Scientific Committee Carlos Lodeiro Espiño, PhD Affiliation: LAQV-REQUIMTE, FCT- University NOVA of Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal) José Luís Capelo Martínez, PhD Affiliation: LAQV-REQUIMTE, FCT- University NOVA of Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal) Hugo Miguel Santos, PhD FCT-LAQV-REQUIMTE, University NOVA of Lisbon (Portugal) Elisabete Oliveira, PhD FCT-LAQV-REQUIMTE, University NOVA of Lisbon (Portugal) Gilberto Igrejas, PhD University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, ECVA-DGB | LAQV-REQUIMTE (Portugal) Patricia A. Curado Q. Dinis Poeta, PhD Veterinary Science Department, CECAV, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Portugal) Lénea Campino, PhD Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon (Portugal)