Keros Embryo Transfer - Full Course

Get Ready for a New Kind of Keros ET Course!

This year’s Keros International Embryo Transfer (ET) Course promises something genuinely different. For our 16th edition, we’ve designed two dynamic days of cutting-edge knowledge and practical skill-building—plus exclusive pre-recorded lectures to help you get the most out of every session.

Three Comprehensive Parts (limited to 18 participants)

1. Pre-recorded Introductory Lectures - At home, at your own pace, before the course dates

About three weeks before the course, every participant will receive a set of recorded video lectures by Pat McCue and Peter Daels. These sessions provide a solid foundation in equine ET, ensuring you can fully benefit from the advanced presentations on Saturday and be fully prepared for the practical training on Sunday. Watching these lectures is an essential preparation for the live sessions and wet labs.

You’ll learn the fundamentals of:

• Embryo flushing, searching, and manipulation
• Embryo shipping and transfer
• Warming and handling frozen-thawed ICSI embryos
• Managing recipient mares

2. Advanced Live Lectures - Saturday, October 17 – BMCC Congress Center, Bruges, Belgium

Join an international team of renowned experts in equine ET for a full day of in-depth lectures and discussion on every aspect of equine ET, including:

• Selecting the ideal flushing media and equipment
• Optimizing timing for best results
• Embryo evaluation, shipment, and cryopreservation
• Recipient mare management and selection
• Best practices for fresh and frozen-thawed ICSI embryos
• Preparing donor and recipient mares at the start of the season
• Managing twinning in ICSI embryos
• …and much more

Our goal is to provide you with a comprehensive update on the latest science and technology in equine embryo collection, manipulation, transport, transfer, and freezing, as well as donor and recipient management. This part of the course is open to all veterinarians, whether you are new to ET or looking to refine advanced skills, and will allow an efficient exchange of experience between starting and advanced colleagues. 

3. Hands-On Wetlabs for Starting ET Veterinarians - Sunday, October 18 – Keros ET Center, Beselare (near Ypres/Ieper)

The course concludes with a full day of practical, hands-on training at the Keros ET Center in Beselare. The program is limited to 18 participants for maximum interaction and personal guidance by Pat McCue (Colorado State University), Anthony Claes (Utrecht University), Peter Daels (Ghent University), and the Keros ET Team.

You will be trained in:

• Embryo collection
• Embryo searching, evaluation, and manipulation
• Embryo shipment
• Embryo transfer
• Warming and handling slow-frozen and vitrified ICSI embryos

When and Where:

• Saturday October 17 at the BMCC, Bruges and Sunday October 18 at the Keros ET Center (start 9:00 - end 17:00 on both days)
• Lectures at the BMCC, Bruges and wet labs at the Keros ET Center, Hoenstraat 7, 8980 Zonnebeke (Google Maps)
• Getting to the Keros ET Center is easy. On Sunday morning, a shuttle will take you from the BMCC in Bruges to the Keros ET Center in Beselare. The bus leaves at at 7:45. Return to Bruges, the Ypres train station or Brussels airport can be arranged on an individual basis and is not included in the registration fee). 
• On Sunday afternoon, wetlabs will end at 17:00 sharp. The transfer to the Ypres/Ieper train station takes 20 minutes. The train schedule from Ieper to Brussels Airport is available at https://www.b-europe.com/EN. Airport Taxi can be arranged, and the transfer takes about 90 minutes. Return to Bruges can be arranged on an individual basis if needed.

Why Join This Year’s Keros ET Course?

• Complete preparation with pre-recorded lectures, advanced lectures and hands-on exercises with experienced tutors.
• Lectures on the latest advances in equine ET from world-leading experts.
• Practical, small-group training to build fundamental skills.
• This intensive training is designed to equip you with everything you need to start doing ET in your own practice.
• Whether you’re just starting in equine ET or looking to sharpen advanced techniques, this all-in-one program is designed to help you succeed.

Registration

• Strictly limited to 18 participants (first-come, first-served).
• Fee Includes pre-recorded lectures on ET techniques, access to advanced lectures on Saturday at the BMCC in Bruges, and wetlabs on Sunday at the Keros ET Center in Beselare. 
• Also included are coffee breaks and lunches on both days, as well as one-way transportation from BMCC in Bruges to the Keros ET Center in Beselare on Sunday morning.
• Registration is only possible in combination with the ESER-2026 Symposium.
• Fee does not include registration for the ESER-2026 Symposium.