A Closer Look

Hello, I suspect that as you read this newsletter you may have some of the same feelings that I have. I am finding that the summer is flying by and I am not sure where June and July went. Many of us spend a great deal of time looking out our windshield as we move[…]

The 2020 AETA-CETA/ACTE Joint Annual Meeting will be held virtually beginning on October 6th.  You must register before October 6th to get access to the meeting content. All of the scientific, sponsor, and CE information can be found on the AETA Annual Convention page as it becomes available. Check back often! The convention will feature[…]

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS UPDATE The AETA Board of Directors voted to remove the requirement for random inspections of certified members from the current guidelines, starting immediately: IV. CERTIFICATION PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION D. Inspection and Noncompliance 2. RANDOM: Inspections of any certified practitioner’s ETB may be done at any time under the direction of the Board of Directors[…]

Elections will take place during the Annual Business Meeting scheduled for October 7 from 1:30pm-2:30pm central time. Please take a moment to read the candidates bios below.

So now you can buy that fancy tall stainless steel thermal mug and call it a business expense! These vacuum mugs hold liquid nitrogen (and do so, like a dewar) without the outside getting cold. Great for caning embryos, recaning semen, treating cancer eye, etc.

When exporting beef embryos, a lot of the CSS collected semen is done by small bull studs. These outfits often are unfamiliar with embryo export requirements so be sure to check the CSS semen certificate from these centers to ensure that an accredited veterinarian has signed the CSS document. A non DVM, etc, signature is[…]

Dalena Hobbs, Colton Holcomb, and John Gibbons, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN, 37752 Introduction: Embryo transfer is an assisted reproductive technique that enables progressive cattle producers to reach their financial, reproductive, and genetic goals and the process began to gain considerable traction in the late 1970s to early 1980s as non-surgical[…]

a Megan Bollman, b Ashley Greenhawk, b Ann Shipley, a Philippa Gibbons, a John Gibbons a College of Veterinary Medicine, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN 37752, b Hickory Corner Dairy, Speedwell, TN 37870 Introduction: In the dairy reproduction industry, determining the precise timing for artificial insemination (AI) is a crucial component in obtaining a successful[…]

Enrique Gomez a, *, Susana Carrocera a, David Martín a, Juan Jose Perez-Janez b, Javier Prendes b, Jose Manuel Prendes b, Alejandro Vazquez c, Antonio Murillo a, 1, Isabel Gimeno a, Marta Munoz aa Centro de Biotecnologia Animal-SERIDA, Camino de Rioseco 1225, Gijon, 33394, Spain, b Cooperativa de Agricultores y Usuarios de Gijon, Carretera Carbonera[…]