Exciting Lineup Takes Shape for #AETA2025

We’re thrilled to announce our tentative speaker roster and session topics for the upcoming 2025 AETA & CETA/ACTE Joint Annual Convention! This year’s program promises to deliver exceptional value with cutting-edge presentations from industry leaders and practical insights for practitioners at all levels.

• AETA Recertification Session
• Preconference Seminar I: Back to Basics—Applying Bovine ART Fundamentals to Everyday Scenarios
  Session Chairs: Dr. Kent Bindl (AETA Vice President) and Dr. Justin Kristjansson (CETA/ACTE Executive Member and Convention Committee Chair)
• Preconference Seminar II: Small Ruminant Embryo Transfer
  Presented by Dr. Lynn Tait (OC Flock Management Inc.)
• Session 1: Shaping Generations—Fetal Programming Effects of Late-Gestation Heat Stress
  Presented by Dr. Jimena Laporta (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
• Session 2: Neonatal Lung Ultrasound
  This session will cover utilizing thoracic ultrasound to diagnose and treat respiratory disease in assisted reproductive technology (ART) offspring, future donors, and future recipients, and to prescreen before laparoscopic ovum pickup.
  Presented by Dr. Eric Rooker (Dairy Doctors)
• AETA Certification Session
  Chaired by Dr. Clay Breiner (AETA Certification Committee Chair)
• Student/Technician Sessions: New in 2025! Sessions on Friday AND Saturday!
• Session 3: Preventing Burnout
  Presented by Dr. Erick Rooker (Dairy Doctors)
  This session will focus on enhancing a growth mindset among team members to reduce turnover and create a flourishing work environment.
• Session 4: Equine ART
  Presented by Dr. Jenn Hatzel (Colorado State University)
• Session 5: Multistate Practice—Navigating a Small Ruminant and Cervid ART Practice
  Presented by Dr. Dustin Davis (Dynamic Concept Services)
• Session 6: Novel Insights on Precision in Estrus Detection to Increase Pregnancy by Embryo Transfer in Beef Cows
  Presented by Dr. Cecilia Rocha (University of Missouri)
• Session 7: Effects of Semen Quality on ART
  Presented by Dr. Joseph C. Dalton (University of Idaho)
• Session 8: Practitioner Forum and Roundtable—Victories and Pitfalls of Setting Up and Operating an IVF Lab
  Presented by Dr. Greg Schueller (Sunshine Genetics)
• Session 9: Biosecurity for Busy Practitioners—Protecting Your Clients and Livelihoods
  Presented by Dr. Danielle Bickett-Weddle (Preventalytics)

The full program is coming soon, but we promise plenty of networking and social events in addition to our elite scientific sessions. Bookmark the AETA 2025 Convention program webpage for the latest information!