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Theriogenology (Reproduction)
For consultations or appointments, contact:
Linda Walden, Client Services, 217-333-7232
Kim Kensell, CVT, 217-244-1357
Rachel Griffith, CVT, 217-265-6750
Small Animal Services
- Artificial insemination using rigid fiber-optic scope transcervical techniques, vaginal or surgical deposition
- Consultation services for private practitioners
- Infertility diagnosis
- Kennel health programs
- Semen collection, freezing, and storage; import and export of frozen semen
- Staging estrous cycles to determine optimum time to breed
Large Animals Services
- Breeding soundness examination of females and males
- Collection, freezing, storage, and shipment of semen and embryos
- Embryo transfer
- Herd reproduction record analysis and consultation, including nutritional and cow comfort
- Immunization schedules to maximize reproduction
- In vitro fertilization
- Ovum pick-up techniques
- Post-partum, post-breeding and management of sub-fertile animals
- Routine reproduction exams of horses, dairy and beef cows, sheep, goats, cervids, and camelids
- Synchronized breeding programs
- (See also Food Animal Reproduction, Medicine and Surgery listing)
Faculty
James Paul Brendemuehl, DVM, PhD, DACT • Reproductive
management of the mare and stallion including embryo
transfer, GIFT, semen and embryo cryopreservation, fertility
evaluations, cryptorchid management and fescue toxicoses.
Sherrie G. Clark, DVM, PhD, DACT • Swine theriogenology with a
special interest in boar infertility. Male infertility of a variety of
species.
John A. Herrmann, DVM, MPH, DACT • Diagnosis and
management of subfertility in cattle, breeding management of
dogs, herd health investigations and public health assessment
and policy development.
Debra S. Sauberli, DVM, DACT • Canine and equine reproduction
with an emphasis on infertility and assisted reproduction
techniques, especially embryo transfer in horses.
Clifford F. Shipley, DVM, DACT, Section Head • Theriogenology
in all species with an emphasis on small ruminants, herd health
and management in all species.
Additional Staff
- Swanand Sathe, Resident
- Rachel Griffith, CVT
- Kim Kensell, CVT
- Linda Walden, Client Services