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OPU and ICSI in the horse

OPU and ICSI in the horse

Due to the great success of our first course 2 years ago, we have been asked by various vets, to set up another one.

Well, here you go. The program has been updated with new topics covering the state of the art in opu and ICSI science in horses.

We are happy to have well worldwide known experts in their field of expertise from Denmark, The Netherlands, the United States, and Australia.

This course addresses the participants interrested to gain deeper profound knowledge of the whole OPU and ICSI procedure.

For the first time instead of doing just demonstrations, we will provide the opportunity for the participants to practice themselves and as one highlight, there will be three real ICSI sessions on the last day on oocytes recovered the previous day.

The theoretical part will be held at the Parkhotel Bad Schallerbach nearby the clinic. A bus transfer back and forth will be provided.

The registration fee includes 2 nights' accommodation, full board including 3 lunches, coffee breaks, 2 dinners, printed proceedings, and access to the wellness facilities of the Hotel.

If you require additional nights @122 Euro incl. breakfast, please book them with the registration as well

Event Information

Event Date 29-09-2023 7:45 am
Event End Date 01-10-2023 5:00 pm
Capacity 30
Registered 23 [View List]
Available Place 7
Cut Off Date 27-09-2023
Individual Price 1,950€
ATF credits 27 h
Venue Parkhotel Bad Schallerbach, Badstrasse 2, 4701 Bad Schallerbach, Austria
Location Wels
Categories Reproduction, Equine

Agendas

29. Sept. 2023 Day 1

07:45

Registration and Welcome

08:00

Introduction in advanced reproductive technologies in horses. History and future (KH)

09:00

Selection and preparation of the appropriate recipient mare, suitable stallion

09:45

Coffee break

10:00

The first 10 days of an equine embryo: from a fertilized oocyte to blastocyst. - Are there
differences in ICSI embryo development. With time lapse videos

11:00

Equine embryo grading

11:30

From oocyte to transferable blastocyst: oocyte recovery, searching oocytes, handling fresh oocytes, evaluation, washing, transport, maturation, ICSI

13:00

Lunch

14:00

wet labs (participants will be divided into 3 groups):
1. Material & Methods used for OPU / oocyte handling, shipping / ICSI / ET
2. Straw thawing, cutting, refreezing, and selection of the best spermatocyte for ICSI
3. practical OPU training on dead ovaries, including set up of the whole system

16:00

wetlabs as above with change of groups

18:00

wetlabs as above with change of groups

20:00

End of day 1, transfer to hotel

20:30

Gala Dinner

30. Sept. 2023 Day 2

08:00

Sperm selection for ICSI using micro fluids

08:30

Non-invasive assessent of oocyte developmental competence

09:15

Selection and preparation of the appropriate donor mare (Jannie Spanner),
suitable stallions (Hans Hurkmans), and recipient mare (Jannie Spanner).

10:00

Management of the recipient mare: Differences in pregnancy rates,
early embryo loss, twins, triplets, monitoring of foaling

10:30

Thawing and transfer of ICSI embryos

11:00

The terminal mare

11:15

Coffee break

12:00

Ovary recovery in a euthanized horse -
preparation & shipment

13:00

Lunch

14:00

wet-labs: (participants divided into 3 groups):
4. OPU session on a horse, oocyte searching and preparation.
5. Freezing, vitrification, packaging of embryos
6. Embryo thawing and evaluation

16:00

wet-labs: (participants divided into 3 groups):
4. OPU session on a horse, oocyte searching and preparation.
5. Freezing, vitrification, packaging of embryos
6. Embryo thawing and evaluation

18:00

wet-labs: (participants divided into 3 groups):
4. OPU session on a horse, oocyte searching and preparation.
5. Freezing, vitrification, packaging of embryos
6. Embryo thawing and evaluation

20:00

End of day 2

20:15

BBQ Party

1. Oct. 2023 Day 3

08:00

Freezing equine embryos and cryopreservation

08:45

Actual overview on OPU sessions, labs, blastocyst rates, foal rates

09:30

How to set up an OPU/ICSI Lab: two cases (Investment, ROI, marketing)

10:30

wetlabs (paricipnats divided in 3 groups)
7. ICSI session with oocytes obtained at the previous day
8. Practise on embryotransfer, standard vs Whilser
9. scraping ovaries

12:30

Lunch

13.30

wetlabs as above

15:30

vetlabs as above

17:30

End of course, final discussion

Speakers

Hans Hurkmans

ET/OPU Specialist / General manager

Hurkmans ET B.V.

Jannie Spanner

CertAVP Equine Stud Medicine

Jannie is partner of vetempryo APS located in Röedekro Denmark.

Kylie Dunning

Ext-Funded Research Fellow (C)

University of Adelaide

Pouya Dini

Assistant Professor Health & Reproduction

Chief of the Equine Reproduction Service, School of Veterinary Medicine University of California, Davis

We are no longer accepting registration for this event

Organization Zip City Country
Bayern-Genetik GmbH 84036 Kumhausen Germany
Tierärzte Team Tiefenbach GmbH 74564 Crailsheim Germany
JLU Giessen 35392 Gießen Germany
TA Praxis Gsöls&Edelsbrunner 8330 Feldbach Austria
Warsaw University of Life Sciences 02-787 Warsaw Poland
Warsaw University of Life Sciences 02-787 Warsaw Poland
Tierarztpraxis Dr Rowold GmbH 49740 Haselünne Germany
Maria Teresa Poblet Garcia 39509 Mazcuerras Spain
Alhaddah Stud 00000 Kuwait Kuwait
C. Equine 49377 Vechta Germany
C. Equine 49377 Vechta Germany
Senior Researcher at Animal Reproduction Research Institute 12556 Giza Egypt
Ballyorney Vet Clinic A98 EP29 Bray Ireland
Ballyorney Vet Clinic A98 EP29 Bray Ireland
Rossdales Veterinary Surgeons CB8 8JS Newmarket United Kingdom
DICOP MARION VETERINAIRE 57815 GONDREXANGE France
Clinique equine d’Argoany 74370 ARGONAY France
Tierärztliche Praxis 92249 Vilseck Germany

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