A Closer Look

Greetings fellow AETA members: As the summer heat settles in, we wish everyone a safe and relaxing season. The year tends to pass quickly, and we continue to gear up for our annual convention in beautiful Colorado Springs. We thank Dr. Matt Dorshorst and his convention planning team for their outstanding efforts on this convention.[…]

Dear AETA members: The purpose of AETA is to unite those organizations and individuals in the United States engaged in the embryo transfer industry into an affiliated federation operating under self- imposed standards of performance and conduct. As AETA delivers on education and standards of quality through its certification program, we become the “voice” for[…]

The 2019 AETA-CETA/ACTE Joint Annual Convention will be held from October 24–26, 2019, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The conference will take place at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort. All of the AETA scientific, social and exhibitor information can be found on the AETA Annual Convention page as it becomes available. Check back often! Colorado Springs is[…]

The AETA/AASRP 2019 Small Ruminant Embryo Transfer Seminar was held June 19 to 22, 2019, at The Ohio State University Large Animal Services satellite veterinary teaching hospital in Marysville, Ohio. The meeting was organized by Dr. Eric Gordon. The course started on Wednesday, June 19, with a review of small ruminant reproductive physiology by Dr.[…]

Read full article here S.D. Prien,1,2,* C.E. Wessels,2 and L.L. Penrose1 Hum Reprod. 2015 Sep; 30(9): 2076–2083. Published online 2015 Jul 22. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dev178 PMCID: PMC4542720 PMID: 26202920 Abstract STUDY QUESTION Can a modified specific gravity technique be used to distinguish viable from nonviable embryos? SUMMARY ANSWER Preliminary data suggests a modified specific gravity technique can be used to determine embryo viability[…]

The AABP office has received questions from members regarding the legality of using compounded estradiol products in cattle for embryo transfer protocols. AABP has also been in discussion with the FDA about the use of compounded estradiol products in food animals. Compounding from approved drugs in animals is only permitted under the narrowly defined conditions[…]

Read full paper here C. Wrenzycki http://dx.doi.org/10.21451/1984-3143-AR869 Anim Reprod, vol.13, n3, p.279-282, 2016 Abstract Over the past decades in vitro production (IVP) of bovine embryos has been significantly improved. Nevertheless, embryos generated in vitro still differ from their in vivo produced counterparts. Embryos must adjust to multiple microenvironments at preimplantation stages. Consequently, maintaining or mimicking the in[…]

By Dr. Matt Iager, 2019 AETA President Greetings to you from AETA. As spring business gears up, don’t forget to take time to interact with friends and family and thank the farmers and ranchers who provide the avenue for our services. AETA has been busy focusing and planning for a fun and successful 2019! In[…]

The 2019 AETA-CETA/ACTE will be held from October 24–26, 2019, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The conference will be held at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort. All of the AETA scientific, social, and exhibitor information can be found on the AETA Annual Convention page as it becomes available. Check back often! Colorado Springs is a wonderful city[…]

Submitted by Dr. Kevin Lindell Recently, Dr. Rachael Gately, Tufts Veterinary Field Service, had the opportunity (through a collaborative research project) to explore the realm of small ruminant ovum pick-up (OPU)/in vitro fertilization (IVF). We thought it would be interesting to the membership to relay our initial experiences and challenges. To date, donors have been[…]