UC Davis Veterinary Assisted Reproduction Laboratory

A great study from Brazil showed that reproductive techniques, including AI, ET, and ICSI, do not affect neonatal health parameters in foals. Congratulations to Dr. and the co-authors!

Sharing Science Worldwide - Conference Highlights of 2025
VetART was present at major meetings in reproductive biology, sharing our work and connecting with the global community: SSR, SFT, WCERS, JSPS San Francisco Animal Reproductive Biology Symposium and many more. Our presentations covered topics ranging from equine embryo morphokinetics to oocyte maturation, organoid technology and steroid research.
We’re grateful for the discussions, collaborations, and new ideas sparked at each meeting.

Training the Next Generation of ART Specialists
Education is at the heart of VetART Lab. In 2025, our team organized hands-on training for veterinarians in assisted reproduction technologies during the Society for Theriogenology () and held one of the largest clinical equine reproduction symposia in North America, the West Coast Equine Reproduction Symposium (). In addition, we had the opportunity to share our work in equine reproduction with the community at UC Davis Horse Day . We’re grateful for every learner, colleague, and collaborator who continues to grow this field with us.

Innovation in Cell Banking
This year, we refined our skin biopsy processing workflow, enabling long-term cell storage and downstream applications with high cell viability. Now we can save cells for future cloning from horses, dogs, cats, cows, sheep, goats, and almost any mammal!