World Buffalo Congress returns to Italy after nearly 20 years

Italy has perhaps less than 1% of the

world's buffalo population but, thanks to new technologies,

precision dairy farming and the economic model created by DOP

(protected designation of origin) mozzarella cheese, it has once

again attracted the attention of scientists, farmers and

breeders worldwide.

The World Buffalo Congress is in fact returning to Italy after

nearly 20 years, from October 28th to October 30th, 2026.

It will be held in the Campania city of Sorrento.

The event, which has reached its 14th edition, will gather the

whole supply chain of buffalo mozzarella cheese.

"It is an important event because it is able to connect not just

researchers and professors but also breeders and producers, the

sector's stakeholders, thus scientific contribution is certainly

important, alongside the productive and economic parts",

explained Angela Salzano, president of the Scientific Committee

of the Congress.

"We are famous worldwide in the buffalo sector due to precision

livestock farming, so participants will be able to see milking

robots, automated calf feeders, new sensor and image

technologies", continued Salzano.

The event has been "strongly promoted" by the Department of

Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production of the Federico II

University of Naples, in cooperation with the Consortium for the

safeguard of buffalo mozzarella cheese of Campania and the

Experimental zooprophylactic institute of southern Italy.

The three-day congress will focus on many important issues

including genetics, animal nutrition, diet, as well as "animal

well-being and the eco-sustainability of productions, the

circular economy, the traceability of animal products, with a

particular focus on Campania's buffalo mozzarella cheese",

explained Salzano.

A buffalo tour has also been planned, including visits to

zootechnical companies.

All information is available on the website www.wbc2026.org.

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