EQUINE

• STALLION

  • Fertility evaluation

  • Semen cryopreservation (Freezing)

  • Collection and preparation of semen for fresh cooled semen including those stallions requiring special handling such as centrifugation to maintain fertility

    • We have a breeding phantom and an ovariectomized mare which allows us to collect semen from almost any stallion at any time

    • We have a computer assisted semen analyzer, including phase contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy—state of the art semen analysis—which enables us to objectively analyze multiple factors of sperm motility and use live/dead stains

• MARE

  • Fertility evaluation

  • Breeding management, including natural cover, artificial insemination with either fresh, cooled or frozen semen

  • Embryo collection and transfer, or shipping to recipient location

  • Full capabilities for embryo collection and transfer or shipping

  • Pregnancy diagnosis

  • Assisting with problems during pregnancy or at foaling

  • Assisting with difficult foalings

  • Endoscopy (low dose insemination)—allows insemination with a very low dose of semen, for example with frozen semen or stallions with low sperm count

  • Laser surgery capability

  • Transvaginal ultrasound probe for oocyte collection, twin reduction—allows us to perform assisted reproduction techniques including follicular aspiration and oocyte collection; also provides the capability to perform twin reduction at a later stage of gestation than usually can be accomplished by manual crushing

  • Laparoscopic surgery capability—less invasive method of performing assisted reproductive procedures such as GIFT (gamete intrafallopian transfer) and transfer of in vitro produced embryos

CANINE

• Breeding management, including breeding with fresh cooled and frozen semen

• Transcervical insemination

• Infertility work-up

• Collection and preparation of semen for fresh cooled semen

• Semen cryopreservation (freezing) and storage

• Pregnancy diagnosis

BOVINE, SHEEP, GOATS

• Breeding soundness evaluation of males
• Pregnancy diagnosis
• Fertility evaluation of cattle
• Dystocia assistance (difficulty giving birth)

Personnel

Bruce E. Eilts, Professor, D.V.M., M.S., Diplomate American College of Theriogenologists
Dale L. Paccamonti, Professor, D.V.M., M.S., Diplomate American College of Theriogenologists
Sara K. Lyle, Instructor, D.V.M., M.S., Diplomate American College of Theriogenologists
 

Veterinary Teaching Hospital and Clinics
LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
Skip Bertman Drive • Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Hospital Administration Telephone: 225-578-9592 • Fax: 225-578-9559 • E-mail: svmweb@vetmed.lsu.edu

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