Lüsche, Germany, February 23 to 25, 2018
Course is full. We have opened a waiting list. If interested please contact us.
in cooperation with Tierklinik Lüsche
This course provides advanced practitioners with state-of-the-art lectures on equine Embryo Transfer (ET), Ovum Pick-Up (OPU) and Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI). Do not miss out on the unique opportunity to improve your own hands-on clinical skills in practical procedures.
Program:
Friday, February 23, Tierklinik Lüsche, Lüsche: 10:00 to 18:30 hours lectures with Anthony Claes, Peter Daels and Carolina Herrera
(Accredited by Akademie für tierärztliche Fortbildung with 7 hours of CPD)
Introduction to equine embryo transfer
Embryo collection
Embryo manipulation
Embryo transfer
The recipient mare
Freezing and cryopreserving embryos
Sexing and PGD
Saturday, February 24, Tierklinik Lüsche, Lüsche: 9:00 to 15:00 demonstrations and wetlabs with Anthony Claes, Peter Daels and Carolina Herrera
(Accredited by Akademie für tierärztliche Fortbildung with 7 hours of CPD)
Participants will be divided in 3 groups to go through the wetlabs of 90 minutes duration each
9:00
Wetlab A: Embryo flushing
Wetlab B: Embryo transfer
Wetlab C: Embryo searching, handling, washing
15:30 to 18:30 hours lectures
Ovum Pick-up
Searching for and handling oocytes
ICSI
Is there a place for OPU in your practice?
Which mares are good candidates to recommend OPU/ICSI?
Transferring ICSI embryos in your practice
Sunday, February 25 Tierklinik Lüsche, Lüsche: 8:30 to 12:00 demonstrations with Anthony Claes, Peter Daels and Carolina Herrera
(Accredited by Akademie für tierärztliche Fortbildung with 7 hours of CE)
Participants will be first divided in 2 groups to run two wetlabs of 1 h duration each: Wetlab A) Embryo Freezing; Wetlab B) ICSI & Biopsy & Collapse. After the wetlabs the groups will rejoin for a demonstration of OPU.
13:00 to 16:30 Lectures and discussions
What are reasonable expectations with OPU?
What are reasonable expectations with ICSI?
What does it take to set up an ICSI lab?