This course will give you an overview of fertility testing, mating and pregnancy, working with breeders within first opinion practice and will involve; lectures, peer group discussion, practical microscope, slide examination, ultrasound examination, semen collection and wet labs on surgical procedures. Male and female fertility, best practice; progesterone testing, mating and conception. What is a normal pregnancy and the possible complications you may come across parturition and Caesarean sections, neonatal care and more. Aimed at the primary care clinician as well to those with more experience and interest in small animal reproduction.

DAY 1

Time	Title
09:00 – 10:00	Clinical cases: male infertility
10:00 – 11:00	Unwanted sexual behavior of the male dog and medical contraception
11:00 – 11:30	Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30	Semen collection and examination in practice
12:30 – 13:30	Chilling and thawing semen / open discussion cases
13:30 – 14:30	Lunch
14:30 – 15:30	Male Genital ultrasound : examination + FNA and Biopsy
15:30 – 16:30	Prostate surgery: abscess/cyst, partial prostatectomy
16:30 – 17:00	Coffee break
17:00 – 18:00	Spermo-cyto-gram + preputial cytology
18:00 – 19:00	Vasectomy procedure

DAY 2

Time	Title
09:00 – 10:00	Pharmacological treatment to infertility in bitches
10:00 – 11:00	Urinary incontinence in bitches: an update
11:00 – 11:30	Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30	Early castration in dogs: pro and cons
12:30 – 13:30	Genital ultrasound in bitches
13:30 – 14:30	Lunch
14:30 – 15:30	Vaginal cytology in bitches
15:30 – 16:30	Optimal time for mating / progesterone etc.
16:30 – 17:00	Coffee break
17:00 – 18:00	Neonatal / Pediatric treatments
18:00 – 18:30	End of the course – discussion, recapitualtion