A Short Course for Horse Breeders
January 7-9, 2011 • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
This course has been cancelled.
This course is designed to increase horse owners’, breeders’, veterinarians’, and veterinary technicians’ knowledge about equine breeding management.
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Mare Breeding | Friday, January 7, 2011
| 7:45 a.m. | Course Check-In Continental Breakfast Large Animal Clinic Enter via courtyard between Large and Small Animal Clinics |
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| 8:30 a.m. | Reproductive Physiology of the Cycling Mare: Cycle and Manipulating the Cycle | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Management of Breeding: Teasing/Records, Ultrasound, Timing of Artificial Insemination, Fresh Semen, Cooled Semen, Frozen Semen | |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Hands-On Laboratory: Ultrasound, Vaginal Exam, Cultures, Artificial Insemination, Frozen Semen, Tracts | |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Dealing with Infertility: Assisted Reproductive Techniques, Caslick's, Cultures and Treatment | |
| 2:00 p.m. | Pregnancy: Determination, Stages, Twins | |
| 4:00 p.m. | Nutrition for the Broodmare and Pregnant Mare | |
| 5:00 p.m. | Q&A Session | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
Pregnancy and Foals | Saturday, January 8, 2011
| 7:45 a.m. | Course Check-In Continental Breakfast Large Animal Clinic Enter via courtyard between Large and Small Animal Clinics |
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| 8:30 a.m. | Monitoring and Care of the Pregnant Mare: Exercise, Deworming, Vaccinations | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Hands-On Laboratory: Ultrasound Pregnant Mare Late Term | |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Foaling and After Care | |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Dystocia: How to Recognize and What To Do | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Recognizing Normal vs. Abnormal Foals | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Common Problems with Foals and What To Do | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Care of the Grwoing Foal: Vaccinations and Other Health Care | |
| 4:00 p.m. | Nutrition for the Foal Caring for Orphaned Foals |
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| 5:00 p.m. | Q&A Session | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
Stallions | Sunday, January 9, 2011
| 7:45 a.m. | Course Check-In Continental Breakfast Large Animal Clinic Enter via courtyard between Large and Small Animal Clinics |
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| 8:30 a.m. | Mare Reproductive Physiology | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Managing Stallions: Environment and Handling | |
| 10:00 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:30 a.m. | Breeding Soundness Exam and Infertility | |
| 11:30 a.m. | Handling Semen | |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Hands-On Laboratory: Stallion Collection, Processing and Handling Semen, Extending Semen, Freezing Semen | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Fresh vs. Cooled vs. Frozen Semen: Compare and Contrast | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Preparing the Mare for Fresh, Cooled, and Frozen Semen Insemination | |
| 4:30 p.m. | Nutrition for Broodmares and Stallions | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Q&A Session | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Adjourn |