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.

What is included?

Online Pre-recorded Lectures on Basic ET Techniques

• Participants will have access to prerecorded lectures, available online 3 weeks before the course. 
• Online lectures will cover all the necessary basic techniques to prepare you for the wet labs on Sunday. 
• Online lectures will include embryo collection, embryo searching, handling & evaluation, embryo shipping, embryo transfer, thawing, and handling of frozen ICSI embryos.

Advanced Lectures on Saturday at the BMCC

On Saturday, an exceptional international team of renowned experts will deliver in-depth presentations on a wide variety of topics. This is more than a day of lectures —it’s an interactive experience. You can submit your questions in advance and join live Q&A sessions designed to spark discussion between speakers and participants. Whether you’re starting or you're already experienced, you’ll leave with state-of-the-art insights and confidence to apply the latest techniques.

• Choosing the right flushing media and materials
• Pinpointing optimal timing
• 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
• Handling twinning in ICSI embryos
• …and much more!

Wet labs on Sunday at the KEROS ET Center

• For the starting ET veterinarian, a full day of practical, hands-on wetlabs under the expert guidance of Pat McCue, Anthony Claes, Denis Necchi, and Peter Daels. 
• Participation is limited to 18 veterinarians to ensure the best learning experience.
• Individualized embryo collection on purpose-bred mares.
• Embryo searching, evaluation, and manipulation with real equine embryos at your "individual embryo station"
• Thawing and manipulating vitrified and slow-frozen ICSI embryos
• Demonstration with participant participation of embryo transfer by the manual and the Wilsher technique.

Why You Shouldn’t Miss It

• At the end of this course, each participant will be fully prepared to integrate embryo transfer into his/her practice. 
• Whether you want to refine your advanced skills or you are just starting your ET journey, you’ll gain the latest knowledge, techniques, and confidence to elevate your practice.

When and Where:

• Saturday, lectures at the BMCC, Bruges (9:00 - 17:00).
• Saturday night, dinner at your own discretion.
• Sunday morning, transfer from Bruges to the Keros ET Center in Beselare. A shuttle will take you from the BMCC in Bruges to the Keros ET Center in Beselare. The bus leaves at 7:45.
• Wetlabs will take place at the Keros ET Center, Hoenstraat 7, 8980 Zonnebeke (Google Maps).
• Wetlabs will end at 17:00 sharp. 
• Return to Bruges, the Ypres train station, or Brussels airport can be arranged on an individual basis (not included in the registration fee). The transfer to the Ypres/Ieper train station takes 20 minutes. Train schedules to Brussels Airport are available at https://www.b-europe.com/EN. Airport Taxi can be arranged upon request, and the transfer takes about 90 minutes. Return to Bruges will be organized on an individual basis.

Why Join This Year’s Keros ET Course?

• Comprehensive training in equine ET with pre-recorded lectures, advanced in-person 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.
• An intensive course 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, access to the advanced lectures on Saturday at the BMCC in Bruges, and the 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.