ERC DeMorette located on the outskirts of Brussels is one of the leading semen freezing centers in Belgium and surrounding countries. ERC has a state-of-the-art semen collection facility and quarantine section for stallions. The lab is equipped with the latest technology offering a wide range of services including semen collection and evaluation, preparing cooled semen for shipment, freezing semen, storing frozen semen and frozen embryos. They also offer a full service for dispatching cryopreserved semen and embryos throughout the world. The ERC is also a high standard insemination center working with fresh, shipped and frozen semen from all European countries. For the past 10 years, the ERC has provided demonstrations and training in semen collection, preparation and cryopreservation to veterinary students from the UGent.

The ERC DeMorette is the host of the Stallion Semen Collection and Handling Workshop. The Equine Semen Handling course is a one-day, pre-symposium course consisting of lectures, practical exercises and demonstrations on all aspects of semen collection, handling of cooled and frozen, semen, transport and cryopreservation. This course will take place on Wednesday October 9, 2024 at the ERC De Morette in Asse, Belgium. This course is designed for veterinarians with prior knowledge and clinical skills in stallion and semen management. The course will provide new insights and help participants to optimize and increase efficiency of semen collection, management and transport of cooled semen as well as the handling, shipping and storing frozen semen. The laboratory session will provide hands-on opportunities for semen evaluation, semen preparation for cooled storage, cryopreservation, and shipment of semen. Additional time will be dedicated to cryopreservation of epididymal sperm following sudden death or castration. The course is limited to 12 veterinarians.