Over 130 people gave ten bucks a head, all proceeds after expenses donated to The Wishing Star Foundation. I wish I would have tape recorded it for my mare. Equine reproductivity was discussed in reference to his research at Idaho and down in Argentina. A poll of hands from the audience showed a small percentage of those present were shipping semen out via equitainer, and a smaller percentage were shipping semen in. Experience with disposable equitainers revealed pervasive dissatisfaction.
Science gets spendy.
The second half of the program was question and answer format hosted by Dr. Dave Tester, DVM from Coeur d'Alene, and Dr. Jed McKinlay, DVM from Spokane. Questions obviously showed that interest level was high, experience level was moderate, and specialized know-how was at a premium. Both veterinarians stressed that the local professional level of expertise in the Veterinary Community for shipped semen is exceptional, and the utilization of that resource by breeders is gradually increasing. Dr. Tester and Dr. McKinlay both repeated a caveat of Dr. Woods about aged mares and embryo work. They acknowledged the cautionary aspects of shipping semen to and from Canada due to border inspection.