ethics: Exploring the evolving understanding of animal sentience and the human-animal bond | ||
| 15:20 to 15:30 | Break | ||
| 15:30 to 16:00 |
Interactive Session: Companion Animal Trends: Focus on managing Obesity, diabetes mellitus, allergies, and the increasing popularity of "niche" pets
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Interactive Session: Ethnoveterinary Medicines in action in Rural Veterinary Care
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Lecture: Advancing Wildlife Medicine Through Technology and Innovation. / Giant Pangolins vs habitat fragmentation : A Nyakweri forest study
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| 16:00 to 16:30 |
Video Demo: Minimally Invasive Surgery in Practice (Laparoscopy & Endoscopy)
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Masterclass: Future of Niche value chains; production of propolis, royal jelly, & landin
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Debate: Wildlife in Ecosystem Health-The Pressure of Food Security & Urbanization vs The Need to Conserve. Where do we draw the line?
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| 16:30 to 17:00 |
Case rounds: Oncology Updates – From Diagnosis to Treatment to palliative care solutions
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Biotechnology: Advances in Genomics
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Azolla, Black soldier flies and other Innovative animal feed solutions
Nutrition and health management in Captive and Semi-Wild Populations
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| 16:30 to 17:00 | Coffee/Tea Break, Poster Presentations & exhibitions | ||
08:00 to 12:00
Industry Pre-conference Workshops
13:00 to 13:30
Registration & Exhibition Opens
13:30 to 13:35
Welcome Remarks
13:35 to 14:10
Keynote Lecture: Snakebite Research and management – Antivenoms & Field Responses
14:10 to 14:45
Interactive Session: Reproductive Biotechnology and Innovations in Cattle & Goats
14:45 to 15:20
Panel Discussion: Animal Welfare & Ethics: Exploring the evolving understanding of animal sentience and the human-animal bond
15:20 to 15:30
Break
15:30 to 16:00
Hall A
Interactive Session: Companion Animal Trends: Focus on managing Obesity, diabetes mellitus, allergies, and the increasing popularity of "niche" pets
Hall B
Interactive Session: Ethnoveterinary Medicines in action in Rural Veterinary Care
Hall C
Lecture: Advancing Wildlife Medicine Through Technology and Innovation. / Giant Pangolins vs habitat fragmentation : A Nyakweri forest study
16:00 to 16:30
Hall A
Video Demo: Minimally Invasive Surgery in Practice (Laparoscopy & Endoscopy)
Hall B
Masterclass: Future of Niche value chains; production of propolis, royal jelly, & landin
Hall C
Debate: Wildlife in Ecosystem Health-The Pressure of Food Security & Urbanization vs The Need to Conserve. Where do we draw the line?
16:30 to 17:00
Hall A
Case rounds: Oncology Updates – From Diagnosis to Treatment to palliative care solutions
Hall B
Biotechnology: Advances in Genomics
Hall C
Azolla, Black soldier flies and other Innovative animal feed solutions
Hall C
Nutrition and health management in Captive and Semi-Wild Populations
Coffee/Tea Break, Poster Presentations & exhibitions
Day 2: Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Theme: Future of Veterinary Medicine – Sustainability, Wildlife & Global Impact
| Time | Companion Animal Health & Welfare (Hall A) | Farm Animal Health, Production & Agribusiness (Hall B) | Poultry and Aquaculture & Wildlife (Hall C) |
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| 08:00 to 08:20 | Registration, Coffee, Exhibition Opens | ||
| 08:20 to 09:20 | Industry Symposium: Udder Health – Management & Diagnostics: Lactation to Dry Period | ||
| 09:20 to 09:55 | Lecture: Human Immunodeficiency Virus Research: updates and lessons for immunodeficiency syndromes in animals | ||
| 09:55 to 10:30 | Masterclass/ Court Case Workshop: Forensic Medicine-From Crime Scenes to Courts; a crime investigation | ||
| 10:30 to 11:00 | Coffee/Tea Break Poster Presentations & exhibitions | ||
| 11:00 to 12:00 | Opening Ceremony & Welcome Addresses (Main Hall) | ||
| 12:00 to 12:45 | Industry Symposium: Technology & Startups in Animal Health; Telehealth applications and other innovations | ||
| 12:45 to 14:00 | Lunch Streams/Parallel Sessions | ||
| 14:00 to 14:45 |
Masterclass: Behavioural Interventions for Canine Anxiety disorders
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Panel: Nutritional Innovations and Next Generation feed formulation
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Aquaculture: Role of the veterinarian; Disease management, nutrition and optimal husbandry
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| 14:45 to 15:30 |
Lecture: Application of imaging in diagnostics, patient management and new frontiers in imaging
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Interactive session: Case-Based Workshop on Toxicology Emergencies
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Masterclass: Poultry production tips for Africa-Efficiency in farming
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| 15:30 to 16:00 |
Lecture: Sports Medicine, Rehabilitation & Performance in Equines
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Pain Management & Anaesthesia Protocols in field settings and safe handling procedures
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Fish Disease Diagnostics and postmortem Marine Mammals: Strandings on the Kenyan coast
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| 16:00 to 16:15 | Special Hubs : Wellbeing Hub – Guided mindfulness, resilience workshops | ||
| 16:15 to 16:35 | Video Presentation: The role of therapy & Emotional support animals in human medicine | ||
| 16:35 to 17:00 | Coffee/Tea Break, Poster Presentations & exhibitions | ||
08:00 to 08:20
Registration, Coffee, Exhibition Opens
08:20 to 09:20
Industry Symposium: Udder Health – Management & Diagnostics: Lactation to Dry Period
09:20 to 09:55
Lecture: Human Immunodeficiency Virus Research: updates and lessons for immunodeficiency syndromes in animals
09:55 to 10:30
Masterclass/ Court Case Workshop: Forensic Medicine-From Crime Scenes to Courts; a crime investigation
10:30 to 11:00
Coffee/Tea Break Poster Presentations & exhibitions
11:00 to 12:00
Opening Ceremony & Welcome Addresses (Main Hall)
12:00 to 12:45
Industry Symposium: Technology & Startups in Animal Health; Telehealth applications and other innovations
12:45 to 14:00
Lunch Streams/Parallel Sessions
14:00 to 14:45
Hall A
Masterclass: Behavioural Interventions for Canine Anxiety disorders
Hall B
Panel: Nutritional Innovations and Next Generation feed formulation
Hall C
Aquaculture: Role of the veterinarian; Disease management, nutrition and optimal husbandry
14:45 to 15:30
Hall A
Lecture: Application of imaging in diagnostics, patient management and new frontiers in imaging
Hall B
Interactive session: Case-Based Workshop on Toxicology Emergencies
Hall C
Masterclass: Poultry production tips for Africa-Efficiency in farming
15:30 to 16:00
Hall A
Lecture: Sports Medicine, Rehabilitation & Performance in Equines
Hall B
Pain Management & Anaesthesia Protocols in field settings and safe handling procedures
Hall C
Fish Disease Diagnostics and postmortem Marine Mammals: Strandings on the Kenyan coast
16:00 to 16:15
Special Hubs : Wellbeing Hub – Guided mindfulness, resilience workshops
16:15 to 16:35
Video Presentation: The role of therapy & Emotional support animals in human medicine
16:35 to 17:00
Coffee/Tea Break, Poster Presentations & exhibitions
Day 3: Thursday, April 23, 2026
Theme: Technology, Innovation & One Health
| Time | Companion Animal Health & Welfare (Hall A) | Farm Animal Health, Production & Agribusiness (Hall B) | Poultry and Aquaculture & Wildlife (Hall C) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:45 to 08:05 | Registration & Exhibition Opens | ||
| 08:05 to 08:40 |
Practical: Dentistry – Dental Extraction, Root Canal Techniques & Imaging
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Practical: Ultrasonography in Large Animal Practice
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Video Presentation: Poultry Disease Diagnostics and postmortem
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| 08:40 to 09:20 | Coffee/Tea Break & AGM Registration | ||
| 09:20 to 12:20 | AGM & ELECTIONS (Main Hall) | ||
| 12:20 to 13:00 | Debate: GMO and the Future of Biotech | ||
| 13:00 to 14:00 | Lunch | ||
| 14:00 to 14:45 | Keynote Lecture: Precision health management & Livestock Farming: The use of Predictive Analysis, sensor technology, data analytics, AI, and machine learning for health management, & Livestock Production | ||
| 14:45 to 15:30 | Masterclass: Leadership & Emotional Intelligence in Veterinary Practice | ||
| 15:30 to 16:15 | Keynote Lecture: Dairy Herd Reproductive management & Breeding for production and disease resistance | ||
| 16:15 to 17:00 | Coffee/Tea Break Poster Presentations & exhibitions | ||
| Evening | NETWORKING EVENING RECEPTION: DINNER & COCKTAILS | ||
07:45 to 08:05
Registration & Exhibition Opens
08:05 to 08:40
Hall A
Practical: Dentistry – Dental Extraction, Root Canal Techniques & Imaging
Hall B
Practical: Ultrasonography in Large Animal Practice
Hall C
Video Presentation: Poultry Disease Diagnostics and postmortem
08:40 to 09:20
Coffee/Tea Break & AGM Registration
09:20 to 12:20
AGM & ELECTIONS (Main Hall)
12:20 to 13:00
Debate: GMO and the Future of Biotech
13:00 to 14:00
Lunch
14:00 to 14:45
Keynote Lecture: Precision health management & Livestock Farming: The use of Predictive Analysis, sensor technology, data analytics, AI, and machine learning for health management, & Livestock Production
14:45 to 15:30
Masterclass: Leadership & Emotional Intelligence in Veterinary Practice
15:30 to 16:15
Keynote Lecture: Dairy Herd Reproductive management & Breeding for production and disease resistance
16:15 to 17:00
Coffee/Tea Break Poster Presentations & exhibitions
Evening
NETWORKING EVENING RECEPTION: DINNER & COCKTAILS
Day 4: Friday, April 24, 2026
Theme: Practice Management & Entrepreneurship
| Time | Companion Animal Health & Welfare (Hall A) | Farm Animal Health, Production & Agribusiness (Hall B) | Poultry and Aquaculture & Wildlife (Hall C) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00 to 08:15 | Registration, Coffee, Exhibition Opens | ||
| 08:15 to 08:45 | Lecture: Grant writing & Project Management for Veterinary Practices and the animal resources Industry | ||
| 08:45 to 09:25 | Lecture: One Health in Action: Advances in Research in human infectious diseases and key lessons for the vet profession | ||
| 09:25 to 09:55 | Masterclass: Advanced & alternative Therapeutics-veterinary regenerative medicine, hydrotherapy, Acupuncture, laser therapy | ||
| 09:55 to 10:30 | Lecture: The Psychology and Philosophy behind love, pain, loss & Understanding grief | ||
| 10:30 to 11:00 | Coffee/Tea Break Poster Presentations & exhibitions | ||
| 11:00 to 11:35 |
Interactive Session: Advanced Soft Tissue Surgery & Recent advances in hemostasis
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Panel: Sustainability models, carbon trading & Climate-Smart Livestock Farming
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Industry Talk: Next-Gen Vaccines for Poultry & other Livestock
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| 11:35 to 12:15 |
Lecture: Neuropsychology of Companion Animal Behaviour
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Masterclass: Optimising Pig Management for best results
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Panel: Ethnomedicine, Nutraceutical & Nutritional Innovations in Animal Care
Case study: African fish eagle with wing fracture and successful rehabilitation - Raptor rehab kenya | Kenya birds of prey trust
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| 12:15 to 13:00 |
Video Case Study: Emergency & Critical Care – Lessons from the ER & Best practices for managing ophthalmological emergencies, respiratory distress, and vestibular disorders
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Masterclass: Beef Production & Feedlot Management- Lessons from African & Global Systems
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Interactive Session: Medical, Surgical & Imaging Innovations and their cross applications in human and veterinary medicine
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| 13:00 to 14:00 | Lunch | ||
| 14:00 to 14:45 | Lecture: Financial Freedom-Financial Planning & Investments for Veterinarians-Building Wealth While Saving Lives | ||
| 14:45 to 15:30 | Panel: The burden of misdiagnosed Zoonotic and neglected Diseases in rural and pastoral communities | ||
| 15:30 to 15:50 | Special Hubs-Vet Show Exchange – Networking space for startups, young vets, and investors and mentors | ||
| 15:50 to 16:35 | Industry Symposium- Ectoparasite Management in Sub-saharan Africa | ||
| 16:35 to 17:00 | Closing ceremony | ||
| Evening | Social Evening: The KVA Cultural Gala & Art Showcase – Cocktails & Showcasing Art & Performances by KVA members | ||
08:00 to 08:15
Registration, Coffee, Exhibition Opens
08:15 to 08:45
Lecture: Grant writing & Project Management for Veterinary Practices and the animal resources Industry
08:45 to 09:25
Lecture: One Health in Action: Advances in Research in human infectious diseases and key lessons for the vet profession
09:25 to 09:55
Masterclass: Advanced & alternative Therapeutics-veterinary regenerative medicine, hydrotherapy, Acupuncture, laser therapy
09:55 to 10:30
Lecture: The Psychology and Philosophy behind love, pain, loss & Understanding grief
10:30 to 11:00
Coffee/Tea Break Poster Presentations & exhibitions
11:00 to 11:35
Hall A
Interactive Session: Advanced Soft Tissue Surgery & Recent advances in hemostasis
Hall B
Panel: Sustainability models, carbon trading & Climate-Smart Livestock Farming
Hall C
Industry Talk: Next-Gen Vaccines for Poultry & other Livestock
11:35 to 12:15
Hall A
Lecture: Neuropsychology of Companion Animal Behaviour
Hall B
Masterclass: Optimising Pig Management for best results
Hall C
Panel: Ethnomedicine, Nutraceutical & Nutritional Innovations in Animal Care
Hall C
Case study: African fish eagle with wing fracture and successful rehabilitation - Raptor rehab kenya | Kenya birds of prey trust
12:15 to 13:00
Hall A
Video Case Study: Emergency & Critical Care – Lessons from the ER & Best practices for managing ophthalmological emergencies, respiratory distress, and vestibular disorders
Hall B
Masterclass: Beef Production & Feedlot Management- Lessons from African & Global Systems
Hall C
Interactive Session: Medical, Surgical & Imaging Innovations and their cross applications in human and veterinary medicine
13:00 to 14:00
Lunch
14:00 to 14:45
Lecture: Financial Freedom-Financial Planning & Investments for Veterinarians-Building Wealth While Saving Lives
14:45 to 15:30
Panel: The burden of misdiagnosed Zoonotic and neglected Diseases in rural and pastoral communities
15:30 to 15:50
Special Hubs-Vet Show Exchange – Networking space for startups, young vets, and investors and mentors
15:50 to 16:35
Industry Symposium- Ectoparasite Management in Sub-saharan Africa
16:35 to 17:00
Closing ceremony
Evening
Social Evening: The KVA Cultural Gala & Art Showcase – Cocktails & Showcasing Art & Performances by KVA members
National Officials
Chairman: Dr. K. Osore
Secretary: Dr. A. Kipyegon
Treasurer: Dr. G. Wamai
