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Scientific Program
Keros Embryo Transfer Course
Overview
3
Days
8
Sessions
25
Lectures
Online Lectures and Q&A Webinars
Equine embryo transfer: the basics (on-demand, online, pre-recorded lectures)
Lectures
12 items
00:00
– 00:15
00:00
– 00:30
00:00
– 00:30
00:00
– 00:20
00:00
– 00:20
00:00
– 00:15
00:00 – 00:15
Traditional embryo transfer: Reasonable expectations
00:00
– 00:45
00:00 – 00:45
Recipient mares: selection, management and synchronisation
00:00
– 00:30
00:00
– 00:20
00:00
– 00:15
00:00 – 00:15
Handling, thawing and transfer of frozen-thawed ICSI embryos
00:00
– 00:30
00:00 – 00:30
OPU-ICSI as an alternative for traditional ET
00:00
– 00:25
00:00 – 00:25
Cryopreservation "freezing" of in-vivo "flushed" embryos
Question and Answer (scheduled online webinars - dates to be announced)
During these sessions, the participants can ask the teachers questions regarding the course.
Lectures
3 items
00:00
– 01:00
00:00 – 01:00
Embryo collection, searching & manipulation, shipment, and transfer
00:00
– 01:00
00:00 – 01:00
Embryo evaluation, recipient mare management, and expectations
00:00
– 01:00
00:00 – 01:00
Handling and thawing of ICSI embryos, transfer of ICSI embryos, OPU-ICSI and freezing in-vivo embryos
Advanced Equine Embryo Transfer Workshop - BMCC, Bruges
Saturday, 17 October 2026
Program will be available soon - check back later
Hands-on Practical Sessions - Keros ET Center
Sunday, 18 October 2026
09:00
10:30
09:00 – 10:30
Morning Session 1 : Embryo Collection and Manipulation Wetlabs
Lectures
3 items
09:00
– 10:30
09:00 – 10:30
Group 1 (Entry-level) : Individualized embryo collection on purpose-bred mares
09:00
– 10:30
09:00 – 10:30
Group 2 (Intermediate) : Embryo searching, evaluation, manipulation and packing of equine embryos
09:00
– 10:30
09:00 – 10:30
Group 3 (Confirmed) : Thawing and manipulating vitrified and slow-frozen ICSI embryos
10:30
11:00
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:00
12:30
11:00 – 12:30
Morning Session 2 : Embryo Collection and Manipulation Wetlabs
Lectures
3 items
11:00
– 12:30
11:00 – 12:30
Group 1 (Entry-level) : Embryo searching, evaluation, manipulation, packing of equine embryos
11:00
– 12:30
11:00 – 12:30
Group 2 (Intermediate) : Thawing and manipulating vitrified and slow-frozen ICSI embryos
11:00
– 12:30
11:00 – 12:30
Group 3 (Confirmed) : Individualized embryo collection on purpose-bred mares
12:30
13:30
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30
15:00
13:30 – 15:00
Afternoon Session 1 : Embryo Collection and Manipulation Wetlabs
Lectures
3 items
13:30
– 15:00
13:30 – 15:00
Group 1 (Entry-level) : Thawing and manipulating vitrified and slow-frozen ICSI embryos
13:30
– 15:00
13:30 – 15:00
Group 2 (Intermediate) : Individualized embryo collection on purpose-bred mares
13:30
– 15:00
13:30 – 15:00
Group 3 (Confirmed) : Embryo searching, evaluation, manipulation, packing of equine embryos
15:00
15:30
15:00 – 15:30
Coffee break
15:30
16:30
15:30 – 16:30
Afternoon Session 2 : Embryo Transfer Wetlab
Lectures
1 item
15:30
– 16:30
15:30 – 16:30
Embryo transfer by manual technique and Wilsher technique (demonstration for all groups together)
16:30
17:00
16:30 – 17:00
