Date/Time
Date(s) - 19/03/2016 - 20/03/2016
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Location
Erin, Ontario

Categories

• Workshops

Transported Semen Workshop

Draft Itinerary (can be altered to suit participants needs) for two day workshop

9:00 – 10:30: Discussion

Stallion Behaviour

Collection of the Stallion and Stallion Management

Training of the Stallion for AI

Evaluation of Stallion Spermatozoa including concentration, motility, morphology

Sperm Physiology

Procedures for Transported Semen

Contracts for Breeding

Nutrition of the Breeding Stallion

10:45 – 12:00: Demonstration

Collection of the Stallion

Evaluation of Stallion Spermatozoa

Packaging and Transport of Stallion Spermatozoa

1:00 – 4:45: Hands-on

Collection of the Stallion

Evaluation of Stallion Spermatozoa

Packaging and Transport of Stallion Spermatozoa

4:45-5:00: Discussion

Cross Border Shopping

5:00 -5:15: Question & Answer Period

The second day will be a continued practice session whereby participants will collect and process the semen themselves, under the supervision of Deb Ottier. A minimum of 2 collections and semen samples will be done with the participants, depending upon how many stallions are available at the farm.