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Scientific Program
Advanced Embryo Transfer Workshop
Overview
1
Days
4
Sessions
19
Lectures
A Masterclass for Experienced ET Veterinarians
Saturday, 17 October 2026
08:30
10:10
08:30 – 10:10
Improving Embryo Recovery Rates - Chaired by Peter Daels
Lectures
4 items
How Does One Perform an Embryo Flush in Europe, North and South America? - Explained in 5 min or Less
How to Maximise our Embryo Collection Rate? - Lessons from Recent Experimental Studies
Why Didn't I Recover an Embryo? - Analysis of Donor-Related Causes of Recovery Failure
Embryo Recovery on Consecutive Days to Obtain Small Embryos for Vitrification
Mailed-in and Live Questions from the Audience
Speakers to be announced
10:10
10:30
10:10 – 10:30
Coffee and thee served in the Foyer
10:30
12:20
10:30 – 12:20
The Embryo - Chaired by Juan Cuervo-Arango Lecina
Lectures
6 items
Embryo Grading of In Vivo Embryos: How do we do it and is it Useful?
Embryo Pulsing: Repeated Expansion and Contraction of In Vivo and In Vitro Equine Blastocysts
The Role of AI in Assessing In Vivo–Derived Embryos: Capabilities, Challenges, and Opportunities
(In Vivo) Embryos on the Move: Does Shipping Temperature Really Matter?
Embryo Transfer Technique Affects Pregnancy Rates in Recipient Mares
How Does One Perform an Embryo Transfer Using the Wilsher Tecnique? - Explained in 5 min or Less
Mailed-in and Live Questions from the Audience
Speakers to be announced
12:20
13:30
12:20 – 13:30
Lunch in the Foyer offered by IMV & NIFA Technologies
13:30
15:20
13:30 – 15:20
Embryo Transfer and Recipient Mare Management Beyond the Basics - Chaired by Ryan Ferris
Lectures
4 items
Revisiting the Concept of the "Perfect" Recipient Cycle: How Important Is Recipient Synchrony and Quality?
When Can We Start Using the Post-Partum, Lactating Mare as an ET Recipient?
Vitrification of In Vivo Produced Equine Embryos: Size Really Does Matter!
Recipient Mare Management after Transfer: what treatments are needed?
Mailed-in and Live Questions from the Audience
Speakers to be announced
15:20
15:40
15:20 – 15:40
Coffee and Thee Served in the Foyer
15:40
17:00
15:40 – 17:00
Transfer of In Vivo and In Vitro Produced Embryos - Anthony Claes
Lectures
5 items
Slow Frozen ICSI Embryos: A New Abreviated Thawing Procedure
Vitrified ICSI Embryos: Transport, Warming and Transfer
Days after Ovulation and Number of Corpora Lutea in ICSI Recipient Mares: It Matters
Choosing the Ideal ICSI Recipient Mare in a Recipient Herd
How to Evaluate on the Day of Transfer in "Trailor Appointment", Client-Owned ICSI Recipient Mares
Panel Debate : Evaluation and Selection of ICSI Recipient Mares
Speakers to be announced
The scientific program is provisional and subject to change depending on speaker availability and ongoing program development. ESER reserves the right to modify the schedule, topics, speakers, or session formats without prior notice. Such modifications do not constitute grounds for cancellation or refund. Updates will be communicated through the ESER 2026 website as they occur.
