| TUESDAY August 7, 2007 |
8:00
AM – 5:00
PM
|
MEETING: AETA
Board of Directors |
1:30
PM – 5:00
PM
|
EXAM: AETA Certification Exam |
5:00
PM – 8:30
PM
|
SFT
Abstracts Happy Hour & Reception |
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| WEDNESDAY August 8, 2007 |
7:30
AM – 1:00
PM
|
SOCIAL: Golf Tournament at Del Monte Golf
Course |
7:00
AM – 5:30
PM
|
Registration |
| 11:00
AM – 5:00 PM |
Exhibit Hall
Setup |
1:30 PM – 4:30
PM
|
SEMINAR: Embryo
Transfer 101: Basics in Bovine Embryo Transfer - Presented
by
Drs. Randall Hinshaw & Bill Beal |
|
This seminar will provide the participant with
the very basic fundamentals of reproductive physiology,
embryo recovery/processing, recipient synchronization,
and recordkeeping. It is intended for those who have little
or no embryo transfer experience.
|
5:00
PM – 6:15
PM
|
Exhibits Open |
6:30
PM – 10:00
PM
|
SOCIAL: Adventures
by the Sea Beach Party / Pre-Conference Social
SPONSORED BY: Bioniche Animal Health Inc. |
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| THURSDAY August 9, 2007 |
7:00
AM – 8:00 AM
|
Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Area |
7:00
AM – 4:30
PM
|
Exhibits Open |
7:00
AM – 4:30
PM
|
Registration |
8:00
AM – 9:00
AM
|
GENERAL
SESSION: Relative Risks and Approaches to Biosecurity
in the Use of Embryo Technologies in Livestock - Presented
by Dr. David Stringfellow |
9:00
AM – 10:00
AM
|
GENERAL
SESSION: Influence
of the Male on Embryo Quality - Presented by Dr. Peter
Chenoweth |
10:00
AM – 10:30
AM
|
Break in Exhibit Area |
10:30
AM – 12:00
PM
|
MEETING: AETA
Certification Session / APHIS Update (for AETA members). |
12:00
PM – 1:30
PM
|
LUNCH: In
the Exhibit Area |
1:00
PM – 5:00 PM |
Companion
Tour: Wine Tasting Tour (*Please note 5:00PM return time) |
1:30
PM – 2:30
PM
|
SESSION: Bovine
Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV): Epidemiologic Concerns Relative
to Semen and Embryos - Presented by Dr. Julie Gard |
2:30
PM – 3:00
PM
|
SESSION: Regulatory
Issues of Concern when Transporting Embryos and Semen – Presented
by Dr. Sara Kaman |
3:00
PM – 4:00
PM
|
MEETING: AETA
Business Meeting |
3:30
PM – 4:00 PM |
Break
in Exhibit Area |
| 6:00
PM – 7:30 PM |
SOCIAL: AETA
Happy Hour Cash Bar |
7:30
PM – 10:00
PM
|
SOCIAL: AETA Awards Banquet |
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| FRIDAY August 10, 2007 |
6:45
AM – 8:00
AM
|
AETA Past Presidents / Board of Directors' Breakfast |
7:00
AM – 5:00
PM
|
Registration |
7:00
AM – 10:30
AM
|
Exhibits Open |
7:00
AM – 8:00
AM
|
Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Area |
8:00
AM – 9:00
AM
|
SESSION: Overview
of Sexing Sperm – Presented by Dr. George Seidel |
9:00
AM – 9:30
AM
|
SESSION: Optimizing
the Use of Sexed Semen and Embryos in Cattle – Panel
discussion |
9:30
AM – 10:00
AM
|
Break in Exhibit Area |
10:00
AM – 11:00
AM
|
SESSION: Bubaline
Versus Bovine Reproduction – Presented
by Dr. Maarten Drost |
11:00
AM – 12:00
PM
|
SESSION: Advanced
Reproductive
Technology in the Water Buffalo – Presented by
Drs. Bob BonDurant & Maarten Drost |
11:00
AM – 3:00
PM |
Companion
Tour: Carmel Shopping Shuttle |
12:00
PM – 1:30
PM
|
LUNCH: On
the terrace
SPONSORED BY: Pfizer Animal Health |
1:30
PM – 2:30
PM
|
SESSION: Selected
Diseases and Conditions Associated with Bovine Conceptus
Loss in the First Trimester - Presented by Dr. Bob BonDurant |
| 2:30
PM – 3:30 PM |
SESSION: Infectious
Causes of Bovine Abortion During Mid-to-Late Gestation - Presented
by Dr. Mark Anderson |
3:45
PM – 4:45
PM
|
SESSION: Complications
During Gestation in
the Cow – Dr. Maarten Drost |
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|
SATURDAY
- POST-CONFERENCE SESSIONS
(Included in Meeting Registration) |
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| SATURDAY
August 11, 2007 |
BOVINE
EMBRYO TRANSFER |
7:00
AM – 8:00 AM
|
Continental
Breakfast in Mark Thomas Foyer |
7:00
AM – 1:30
PM
|
Registration |
| 8:00
AM – 8:15
AM |
Introduction
- Drs. Peter Farin & David Duxbury |
| 8:15
AM – 9:00
AM |
SESSION: Factors
that Affect Embryo Transfer Conception Rates in Catlle -
Presented by Dr. John Hasler |
9:00
AM – 9:45
AM
|
SESSION: Managing
Donor Cows: How Do We Live Without Estrogens? - Presented
by Dr. Reuben Mapletoft |
9:45
AM – 10:00 AM |
Break |
10:00
AM – 10:45 AM |
SESSION: Handling
and Evaluation of Frozen Semen – Presented
by Dr. Peter Chenoweth |
10:45
AM – 11:30 AM |
SESSION:
New Methods of Cryopreserving Bovine Embryos
- Presented by Dr. George Seidel |
11:30
AM – 1:00 PM |
LUNCH |
1:00
PM – 1:45 PM |
SESSION: Chemical
Methods for Diagnosis of Pregnancy – Presented
by Dr. Bob Youngquist |
1:45
PM – 2:30 PM |
SESSION: Enhancing
Pregnancy Rates in Recipients by Embryo Selection of
Manipulation – Presented
by Dr. Pete Hansen
|
2:30
PM – 3:15 PM |
SESSION:
Strategies for Improving Pregnancy Rates in
Beef Recipients – Presented by Dr. Gabriel Bo
|
| 3:15
PM – 3:30 PM |
BREAK |
3:30
PM – 4:15 PM
|
SESSION: Top
3 Critical Needs of Bovine Embryo Transfer in Private
Practice, Industry and Academia – Presented
by Drs. George Seidel, Chris Keim & Richard Whitaker
|
| 4:15
PM – 4:30 PM |
Closing Comments |
| |
|
| SATURDAY
August 11, 2007 |
Equine Embryo Transfer |
| 8:00
AM – 9:00 AM |
SESSION: Management
of the Embryo Donor to Maximize Embryo Recovery – Presented
by Dr. Phil Matthews |
| 9:00
AM – 10:00 AM |
SESSION: What
Makes a Good Embryo Recipient? – Presented
by Dr.
Robert Foss |
| 10:00
AM – 10:30 AM |
BREAK |
| 10:30
AM – 11:30 AM |
SESSION: Assessing
Embryo Quality Prior to Transfer – Presented
by Dr. Ed Squires |
| 11:30
AM – 1:00 PM |
LUNCH |
| 1:00
PM – 2:00 PM |
SESSION: Hormone
and Other Medical Therapies in Embryo Transfer Recipient
Mares – Presented
by Dr. Pat McCue |
| 2:00
PM – 3:00 PM |
SESSION: Embryo
Cooling and Freezing – Presented
by Dr.
Elaine Carnevale |
| 3:00
PM – 4:00 PM |
SESSION: Emerging
Embryo Technology – Presented
by Dr.
Elaine Carnevale |
| 4:00
PM – 5:00 PM |
Success
of Commercial Embryo Transfer – Panel
discussion |
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|
| SATURDAY
August 11, 2007 |
Small Animal |
9:00
AM – 10:00 AM |
SESSION: Embryo
Flushing – Presented
by Dr. Cathy
Gartley |
10:00
AM – 11:30 AM |
SESSION: Embryo
Transfer in the Dog and Cat – Presented
by Dr.
Richard Fayrer-Hosken |
11:30
AM – 12:30 PM |
SESSION: Physiology
or Early Pregnancy in the Bitch – Presented
by Dr.
Cathy Gartley |
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Chemometec A/S
Classic Medical Supply
Duzan Agency
Elsevier, Inc.
Estrotect
EZ Animal Products
Fertility Technology Resources
Hamilton Thorne Bioscience
Horizon Scientific, Inc.
I.M.V. International Corporation
Intervet, Inc.
IVX Animal Health
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Lane Manufacturing
MAI Genesis
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MILA International, Inc.
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North Carolina State University
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PETS, Inc. (Professional Embryo Transfer Supply)
Pfizer Animal Health
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