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2017 AETA and CETA/ACTE Joint Convention

Tentative Registration Brochure

2017 AETA and CETA/ACTE Joint Convention Program October 26–28, 2017

Orlando, Florida (Tentative and subject to change)

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AETA Board of Directors

President: Dr. Mark James – Lagrange, IN

Vice President: Dr. John C. Prososki – Wausau, WI

Secretary-Treasurer: Dr. Matt Iager – Hagerstown, MD

Immediate Past President: Dr. Bethany Funnell – West Lafayette, IN Directors:

Dr. Dave Dixon – Rensselaer, IN

Dr. Kirk R. Gray – Westmoreland, KS

Dr. John R. Schneller – Dodgeville, WI

Dr. Kory Bigalk – Plainview, MN

Dr. Matthew Dorshorst – Marshfield, WI

2017 Convention/Program Committee

Dr. Charles Looney, Co-Chair – AETA Dr. John C. Prososki, Co-Chair – AETA

2017 Exhibit Committee Dr. William S. Croushore – AETA

AETA Office 1800 South Oak Street, Suite 100

Champaign, IL 61820 Tel: 217-398-2217 Fax: 217-398-4119

Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.aeta.org

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.aeta.org/

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CETA/ACTE Board of Directors

President: Dr. David Hamilton – Morden, MB

Vice President: Dr. Luc Besner – St. Albert, ON

Executive Member: Dr. Guy Massicotte – St-Louis de Gonzague, QC Directors: Dr. Andres Arteaga – Airdrie, AB

Dr. Werner Debertin – Wicklow, NB

Dr. Lisa McCrea Hemphill – Abbotsford, BC

Dr. Lisiane Poulin – St-Georges de Beauce, QC

Dr. Blair Simonson – Saskatoon, SK

Board Advisors: Dr. Nicole Schaefer, CFIA Representative – Ottawa, ON

Mr. Michael Hall, CLGA Representative – Kemptville, ON

CETA/ACTE Convention Committee Dr. Lisiane Poulin, Chair

Dr. Andres Arteaga Dr. Roger Davis

Dr. François-Xavier Grand Dr. Jean René Paquin

Canadian Embryo Transfer Association (CETA/ACTE)

PO Box 39 Kemptville, Ontario

Canada K0G 1J0 Tel: 613-340-1536 Fax: 613-652-1421

Email: [email protected] Website: www.ceta.ca

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.ceta.ca/

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Sponsors Exhibitors

Agtech Inc.

Vetoquinol

Reproduction Resources

Boviteq

Minitube USA, Inc

MOFA Global

Multimin USA

Partnar Animal Health

Professional Embryo Transfer Supply Inc. (PETS)

BCF Technologies

ChemoMetec A/S

Cogent, IVF

eDonor Software, LLC

Elexinn

E.I. Medical

Feel Good, Inc

IMV Technologies USA

IVF Bioscience

IVFtech

Minitube USA, Inc

MOFA Global

Multimin USA

Partnar Animal Health

Products Group International Inc.

Professional Embryo Transfer Supply Inc. (PETS)

Reproduction Resources

sparMED

Universal Imaging Inc.

Veterinary Concepts

Vetoquinol

WTA Technologies, LLC

Thank You to Companies Donating Supplies and

Equipment!

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25 7:30 am–5:00 pm AETA Board of Directors Meeting Boca I

7:30 am–5:00 pm AETA Certification Committee Meeting Governors Boardroom

7:30 am–11:00 am CETA/ACTE Certification Committee Meeting Regents Boardroom

11:00 am–5:00 pm CETA/ACTE Board of Directors Meeting Regents Boardroom

1:00 pm–5:00 pm CETA/ACTE Certification Exam (for initial certification)

Boca II

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 7:00 am–2:00 pm Golf Tournament at Celebration Golf Club (additional registration required)

Co-sponsored by Partnar Animal Health and Reproduction Resources

Meet at hotel main entrance at 6:15 am

8:00 am–12:00 pm AETA Certification Committee Meeting Governors Boardroom

8:00 am–12:00 pm CETA/ACTE Certification Exam Review (for applicants who wrote the exam)

Regents Boardroom

9:00 am–12:00 pm AETA Certification Exam (for initial certification)

Boca II

11:00 am–5:00 pm Registration Caribbean Registration

12:00 pm–5:00 pm Exhibit Setup Caribbean Ballroom III-VII

PRECONFERENCE SEMINAR (additional registration required, space limited)

2:00 pm–5:00 pm IETS Innovation Workshop 2 Practical Genomics for the ET Practitioner Presented by Dr. Peter Hansen, Francisco Peñagaricano, Alison Van Eenennaam, Joseph Dalton, Patrick Blondin, and Albert De Vries

Boca I-IV

6:00 pm–10:00 pm Preconference Social at Gatorland (additional registration required) Includes animal encounters, exclusive park access, Screamin’ Gator Zip Line Sponsored by Vétoquinol

Meet at hotel main entrance at 5:45 pm

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27 6:45 am–5:00 pm Registration Caribbean Registration

6:45 am–5:00 pm Exhibits Open Caribbean Ballroom III-VII

6:45 am–7:45 am Breakfast

Caribbean Ballroom III-VII

6:45 am–7:45 am Christian Family Breakfast (Additional registration required. Limited availability.) Speaker: Glenn Crumpler, Cattle for Christ Sponsored by Professional Embryo Transfer Supply Inc. (PETS)

Boca V

7:45 am–8:00 am Welcome and Exhibitor Announcements Caribbean Ballroom I-II

8:00 am–9:00 am Session 1: Use of Gene Editing in Cattle Breeding Presented by Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam

Caribbean Ballroom I-II

9:00 am–9:45 am Session 2: Managing a Veterinarian Practice Presented by Dr. Richard Alker


9:00 am–3:00 pm Companion Tour: City Tour of Orlando (additional registration required) Meet at hotel main entrance at 8:45 am

9:45 am–10:30 am Break Sponsored by Professional Embryo Transfer Supply Inc. (PETS)


10:30 am–12:00 pm AETA Annual Business Meeting Caribbean Ballroom I-II

10:30 am–12:00 pm CETA/ACTE Annual General Meeting Boca II-VI

10:30 am–12:00 pm Student/Technician Session 1: Practical Applications for Handling And Evaluating Frozen-Thawed Bovine Semen Speakers: Jeremy Price and Jane Pryor

Boca VI-VIII

12:00 pm–1:00 pm Student/Mentor Lunch All students attending the convention are welcome to attend the Student/Mentor lunch. Students will have the opportunity to interact with current AETA and CETA/ACTE members from various practices around North America. Students will get food from the main lunch area and then gather in the meeting room to eat (beverages and cutlery will be in the meeting room).

Boca V

12:00 pm–1:00 pm Lunch Caribbean Ballroom III-VII

12:00 pm–1:00 pm CETA/ACTE New Board of Directors Meeting Regents Boardroom

12:00 pm–1:00 pm AETA New Board of Directors Meeting Boca I

1:00 pm–1:30 pm Session 3: Pregnancy Associated Glycoproteins (PAGs) and Pregnancy Losses Presented by Dr. Ky Pohler


1:30 pm–2:00 pm

2:00 pm-3:00 pm

Session 4: Risk Factors for Pregnancy Loss in Embryo Transfer Recipients Presented by Dr. Milo Wiltbank Interactive Discussions on Pregnancy Losses With Dr. Ky Pohler and Dr. Milo Wiltbank



3:00 pm–3:30 pm Break Caribbean Ballroom III-VII

3:30 pm–4:15 pm Session 5: Genomics to Select for Fertility in Dairy Cattle Presented by Dr. Richard Wallace


4:15 pm–5:00 pm Session 6: Semen QC and Bull Fertility Presented by Dr. Matthew Utt


5:00 pm–5:45 pm Session 7: Practice Tips 1: ET Presented by Dr. Glenn Engelland, Dr. Roy Middleton, and Dr. Joel Carter


6:00 pm–7:00 pm Social Hour Open bar sponsored by Reproduction Resources


7:00 pm–10:00 pm Banquet Open bar sponsored by Reproduction Resources


SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28 6:30 am–8:00 am AETA Past Presidents Breakfast Boca I

7:00 am–2:00 pm Exhibits Open Caribbean Ballroom III-VII

7:00 am–8:00 am Breakfast Caribbean Ballroom III-VII

7:00 am–5:00 pm Registration Caribbean Registration

7:30 am–10:00 am Student/Technician Session 2: IVF Bioscience’s Bovine IVF Workshop Join IVF Bioscience for your opportunity to understand what goes on inside “the black box of IVF.” Learn about the fundamental steps of in vitro maturation, fertilization, and culture, and hear recommendations for producing improved rates and results in commercial IVP laboratories. Presented by Dr. Lotte Stroebech and Jane Pryor

Boca VI-VIII

8:00 am–10:00 am CETA/ACTE Session Boca II-IV

8:00 am–10:00 am AETA Certification Session Caribbean Ballroom I-II

Sponsored by MOFA Global

Sponsored by Boviteq

9:00 am–3:00 pm Companion Tour: Wild Florida Tour (additional registration required) Meet at hotel main entrance at 8:45 am

10:00 am–10:30 am Break Caribbean Ballroom III-VII

10:30 am–11:30 am Session 8: Practice Tips 2: IVF Presented by Dr. William Croushore and Dr. Wendy Walker


11:30 am–12:15 pm Session 9: Post-Natal Consequences of Reproductive Technologies in Cattle Presented by Dr. Peter Hansen


12:15 pm–1:30 pm Lunch Caribbean Ballroom III-VII

12:15 pm–1:30 pm Joint Convention Committee Meeting (CETA/ACTE and AETA) Regents Boardroom

1:30 pm–2:30 pm Session 10: DNA Markers for Fertility Presented by Dr. Thomas Spencer


2:30 pm–3:45 pm Session 11: Oocyte Competence Presented by Dr. Marc Andre Sirard


3:45 pm–4:00 pm Break (coffee and beverages only) Caribbean Ballroom III-VII

4:00 pm–5:30 pm Session 12: Embryo Production Logistics Presented by Patrick Blondin with short presentations by Dr. Chelsie Steinhauser and Dr. Daniela Demetrio


5:30 pm–5:45 pm Closing Remarks Caribbean Ballroom I-II

Sponsored by Minitube USA

Sponsored by Minitube USA

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Continuing Education

AETA Members: Please check back for more information!

CETA/ACTE Members: Please check back for more information!

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Hotel Information

Accommodations The 2017 AETA and CETA/ACTE Joint Annual Convention will be held at the Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, Florida.

The convention rate is $149.00/night (singles/doubles).

These rates apply to all reservations made through Sunday, September 24, 2017. After this date, reservations will only be accepted upon availability. The convention rate will not apply for reservations made after Sunday, September 24, 2017. Please refer to the AETA and CETA/ACTE room block if booking by phone.

Hotel Address Caribe Royale Orlando 8101 World Center Drive Orlando, FL 32821

Book your reservation online here. Book your reservation by calling 1-888-258-7501.

All room reservations must be made by Sunday, September 24.

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Preconference Ticketed Events

Annual AETA and CETA/ACTE Golf Tournament

The 2017 golf tournament will take place at Celebration Golf Club on Thursday, October 26.

At Celebration Golf Club, it’s all about you! Since opening for play in 1996, Orlando golf hasn’t been the same. Celebration Golf Club believes there is a difference between “playing” a golf course and “experiencing” the game of golf on a course that was inspired by its Old World legacy.

This course was the final one to be co- designed by the renowned masters of golf course architecture, Robert Trent Jones Senior and Junior.

In designing Celebration Golf Club their combined talents created a course unlike any other in the nation. It’s lush, almost like a natural park, with undulating swells and topography. This course is reflective of the very best of every course Robert Trent Jones Senior and Junior have created around the world.

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Preconference Social at Gatorland

Gatorland provides outstanding family fun while showcasing thousands of alligators and crocodiles, including four extremely rare leucistic “white” alligators. The free-flight aviary, petting zoo, one- of-a-kind animal encounters, natural alligator breeding marsh, and the thrilling Screamin’ Gator Zip Line will ensure this preconference social event will be filled with fun, smiles, and special memories!

The 2017 preconference social will take place the evening of Thursday, October 26.

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Companion Tours

City Tour of Orlando (Friday, October 27, 2017, 9 am–3 pm)

Get to know Orlando through a fun, whirlwind tour of all of the interesting and important sites. This guided city tour starts in the heart of downtown Orlando, Lake Eola. You’ll get to experience the sites and sounds before heading to gorgeous Winter Park, just minutes away. In Winter Park, you will experience the very popular scenic boat tour. Every tour guarantees plenty of swaying palms, towering cypress trees, lush ferns, and a variety of flourishing subtropical flowers. Breathtaking views of opulent private homes and exquisite estates sprawling along the shores are also a key feature of the scenic cruise.

Once the tour concludes, you will have free time to wander the boutiques and stores along one of Orlando’s famous shopping and dining districts: Park Avenue. Lunch will be served at Winter Park’s 310 Restaurant. After lunch, the tour will head to the City of Celebration, Disney’s vision of the perfect community.

Wild Florida Tour (Saturday, October 28, 2017, 9 am–3 pm)

When it comes to airboat eco tours, there is no comparison to Wild Florida. This tour will take you deep into the protected swamps, marshes, and rivers that comprise the Central Florida Everglades. This is natural, authentic Florida at it’s best! Gators, birds, eagles, trees, and plants are abundant in this natural wetland.

Once the airboat tour concludes, you will have the opportunity to explore the amazing Wildlife Park! The Wild Florida Wildlife Park gives you the opportunity to watch, touch, and even feed some of Florida’s land dwelling creatures, as well as various species of tropical birds. You’ll have the opportunity to wander through zebras, turkey, watusi, zedonk, deer, water buffalo, emu, wild boar, zebu monster alligators, and much more! Visit the 500-ft sightseeing dock to see if you can spot any animals from above. Lunch will be provided.

Dr. Richard Alker

Convention Speakers

Richard Alker, DVM, MCNE, received his BS in animal science in 1981 from Auburn University and is a 1985 graduate of Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. He founded Panama City Animal Hospital and Equine Center in 1987, which grew rapidly to a very successful small animal and equine practice. In 2009 Dr. Alker sold his practice and immediately joined Total Practice Solutions Group, specifically handling the Florida market. Total Practice Solutions Group grew from 4 members in 2009, covering the Great Lakes and the Southeast, to 10 members covering the entire country by 2011. Dr. Alker brings 23 years of private practice experience, a strong interest in commercial real estate, and a keen desire to help veterinarians get all they can from their practice when it comes time to sell. Dr. Alker is a realtor and a Master Certified Negotiation Expert and has listed and closed over $50,000,000 in veterinary practices just in the last four years. Dr. Alker is a member of the AVMA, the Florida VMA, and the Florida Thoroughbred Breeder’s and Owner’sAssociation.

Dr. Patrick Blondin

Dr. Patrick Blondin obtained a MSc in physiology-endocrinology (1993) and a PhD in animal science (1997) at Laval University and then went on to complete a two-year postdoctoral internship at North Carolina State University (1999). He then joined Boviteq as an industrial research fellow to assist in the development of novel reproductive technologies. Dr. Blondin became director of clinical research in a human IVF laboratory to advance the field of reproductive biology in humans and finally returned with Semex and Boviteq in 2003 as director of R&D. In 2014 Dr. Blondin also became director of embryo operations and manages IVF laboratories in Canada and the USA. Also, in 2017 Dr. Blondin became Semex’s vice president of reproductive research. Dr. Blondin collaborates with many scientists from academic, private, and government laboratories, encouraging industry support of various research projects. Dr. Blondin is a member of the Scientific Committee of the Quebec Research Network on Reproduction. Dr. Blondin is an associate professor with Université Laval and Université de Montreal, co-directing many young scientists undergoing graduate studies. A member of IETS since 1995, Dr. Blondin has been a member of the IETS board of governors since January 2011, and he acted as president in 2015 and past president in 2016.

Dr. Joel Carter

Dr. Carter was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to missionary parents. His father graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in Animal Husbandry, and had brought many of his textbooks to assist him in his work as an agricultural missionary in Northeastern Brazil. After having read every book in the house several times, Joel turned to the textbooks. One of these was Hafez’s Reproduction in Farm Animals, and a spark was created. Dr. Carter went on to Texas A&M University, where he got a BS in Animal Science in 1987, and a Master of Agriculture degree in Animal Science in 1989 under Dr. Duane Kramer, with an emphasis on embryo transfer. After returning to Brazil for a few years, he came back to the US for his doctorate, receiving his PhD in Physiology of Reproduction in 2002 under Dr. Robert Godke at Louisiana State University in 2002. He has been a certified member of the AETA since 2004.

Dr. Glenn Crumpler

Glenn Crumpler of Enterprise, AL is the founder and president of Cattle for Christ International Inc. He and his wife, formerly Lisa Donaldson, have been married for over 37 years and together they have three grown children, 4 grandsons and 2 granddaughters. Glenn is a retired United States Army Officer, is a 1977 graduate of Enterprise High School, earned an Associate of Science degree from Enterprise State Jr. College (now Enterprise/Ozark Community College), a Bachelors of Arts degree in Christian Education from Florida Baptist Theological College (now Baptist College of Florida), in Graceville, FL, (1997) and a Masters of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, KY. (2001).

Dr. William Croushore

Dr. Bill Croushore attended veterinary school at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (Virginia Tech), graduating in 1997. Prior to veterinary school, Dr. Croushore attended Duquesne University School of Pharmacy and graduated in 1992. He practiced pharmacy in southwest Virginia until he was accepted into veterinary school in 1993. Dr. Croushore was raised in Ruffsdale, Westmoreland County in southwest Pennsylvania. Dr. Croushore's professional interests include embryo transfer, pushing the limits of on farm OPU, herd health management and bovine surgery. Dr. Croushore has been AETA Certified since 2012. He has been an accredited OPU partner for Boviteq since 2014. Dr. Croushore holds membership in the following professional organizations: American Veterinary Medical Association, Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association, American Association of Bovine Practitioners, Society for Theriogenology, American Embryo Transfer Association and the International Embryo Transfer Society. In addition, Dr. Croushore is the treasurer for the Somerset County Holstein Association and is a member of the Berlin-Brothersvalley School District Ag Advisory Committee. Dr. Croushore writes a weekly column in the Somerset Daily American entitled "The View from the Back 40" and a monthly column in Farm, Field and Garden. He is also a regular contributor to Pinzgauer Journal and also the Keystone Cattleman. When not engaged in professional activities, he enjoys time with his family, hunting the often elusive whitetail deer, fishing and home brewing beer. Dr. Croushore is married to his wife of 22 years, Sheila and the proud father of 2 children, Nolan (15) and Bena (12). He attends St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church where he teaches 8th grade CCD class.

Dr. Joseph Dalton Dr. Joseph Dalton is a Professor and Extension Dairy Specialist in Animal and Veterinary Science at the University of Idaho. He received the BS degree from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, the MS degree from Utah State University, and the Ph.D. degree from Virginia Tech. Dr. Dalton’s research and extension program in reproductive physiology focuses on factors important to increasing the efficiency of artificial insemination (AI) in dairy cattle, including genomics, heat detection accuracy, synchronization programs, and AI technician proficiency. Dr. Dalton is a senior author of a chapter in the Large Dairy Herd Management book (3rd Edition), and has published original research in the Journal of Animal Science, Journal of Dairy Science, and Theriogenology, as well as popular press articles in The Progressive Dairyman and Hoard’s Dairyman magazines. Dr. Dalton has been invited to give presentations at conferences and producer meetings throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia.

Dr. Albert De Vries

Albert De Vries is currently a professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Florida. He grew up on a dairy and swine farm near Renswoude in the Netherlands. He went to Wageningen University, where he received a BS and MS in animal science with a minor in agricultural economics in 1991. In 1995 he came to the United States to pursue a PhD in animal sciences at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul, with a focus on dairy science, applied economics, operations research, and statistics. After graduation in 2001, De Vries accepted a faculty position at the University of Florida in Gainesville. He currently teaches two undergraduate dairy courses and advises undergraduate dairy students and graduate students. His research interests are in optimization of culling and replacement strategies, statistical process control, economics of reproduction and genetics, and precision dairy farming. In his extension role, he works with the allied dairy industry and dairy farmers on farm financial management and applying the results of dairy systems management research. De Vries is married to Kim, who is a small animal veterinarian. Together they have twin daughters, Grace and Karen, and four cats. They live near Newberry, Florida.

Dr. Daniela Demetrio Daniela Demetrio received her DVM degree in 1999 and her master of science degree (animal reproduction) in 2006 from the Sao Paulo State University, FMVZ-UNESP, Brazil. Her passion for bovine embryo production started in 2000 when she learned to flush cows and transfer embryos while working under the tutelage of Dr. Jose Renato Chiari, one of the first veterinarians who started to apply embryo transfer commercially in Brazil. She joined his embryo transfer practice, SAMVET Embrioes, in 2001. Her first exposure to in vitro embryo production was in 2002 during a four-month training course at the National Livestock Breeding Center in Fukushima, Japan. In 2003 IVF became a part of her practice. Demetrio received the award for Best Research Study in Applied Science from the Brazilian Embryo Transfer Association (SBTE) in 2006 for her work comparing AI and ET in lactating Holstein cows. In 2007 she moved to Riverdale, California, with her husband to run the embryo transfer program and set up an IVF laboratory for Ruann and Maddox Dairies, where approximately 7000 Holstein in vivo and in vitro embryos are produced per year for in-house use and to be exported worldwide.

Dr. Glenn Engelland

Glenn Engelland graduated from Kansas State University in 1983. Has been performing embryo transfer procedures as owner of Sun Valley Embryo Transfer in Salina Kansas since 1985. Consultant for In Vitro Frontiers, an IVF laboratory in Wichita Kansas which is transitioning from Human to Animal ART.

Dr. Peter Hansen

Peter J. Hansen is a distinguished professor and L.E. “Red” Larson Professor of Animal Sciences at the University of Florida. His research focuses on the biology of pregnancy and embryonic survival and development of methods to improve fertility and assisted reproductive technologies in livestock (particularly dairy cattle). Particular emphasis is placed on elucidating effects of elevated temperature on pregnancy, characterizing the nature of maternal control of early embryonic development, and identifying genes controlling embryonic survival and fertility. In addition, work is underway to develop methods to improve dairy cow fertility during heat stress and to increase profitable uses of embryo transfer. Hansen received the BS in agricultural sciences from the University of Illinois in 1978, where he was first exposed to animal reproduction by Chuck Graves and Phil Dziuk. He completed graduate school with Ed Hauser in the Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology Program at the University of Wisconsin (MS, 1980; PhD, 1983), did a postdoc in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Florida from 1983 to 1984 with Mike Roberts and Fuller Bazer, and spent a sabbatical leave at the University of Guelph in 1993 with Allan King. Hansen joined the faculty at Florida as an assistant professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine in 1984 and transferred to the Dairy Science Department (now Department of Animal Sciences) in 1986. Hansen has published over 270 peer-reviewed research papers and mentored 40 graduate students, 13 postdoctoral fellows, and 40 visiting scientists. His research has been funded by USDA, NIH, BARD, and the Southeast Milk Check-Off Program. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA), and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Among his awards are the Physiology and Endocrinology Award from the American Society of Animal Science (2002); Pharmacia & Upjohn Physiology Award (1997) and Land O’Lakes Award (2010) from ADSA; the Trainee Mentoring Award (2010) and Research Award (2014) from the Society for the Study of Reproduction; 2012 Mentor of the Year Award from the Morulas Student Organization of the International Embryo Technology Society (IETS); and the J. Christian Herr Award (2000), Distinguished Service Award (2010), and American Journal of Reproductive Immunology Award in 2013 from the American Society for Reproductive Immunology (ASRI). He is currently co-editor-in-chief of Animal Reproduction Science and serves as an editor for PLOS One. He was previously a senior editor for the Journal of Dairy Science. He has also served on various review panels for the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture and NIH. Hansen served as president of the International Congress of Animal Reproduction, the

ASRI (2004–2006), and the IETS (2013–2014). He also served as treasurer of the ASRI (2010–2014) and IETS (2008–2010). He is currently a member of the Section O Steering Committee (Agriculture, Food and Renewable Resources) for AAAS and the treasurer of SSR. A member of ASAS since 1978, his activities in the society have included service on the Biennial Reproduction Symposium Committee, Casida Award Committee, Physiology Committee, and Strategic Planning Committee.

Dr. Roy Middleton

Dr. Middleton is the Reproduction Manager for Express Ranches.

Dr. Francisco Peñagarciano Francisco Peñagaricano is assistant professor of statistical and quantitative genetics and genomics in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Florida. Peñagaricano is originally from Uruguay, where he received two BS degrees, one in biology and another in biochemistry, and also a MS degree in animal quantitative genetics, all from Universidad de la República. He continued his graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin– Madison, where he gained a MS in statistics and a PhD in animal science. His research program focuses on the development and application of statistical and computational methods for the analysis of phenotypic and molecular data in livestock species. He also conducts an extension program focused on educating dairy and livestock producers and allied industries about practical and economically important aspects of genetic and genomic selection.

Dr. Ky Pohler Ky received a BS in Animal Science from Texas A&M University, and an MS and PhD in Animal Science from University of Missouri. During his time at University of Missouri, Ky worked on developing prediction models of embryonic mortality and pregnancy loss in cattle. Ky is currently a faculty member at the University of Tennessee in the Department of Animal Science. Ky’s research interest are focused around understanding the physiological and molecular mechanisms that control reproductive efficiency in cattle. More specifically, his lab is interested in the mechanisms that lead to embryonic and fetal mortality in cattle and development of management strategies to overcome these losses. Embryonic mortality can be classified into early (< d 28 of gestation) or late (> d 28 of gestation), depending on the exact timing at which it occurs during gestation. Reports of high fertilization rates after a single insemination (~90%), followed by pregnancy rates of 60 to 70% on d 28 in cows indicate that early embryonic mortality may be 20 to 30% in beef cows. Documented causes of early embryonic mortality range from genetic abnormalities to uterine-embryo asynchrony to failure of maternal recognition of pregnancy and this has been an area of intense investigation. Late embryonic mortality (> d 28 of gestation) has been reported in both beef/dairy cattle and may vary from 3.2 to 42.7%. Currently, there is very little known about the causes of late embryonic mortality. However, Silke et al. (2002) suggested that the economic consequences of each unit of late embryonic mortality are greater than that of early mortality. Along with the increased economic consequences, late embryonic mortality is becoming more evident in both the beef and dairy industries based on the shift to early pregnancy diagnosis (~d28-35 of gestation).

In an effort to understand reproductive efficiency in cattle Ky’s labs primary research focuses are:

1. Elucidate the physiological and molecular mechanisms associated with fertility in cattle, primarily late embryonic mortality using in vivo prediction models which are based on pregnancy associated glycoproteins or PAGs

2. Develop in vivo models to predict and study early embryonic mortality using exosomal-derived microRNAs 3. Develop management strategies that can increase reproductive efficiency in cattle.

Jeremy Price Jeremy graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Animal Science from Tarleton State University in 1994 and a Master of Science Degree in Physiology of Reproduction from Texas A&M University in 1997. After managing a purebred Angus operation in Oklahoma and commercial cow/calf operation in the Texas Panhandle, he began a career in embryo transfer in 2002. In 2006, Jeremy moved to the Sire Services division of Ultimate Genetics. Jeremy opened Integrated Breeders Service in May 2010.

Jane Pryor

In 1981, Jane received her BS in Animal Science along with an Associate’s degree as an animal technician registered (ATR) from Sul Ross State University (SRSU) in Alpine, Texas. She spent the next year working as an animal technician at the Alpine Veterinary Clinic before going on to finish her MS degree at SRSU in 1984. She was immediately employed by Granada Genetics where her duties included bovine embryo freezing, splitting, sexing, IVF and was instrumental in being the first technician to embryo clone cattle. She trained all personnel in bovine embryo nuclear transfer as well as writing the first SOP training manual. From 1996-1999 she was lab director for Ultimate Genetics who in 1998 partnered with Cyagra and Advanced Cell Technology to produce the first transgenic cloned calves. In 1999 she was employed as a research associate at Texas A&M University where she played a key role in cloning the first cat and Boer goat. In 2001 she became self-employed, working as a private consultant/technician/instructor for several ET facilities (Ovagenix, Brazos Valley Genetics, Ovitra Biotechnology, Advanced Genetic Services, Trans Ova Genetics, JKBovaGenix in India) as well as other private institutions and Universities. She has authored and co-authored many peer-reviewed abstracts and articles for publication and continues to train students in embryology, in vitro fertilization, cryopreservation, and micromanipulation (splitting, microinjections, nuclear transfer).

Dr. Marc-André Sirard

Marc-André Sirard, DMV, PhD, started his carrier as a veterinarian. After graduate studies at University Laval on in vitro fertilization to generate the first clinical method to produce test-tubes calves in 1985, he went for postdoctoral training to the laboratory of Neal First in Wisconsin to study in vitro maturation of oocytes. He came back to Québec in 1987 and became a full professor in 1995. He has published over 280 scientific papers and has been invited to give over 70 invited lectures in international meetings. He founded the Centre de Recherche en Biologie de la Reproduction in 1995, which has grown to include more than 100 people today. He obtained a senior Canadian Research Chair in 2000 on genomics applied to reproduction and is leading an international effort to define the normal genomic program in early mammalian embryos, which became an NSERC strategic network in 2008. His current research activities are focus on oocyte quality and the link between the oocyte and the follicle in animal models and in human.

Dr. Thomas Spencer

Tom Spencer is a professor in the Division of Animal Sciences and Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health at the University of Missouri in Columbia. The long-term goal of his research program is to discover and understand key physiological and genetic mechanisms regulating development and function of the uterus and placenta and translate that knowledge into improvement of fertility in domestic animals and humans. His research in reproductive and developmental biology uses a number of different animal models (sheep, beef cattle, dairy cattle, mice) as well as human tissues. Broadly, current discovery foci of the program include understanding (1) cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating gland development and function in the uterus using genetically engineered mice and sheep; (2) genetic pathways regulating fertility in beef cattle, dairy cattle, mice, and humans; and (3) physiological pathways regulating pregnancy recognition and establishment using cattle, sheep, and mice.

Dr. Chelsie Steinhauser A native of Oregon, Dr. Chelsie Steinhauser received her BS in animal science from Oregon State University (2008), followed by her MS in biomedical sciences from Colorado State University (2011) under Dr. George Seidel and Dr. Jim Graham. Dr. Steinhauser completed a PhD in biomedical science, focusing on reproduction, at Texas A&M University (2015) under the direction of Dr. Greg Johnson and Dr. Fuller Bazer. During graduate school, her research involved the effects of seminal plasma on sex sorting of bovine sperm, improving cryopreservation and culture conditions for in vitro–produced embryos, and determining the role of glucose and fructose at the uterine–placental interface during pig pregnancy. She has attended and presented at several IETS and SSR meetings. Dr. Steinhauser began working for OvaGenix in Bryan, Texas, as the IVF laboratory manager upon completion of her graduate studies. She is involved in the day-to-day running of the laboratory, directs OPU and IVF training courses conducted by OvaGenix, and continues to research ways to improve the IVF process.

Dr. Lotte Stroebech

Dr. Stroebech is the Scientific Advisor for IVF Bioscience and an Affiliate Associate Professor of Anatomy and IVF Lab Director at the University of Copenhagen. She has been at the forefront of many significant advances in the development of animal IVF media. She has more than 15 years experience in IVF media development. Dr. Matthew Utt

Matt Utt is a native of Richmond, Virginia. He graduated with a BS in animal and poultry sciences from Virginia Tech in 2000 and stayed on to pursue an MS degree (2002) focused on estrus synchronization in beef cattle. After completion of his MS degree, Utt worked for the University of Wisconsin–Madison conducting research on corpus luteum function in horses and blood flow to the reproductive tract and pregnancy in horses and cattle. He returned to his alma mater to work as a laboratory and research specialist in 2006. In 2013 Utt was awarded a PhD from The Ohio State University, following a joint graduate associateship program between Select Sires Inc. and the Department of Animal Sciences, during which he studied heterospermic in vitro fertilization as a predictor of bull fertility. As director of research at Select Sires, Utt has conducted in-house research to develop new methods for semen evaluation and cryopreservation of sperm to ultimately improve fertility and provide a better understanding of what contributes to variation in fertility among bulls. His background in female reproductive physiology and love for data analysis give him the background to work with the Select Reproductive Solutions team on various projects. More recently, his research endeavors have focused primarily on data management and analytics to create innovative solutions for Select Sires and, more importantly, for the customers the company serves. Having spent 14 years attending and working at universities, Utt enjoys collaborating with universities worldwide for joint research endeavors. Utt currently resides on the northwest side of Columbus, Ohio, and his office is located at the Select Sires headquarters in Plain City, Ohio. When Utt is not working, he enjoys spending time as a mentor for child and family services, acting as an adult leader for his church’s youth ministry program, playing music, and doing shooting sports and anythingoutdoors.

Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam

Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam is a cooperative extension specialist in the field of animal genomics and biotechnology in the Department of Animal Science at the University of California, Davis. She received a bachelor of agricultural science from the University of Melbourne in Australia and an MS in animal science and a PhD in genetics from the University of California, Davis. Her publicly funded research and outreach program focuses on the use of animal genomics and biotechnology in livestock production systems. Her current research projects include the development of genomic approaches to select for cattle that are less susceptible to disease, the development of genome editing approaches for livestock, and applied uses of DNA-based information on commercial beef cattle operations. She has given over 450 invited presentations to audiences globally, and uses a variety of media to inform general public

audiences about science and technology. She frequently provides a credentialed voice on controversial topics, including cloning and genetically engineered plants and animals. Dr. Van Eenennaam was the recipient of the 2014 Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) Borlaug Communication Award and the 2016 Beef Improvement Association (BIF) Continuing Service Award.

Dr. Richard Wallace A 1985 graduate of The Ohio State University, Dr. Richard L. Wallace started his own mixed-animal veterinary practice in Centerburg, Ohio, upon graduation. Desiring more work with dairy cattle, he sold his practice in 1987 and joined a three-person dairy practice in Door County, Wisconsin. After completing a master’s degree in veterinary preventive medicine in 1995, he joined the faculty at the University of Illinois as the dairy extension veterinarian. Dr. Wallace taught several dairy production medicine courses and continues to be the lead instructor for two online continuing education courses (Milk Quality and Udder Health and Advanced Cattle Reproduction) that are integral for the Online Dairy Certificate Program offered by Academic Outreach at the University of Illinois. In a cooperative role with the Department of Animal Sciences, Dr. Wallace served as the faculty coordinator and dairy farm manager for the Dairy Cattle Research Unit at the University of Illinois for six years. His own research interests included dairy cattle health and well-being, milk quality and mastitis control, lameness and digital dermatitis, transition cow health and selenium status, management of calf scours, use of dairy records for herd management, and cow behavior as it affects health and productivity. Dr. Wallace is a past president of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners and the American Association of Extension Veterinarians. He has also been involved with the board of the NMC and served on numerous NMC committees. In July 2010 Dr. Wallace joined Zoetis as a technical service veterinarian, focusing on dairy operations. He conducts activities alongside 13 other veterinarians, covering dairy topics. Dr. Wallace covers most of Wisconsin and northern Illinois.

Dr. Wendy Walker Dr. Walker earned her BS degree from California State University Fresno in 1996 from the department of Animal Science. Following two severe accidents that left her wheelchair bound for many years, Dr. Walker was fortunate to return to the same university and their newly formed Animal Science Master’s program as part of her recovery. It was during this time, that the door to embryology opened. Dr. Walker applied for the paid internship with Infigen’s cloning program when they were looking for a Grad-Student to help with their project locally. After that, Dr. Walker was never the same. Later, while seeking a thesis project, she was introduced to Dr. Larry Lanzon in Turlock, CA. Following a few years of loitering at his clinic, Dr. Lanzon offered Dr. Walker employment at Lander Veterinary Clinic-Embryo Transfer and IVF Division. In July 2016, Dr. Lanzon and Dr. Walker formed a new practice, Embryo Inc. During her time with Dr. Lanzon, Dr. Walker has enjoyed many opportunities. These opportunities include specialized training with Dr. Daniela Demetrio, attending the PREGER Biomolecular Embryology course, and most recently re-instating embryo biopsy/sexing in our ART practice and more. Dr. Walker believes in always learning how to do more, seek more knowledge and trying to do better for her company and especially her client. Dr. Walker loves her work. She considers it to be a privilege to be engaged in such a progressive industry.

Dr. Milo Wiltbank Dr. Milo Wiltbank joined the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1991 in the Department of Dairy Science and has done research primarily in dairy cattle during the last two decades. He has research publications in many areas including: interactions of nutrition and reproduction, physiological basis for anovular cows, and hormonal regulation of the ovary. From a practical standpoint, he is probably best known for

development, validation, and modification of the timed AI protocol known as Ovsynch. From a basic perspective, he has done substantial research on the mechanisms involved in regression of the corpus luteum, mechanisms involved in selection of a single dominant follicle in cattle, and nutritional and hormonal interactions that determine embryo quality and pregnancy establishment and maintenance.

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