BEVA Trust AI for New Graduates Core Skills Workshop

Course Description:

The aim of the course is to ensure that new graduates facing their first stud season are fully conversant with the theory and practical techniques of equine artificial insemination.

Lectures will include health requirements and paperwork for both mare and stallion; assessment of the mare prior to insemination; timing of insemination for chilled and frozen semen; techniques of equine insemination and assessment of the mare after insemination.

Small group practical sessions will include microscopic assessments of chilled and frozen equine semen and insemination of mares using conventional and deep intra-uterine techniques.

NB this course does NOT cover reproductive ultrasonography (which is covered in the BEVA course running on 30^th May to 1^st June 2012.

Suitable for RCVS Modules:

C-E.9 Mare Reproduction and Breeding Management; C-E.10 Stallion Reproduction and Breeding Management; C-E.16 Basic Equine Practice Part 2

Course Organiser:

Dr Madeleine Campbell BVetMed (Hons) MA (Oxon) PhD DipECAR MRCVS

East Sussex

Speakers:

Dr Madeleine Campbell BVetMed (Hons) MA (Oxon) PhD DipECAR MRCVS

East Sussex

Dr Frederic Barrelet DipVMS DrMedVet (Bern) MRCVS

Newmarket

Mr Chris House BVetMed MRCVS

Essex

Programme:

09.30

Introduction and coffee

09.40

Lecture 1: The stallion - Health requirements and paperwork

10.20

Lecture 2: The mare - Health requirements and paperwork

Assessment of the mare prior to insemination

11.00

Coffee

11.20

Lecture 3: The mare continued - Timing of insemination

• (i) Chilled semen
• (ii) Frozen semen

Insemination

12.00

Lecture 4: Update on venereal diseases

12.45

Lunch

14.00

Practical session one:

Group A semen handling and assessment

Group B mare insemination with chilled and frozen semen

Tea will be available during the changeover

15.00

Practical session two:

Group B semen handling and assessment

Group A mare insemination with chilled and frozen semen