Reproduction in Companion, Exotic and Laboratory Animals Course, ESAVS and EVSSAR, Milan Italy, 15

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Reproduction in Companion, Exotic and Laboratory Animals III, Milan / Italy, 15 - 19 September 2008 held

Course Master in charge: Prof. Dr. Cecilia Luvoni (I), DVM, PhD, Dipl. ECAR

Co-Lecturers: Dr. Fabio Acocella, Prof. Eva Axner, Dr. Michela Beccaglia, Prof. Luisella Bogliolo, Dr. Vittorio Capello, Dr. Lorenzo Crosta, Prof. Mauro Di Giancamillo, Dr. Ivano Eberini, Dr. Carlotta Gaio, Dr. Debora Groppetti, Prof. Maria Longeri, Dr. Giuliano Ravasio, Prof. Stefano Romagnoli, Prof. Maria Cristina Veronesi, Prof. Daniele Zambelli

Reproduction course with wet labs under the scientific responsibility of the European Veterinary Society for Small Animal Reproduction (EVSSAR)

TOPICS

Recent Advances in Reproduction

1. Assisted Procedures, Anaesthesia and Pain Control in Reproduction /
Reproduction in New Companion Animals

Lectures

Transcervical uterine catheterization in the cat

Anaesthesia and pain control in reproductive surgery

Laparoscopical surgery

Physiology and pathology of reproduction in reptiles

Physiology and pathology of reproduction in pet rabbits, selected rodent species and ferrets
Wet-Lab

Laparoscopy of the genital tract

Anaesthesia/analgesia multimedial work up

2. New Diagnostic Techniques in Reproduction / Reproduction in Birds

Lectures

Computer tomography and magnetic resonance imaging

Fetal biometry and prediction of parturition term in bitches and queens

APGAR: Index evaluation in puppies

Physiology and pathology of reproduction in birds

DNA diagnostic tests for inherited diseases in pets
Wet-Lab

Fetal biometry, prediction parturition

Uterine cytology (microscopical evaluation of samples)

3. New Treatments in Reproduction and Congenital Disorders of the Reproductive Tract

Lectures

New drugs in male and female reproduction

Drug use during pregnancy, lactation, and in neonates

Acupunture in reproduction

Disorders of sexual differentiation in puppies and kittens

Is it really necessary to remove the scrotal testis in young criptorchid dogs?
Wet-Lab

Clinical case discussion

Clinical case discussion on surgery of intersexual animals

4. Gamete Collection Wild, Injured or Dead Animals

Lectures

Collection of semen in the tom cat by electroejaculation

Collection and characteristics of epididymal spermatozoa

Sperm morphology in the domestic cat and its relation with fertility

Collection and evaluation of dog and cat oocytes
Wet-Lab

Collection of electroejaculated semen

Collection of oocytes and epididymal semen

Morphological evaluation of cat semen

5. Biotechnologies for Assisted Reproduction

Lectures

Embryo production in dogs: from in vitro fertilization to cloning

Culture techniques for in vitro embryo production in cats

Micromanipulation techniques for in vitro embryo production in cats

Cryopreservation of cat oocytes and embryos
Wet-Lab

Micromanipulation of gametes

Case discussion on elective and therapeutic neutering and spay of pet rabbits, rodents and ferrets

COURSE PROGRAM: Small Animal Reproduction III - subject to change

ATF credit hours (Akademie für Tierärtzliche Fortbildung, Germany): 36
(for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg)

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Tuition fee: EURO 1.700,--
Early registration: EURO 1.600,-- (deadline for early registration: 31st March 2008)

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