Overview
The American Embryo Transfer Association (AETA) welcomed returning and new attendees to the in-person joint convention with CETA/ACTE from October 14 - 16, 2004 in Tampa, Florida!
Final Program
Wednesday, October 13 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM CETA/ACTE Certification Committee Meeting 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM AETA/CETA Board of Directors Meeting 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM CETA and AETA Certification Exam 6:00 PM – 10 PM AETA Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, October 14 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM Golf Tournament 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM Charter Boat Fishing/Tour 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Equine Wet Lab - Ed Squires and Elaine Carnevale - Embryo Morphology and Grading, Embryo Freezing, Superovulation 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Ultrasound Wet Lab - Bill Beal 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Small Ruminant Web Lab - Herman Baldassarre 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM Starship Dinner Cruise
Friday, October 15, 2004 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM Exhibits 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Registration 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Companion Tour - Busch Gardens 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Introduction of Sponsors 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM USDA-APHIS Updates BSE, Japan 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Peter Hansen - Can ET Be Used to Improve Pregnancy Rate in Heat Stressed Dairy Cattle 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Break 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM John Hasler -V itrification Update 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AETA & CETA Annual Business Meeting 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM Elaine Carnevale - Assisted Reproduction in the Horse 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM Herman Baldassarre - State of the Art (Assisted Reproductive Technology) in Goats and Sheep 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Break 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Charles Looney - Environmental Influences on ET, Breed Differences 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM Certification Session for AETA/CETA 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Social Hour 7:00 PM Banquet
Saturday, October 16 6:45 AM - 8:00 AM Past Presidents/Board of Directors Breakfast 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Companion Tour - Ybor, Columbia Restaurant , Florida Aquarium/Catamaran tour of Tampa Bay 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Cliff Lamb - The Use of GnRH and CIDRS to Synchronize Ovulation in Recipients 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Paul Greenough - Stress, Management, and Nutritional Mismanagement; Their Affect on Reproductive Inefficiency and Lameness 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Break 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Paul Greenough - Continued 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM Randy Prather - Genetic Modification of Swine for Medicine and Agriculture 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM Bob Godke - Trans Vaginal Ultrasound Guided Oocyte Recovery in Species Other than Cattle 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Break 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Practioners Forum
Moderator - Rueben Mapletoft Practioners - Bill Beal USA Roger Suave CAN Gordon Macdonald CAN Brad Stroud USA
2004 Convention in Tampa, Florida October 13-16, 2004 At The Marriott WestShore |
Exhibitors and Sponsors
AB Technology, A Division of Bioniche Animal Health USA, Inc.
Agtech Inc.
Albion Advanced Nutrition
Aloka Ultrasound
Biogenics
Bioniche Animal Health, Inc.
Buechel Insurance
Classic Medical Supply
Cyagra, Inc.
Diamondback Drugs
I.M.V. International Corporation
Kane Enterprises, Inc.
Microdyne
Minitube of America, Inc.
MVE-Chart Industries, Inc.
Partnar Animal Health
Phoenix Scientific Inc.
Professional Embryo Transfer Supply (PETS, Inc)
Reproduction Resources
Schering-Plough Animal Health
Specialty Veterinary Products
Veterinary Concepts
Veterinary Sales & Service, Inc.
Vita Form (Biozyme, Inc)