A four-day seminar focusing on reproduction education for veterinarians was hosted by Hagyard-Davidson-McGee veterinary firm in Lexington, Ky., Oct. 23-26 This is the fifth year for a fall seminar hosted by the group, which now alternates with a critical care symposium in odd-numbered years.

The first day offered a series of wet labs on pathology, embryo transfer, fetal developmental monitoring, and hysteroscopic examination and insemination. Following are reports on some of the lectures.

Stallion Anatomy and Physiology

Lectures the following day mainly covered stallion reproduction topics. Tom Little, DVM, the resident veterinarian at Gainesway Thoroughbred farm in Lexington, discussed the stallion’s reproductive anatomy. Little said that familiarity with normal anatomy and physiology “is essential to recognizing clinical problems and formulating rational therapeutic approaches