Remodeled equine reproduction facilities
open at UK’s Maine Chance Equine Campus

Thanks to the generosity of supporters who donated funds to the University of Kentucky’s Equine Reproduction Facilities, the newly remodeled facilities have opened new doors for research at the university.

The remodeled facilities, consisting of two state-of-the-art barns with laboratories, will help faculty at UK’s Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center develop an equine reproductive research program in the country and give the Gluck Equine Research Center, an affiliate of UK’s Ag Equine Programs, better opportunities to match the signature equine industry it serves. The mare facility and separate stallion facility will be used for studies on reproductive health. Laboratory facilities have been constructed for handling semen, embryos and reproductive tissues.

Major donors who supported remodeling the facilities included area horse farms and organizations, as well as notable equine veterinarians. Donors include: diamond sponsors Lisa and Robert Lourie and Shadwell Farm; platinum sponsors Ashford Stud, Darley USA, Flaxman HoldingsLimited, G. Watts Humphrey Jr., Kentucky Thoroughbred Association/Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders and Walter W. and June Zent; gold sponsors William D. Fishback Jr., Kevin B. Pfiester and Tom Riddle; silver sponsors Stuart E. Brown II, Ed Squires and Mats Troedsson; and bronze sponsors Butler Animal Health, Ed Fallon, Luke Fallon, Hancock Farm, Kristina Lu and Peter Morresey.

Funds donated by stakeholders were matched through UK’s research challenge trust fund.

Areas of reproductive health research at the Gluck Equine Research Center include causes, diagnosis and treatment of embryonic and fetal loss in mares; early embryonic development; uterine infection; nutritional effects on reproduction; stallion behavior; diagnosis and treatment of fertility problems in stallions; and fescue toxicosis.

Some other issues being addressed include pregnancy losses, high-risk pregnancies and methods to enhance fertility ofmares and stallions.

For more information about the Gluck Equine Research Center, visit www.ca.uky.edu/gluck.