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Keros Embryo Transfer Course with Pat McCue
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Key information
The embryo transfer course is a two-day, pre-symposium course that consists of one day of lectures and one day of practical exercises and demonstrations.
This two-day course is intended for veterinarians with no or limited experience in equine ET. Lectures and hands-on, live-animal, in-person laboratory session will provide veterinarians with all the practical and clinical insights needed to start embryo transfer in their practice. Five recognized experts in equine embryo transfer will guide you through all the intricacies of embryo collection, evaluation and transfer, as well as the management of donor and recipient mares.
Day 1: Lectures
- Management of Embryo Donors
- Embryo Collection Procedures
- Searching and Evaluation of Equine Embryos
- Recipient Mare Management
- Transfer of Equine Embryos
- Cooled-Transported Embryos
- Problems Encountered in Equine Embryo Transfer
- Embryo Vitrification
- Thawing and transferring ICSI embryos
Day 2: Hands-on exercises
- Embryo collection (hands-on, individual exercise)
- Embryo searching, evaluation and preparation for transfer/transport (hands-on, individual exercise)
- Embryo transfer (demonstration of manual and Wilcher techniques)
- Conditioning embryos for cooled transport (hands-on, individual exercise)
- Handling and thawing of vitrified and slow
Participants in this course can purchase access to the video recordings of all other pre-symposium workshops (except the ET and Semen Handling courses). Videos can be viewed online for three months after the ESER symposium. For purchasing access to these recordings, go to the registration section below.
Speakers
Patrick McCue - DVM, PhD, DACT - Colorado State University, USA
Peter Daels - DVM, PhD, DACT, DECAR - Ghent University, Belgium
Patrick Brogan - Bsc, BVSc, MANZCVSc, MSc, DACT - Equiception, Netherlands
Hilde Vandaele - DVM - Keros ET Center, Belgium
Denis Necchi - DVM, DECAR - Keros ET Center, Belgium
Venue
On Day 1, lectures will take place in Ieper at the Kazematten, 100m from the Novotel Hotel. On Day 2, the wet labs will take place at the KEROS ET Center in Beselare.
Date
8-9 October, 2024. Lectures start on Tuesday morning at 9:00 in the lecture room at the Kazematten, Ieper.
Registration
The course is limited to 15 participants (strict full-is-full policy).