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UVM Morgan Horse Farm
74 Battell Drive
Weybridge, VT 05753
Ph:
802.388.2011
Fax:
802.388.0844
[email protected]
27th Annual Equine Reproduction Workshop
& Related Topics of Interest
March 27th & 28th, 2015
March 28th - FRIDAY afternoon/evening -
(Middlebury Inn)
3:30 - 4:00
4:00 - 6:00
- Registration (sign-in, pick up materials, coffee/networking)
- Lectures
 Overview of Equine Breeding, State of the Art
 Hereditary Disorders
 Anatomy and Physiology of the Stallion
6:00 - 7:00 - Dinner
7:00 - 9:00 - Lectures
- Anatomy and Physiology of the Mare
- Facilities and Preparation for Stallion Semen Collection
(Training the Inexperienced Stallion to the Breeding Phantom Video/Discussion)
March 29th – SATURDAY morning -
(Middlebury Inn)
7:30 - 8:30 - Continental Breakfast (lecture room)
8:30 - 9:45 - Managing the Breeding Program
(Teasing program, use of lights and hormones, and semen evaluation)
9:45 - 10:45 – Foaling and Neonatal Care
(Video with discussion and comments)
10:45- Noon - Artificial Insemination, Fresh-Cooled and Frozen Semen Update
(Supplies, equipment and procedures for collection,
evaluation, processing and packaging semen)
Noon – 1:00 - LUNCH - then travel 2.5 miles to the Farm
March 29th – SATURDAY afternoon 1:15 - 2:15
2:15 - 2:45
2:45 - 5:00
(UVM Morgan Horse Farm)
- Tour/Discussion of Foaling Facilities at UVM Morgan Horse Farm
- Ultrasound Demonstration
- Hands-on, Rotating Groups
 Station I - Teasing/Collecting
 Station II - Evaluating/Processing/Packing Live Semen
 Station III - Inseminating/Frozen Semen Handling
Schedule is subject to change.