2009-2010 Brochure and Registration Form [pdf file]
Reproductive Management and Artificial Insemination
Dates: November 5-8, 2009 & January 16-19, 2010
Fee: $1,000.00
Enrollment Limit: 40
Continuing Education Hours: 20 Lecture hours; 12 Laboratory hours
Instructors: Drs. J.E. Bruemmer, E.M. Carnevale, P.M. McCue and graduate students
Course Description: This course is designed for horse owners and breeders wishing to increase the reproductive efficiency of their horses. The four-day course offers state-of-the-art technology in equine reproductive management. Each course includes 24 hours of classroom instruction and 12 hours of laboratory work in mare and stallion management, seminal collection and evaluation, artificial insemination, and care of the pregnant mare and neonatal foal. Participants are encouraged to actively participate in the collection and evaluation of semen and insemination of mares. Topics to be covered include anatomy and physiology of the mare and stallion genital tract, hormonal relationships and fertility, seminal collection and evaluation, techniques of artificial insemination, factors affecting sperm production and output, sexual behavior of the stallion, training a stallion to a phantom, hormonal control of the estrous cycle and pregnancy, care of the pregnant, foaling and postpartum mare, and nutrition of the stallion and pregnant mare. Please note that transrectal palpation of the mare will not be taught in this course.
Techniques for Handling and Utilizing Transported Cooled Equine Spermatozoa
Dates: November 9, 2009 & January 20, 2010
Fee: Cooled Semen only $450.00; Cooled Semen plus AI $350.00
Enrollment Limit: 20
Continuing Education Hours: 4 Lecture hours; 4 Laboratory hours
Instructors: Drs. J.E. Bruemmer, E.M. Carnevale, P.M. McCue and graduate students
Course Description: This course is designed for anyone interested in learning the techniques involved in shipment of equine spermatozoa. In addition to lectures, hands-on laboratory sessions will provide the opportunity for registrants to actively participate. Extensive experience in seminal collection, evaluation and insemination procedures or attendance at an Equine Reproductive Management and Artificial Insemination short course at Colorado State University is highly recommended as a prerequisite to this course. Topics to be covered include response of spermatozoa to cooling, preparing semen for shipment, Equitainer (Hamilton Thorne Biosciences) System, on-the-farm applications and results of shipped semen, preparation of mares for cooled and frozen semen, and latest research results.
Techniques for Handling and Utilizing Frozen Equine Semen
Dates: November 10, 2009 & January 21, 2010
Fee: $500.00
Enrollment Limit: 24
Continuing Education Hours: 4 Lecture hours; 4 Laboratory hours
Instructors: Drs. J.E. Bruemmer, E.M. Carnevale, P.M. McCue and graduate students
Course Description: This course is designed for anyone seriously interested in learning the technique involved in freezing equine spermatozoa. In addition to lectures, hands-on laboratory sessions will provide the opportunity for registrants to actively participate in the freezing and thawing of semen. Extensive experience in seminal collection, evaluation and insemination procedures or attendance at an Equine Reproductive Management and Artificial Insemination short course at Colorado State University is highly recommended as a prerequisite to this course. Topics to be covered include response of spermatozoa to freezing, preparation of semen for freezing, extender preparation, proper handling, storage and thawing procedures, post-thawing evaluation of semen, preparation of mares for frozen semen, and latest research results.
Foaling and Care of the Newborn Foal
Date: January 30-31, 2010
Fee: $500.00
Enrollment Limit: 50
Instructors: Drs. J.E. Bruemmer, P.M. McCue
and graduate students
Course Description: This new course is designed for horse owners, foaling attendants, and other breeding farm personnel with
responsibilities for foaling out mares. The two-day course will consist of classroom lectures in the morning and a hands-on wet
lab each afternoon. Topics to be covered in lecture include care of the late-term pregnant mare, prediction of foaling, normal
foaling, routine care of the newborn foal, complications of pregnancy and foaling (e.g. dystocia), problems encountered in
the post-partum mare and diseases of the newborn foal. Laboratory sessions will include training in techniques to predict
foaling, use of labor alert devices, evaluation of colostrum quality, assessment of passive transfer of antibodies, proper on-farm
methods to assist with delivery of foals and when to call for assistance with a difficult foaling.
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