The University of Kentucky Gluck Equine Research Center had a very strong presence at the Annual Society of Theriogenology Conference, which began virtually July 23.

Hossam El-Sheikh Ali, PhD, won the Dr. Jerry Rains Memorial Abstract Competition for the best presentation with “Transcriptomic analysis of equine chorioallantois reveals key regulators and pathways involved in ascending placentitis.”

Carleigh Fedorka, PhD, was second with “The effect of mycobacterium cell wall fraction on histological, immunological and clinical parameters of equine postpartum involution.” More information about the conference can be found here.