Lab |
Date |
Laboratory |
On-Line Lab Material |
1 |
Jan 27 |
- Meet mares and stallion
- Become familiar with the barn setting and schedule
- Introduction to handling methods
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2 |
Feb 3 |
- Reproductive Exam of the Mare
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3 |
Feb 10 |
- Estrus Detection
- Reproductive Exam of the Mare
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4 |
Feb 17 |
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5 |
Feb 24 |
- Review of the Mare approches
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6 |
March 3 |
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7 |
March 10 |
- Insemination Technique
- Anatomy of the Stallion
- Reproductive Exam of the Stallion
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March 17 |
Spring Break |
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8 |
March 24 |
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9 |
March 31 |
- Semen collection, evaluation and processing (group 1)
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10 |
April 7 |
- Semen collection, evaluation and processing (group 2)
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11 |
April 14 |
- Cooled Semen Preparation (group 1)
- Training a Stallion to a Phantom (group 1)
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12 |
April 21 |
- Cooled Semen Preparation (group 2)
- Training a Stallion to a Phantom (group 2)
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13 |
April 28 |
- Processing of Frozen Semen
- Breeding contracts
- Nutrition of Stallion, Stallion Behavior
- Management of the Pregnant Mare
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14 |
May 5 |
- Parturition and Foal Management, Milk Calcium Test for Foaling
- Venereal Diseases, Pregnancy Loss and Reproductive Technologies
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