Olds College
Equine Reproduction Technician

Olds, Canada

DEGREE TYPE

Course

DURATION

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

Key Summary

About: The Equine Reproduction Technician program provides hands-on training and knowledge focused on equine reproductive management. You'll learn about breeding practices, reproductive technologies, and the care of pregnant mares and foals. This program emphasizes practical skills that prepare students for work in various equine settings, including farms and veterinary clinics.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue careers as equine reproduction technicians, breeding managers, or veterinary assistants in equine facilities. Other opportunities include roles in animal health care and breeding farm management.

Become a specialist in equine reproduction with the Equine Reproduction Technician certificate.

This one year program — unique in Canada — will equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to manage or operate an equine breeding facility, taught from experienced instructors and Doctors of Veterinary Medicine.

Through hands-on instruction, you’ll gain proficiency with common modern reproductive techniques, such as hand breeding, artificial insemination (AI) and transporting cooled semen, as well as, the interpretation of ultrasounds. You will also be exposed to frozen semen and embryo transfer. Over the course of the program, you’ll gain confidence in managing the process of breeding horses from semen collection and insemination, to managing synchronization and fertility issues. You will manage mares in late pregnancy and care for the mare during the foaling process on the commercial breeding/foaling operation at Olds College of Agriculture & Technology.

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