Director's Message - Spring 2025
Emerging from winter into spring means more daylight hours – which for many of us translates into more barn time! At CEH, we love seeing our horses enjoying time grazing in the pastures and taking naps in the sunshine.
Spring also means that foals are starting to arrive. Veterinarians have important roles in supporting many aspects of breeding management to ensure the birth of healthy foals. At CEH, we work closely with the Equine Reproduction Service and the UC Davis Veterinary Assisted Reproduction (VetART) Laboratory to provide services to owners and breeders and advance research to benefit horses now and in the future.
For this issue, we tapped into the expertise of our equine reproductive specialists to bring you exciting updates on advanced reproductive technologies, embryo production, and fetal monitoring. We are grateful to Drs. Pouya Dini, Catherine Renaudin, Ghislaine Dujovne, and Alejandro de la Fuente for sharing their expertise on these topics.
CEH facilitates research in equine reproduction through faculty and resident grants. Outcomes from these projects are summarized in our biannual Research Review publications. You can support these efforts by contributing to our General Support and Teaching Herd Funds. More information on CEH-supported research and giving opportunities can be found on our website: ceh.vetmed. ucdavis.edu.
Carrie J. Finno, DVM, Ph.D., Diplomate ACVIM
CEH Director
Thank You to Our Collaborators
Dr. Pouya Dini, an Associate Professor and director of the UC Davis Veterinary Assisted Reproduction Laboratory, earned his DVM from Azad University in Iran and completed two PhDs. He is a diplomate of the American College of Theriogenologists and the European College of Animal Reproduction.
Dr. Catherine Renaudin is an Associate Professor and serves as the chief of the Equine Reproduction Service. She completed her
DVM at the School of Veterinary Medicine at Lyon in France and is a diplomate of the European College of Animal Reproduction.
Dr. Ghislaine Dujovne is an Associate Professor. She earned her DVM from the University of Chile and is a diplomate of the American College of Theriogenologists.
Dr. Alejandro de la Fuente is the Chief Embryologist at the UC Davis Veterinary Assisted Reproduction Laboratory. He received his DVM from the University of Concepción, Chile and the University of Cordoba, Spain, and his PhD from UC Davis.