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The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host an Equine Reproductive Management Short Course on Jan. 14-16 in College Station. The cost of the short course is 975 which includes lectures, laboratory sessions, lunch and refreshments each day and written materials. Online registration is available at tx.ag/ERMSC25. The course is limited to 12 attendees to ensure adequate time and animals for everyone to develop the skills they desire. The course is designed for owners and breeding managers who want to learn the most efficient methods for ensuring the success of their breeding programs. It includes classroom sessions on anatomy and physiology of the mare and stallion, control of the estrous cycle, gestation and foaling, feeding the broodmare and young horse, and estrous cycle manipulation of mares. The course features hands-on laboratory instruction including semen collection and evaluation, estrous detection, artificial insemination, body condition scoring, perineal conformation evaluation of the mare and foaling management.
