Boviteq specializes in IVF technologies,accelerating genetic progress.

IN VITRO FERTILIZATION

(IVF)

Can collect every 2 weeks

Can work with heifers at 7 mos.

Frozen IVF embryosshow higher conception % duringheat stress periods

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20 Yearsof In Vitro Fertilization

(IVF) experience

Industryleaderin reproductivetechnologies

BOVITEQ

BENEFITSSIMPLE PROCESS

30,000+ embryos produced via IVF since 2010

Stateof the art

labs in Quebecand Wisconsin

More calves/donor/year

Oocytes can becollected during first trimester of pregnancy

Fertilize multiple donors’ oocytes with a single unit of semen

Faster genetic progress

BoviteqIVF processusing your own cows as donors

Donors selected

Donors super-ovulated

Oocytes harvested by vet trained by Boviteq

Oocytes overnighted to Boviteq lab

Oocytes fertilized to create embryos;

embryos incubated for 6-7 days

Client preps recipients via

pre-synch/ov-synch program

Embryos shipped to client for ‘fresh’ implant w/in 24 hours

or frozen for future use

CONTACT MELISSA BOWERS: CELL: 519-546-8348 | EMAIL: mbowers@semex.com

Client must provide a collection room that is heated, air conditioned and has a catch chute - at least 20ft x10ftin size

Done off-site, rather than in an IVF collection centre

Proprietary BoviteqFreezing Process

2014

Boviteq, McIntosh Embryo Transfer, Tavistock Veterinarians and Fradon Holsteins have joined together

to offer a wide range of services for dairymen to manage the genetic advancement of their herds.

Dr. Chris Church (OAC 96, OVC 00), Tavistock Veterinarians

Accredited by Boviteq to perform OPU services, Dr. Chris Church is a veterinarian specializing in dairy

production medicine for 14 years. He worked with the Milverton-Wellesley Veterinary Clinic for two years

before starting his current position with the Tavistock Veterinarian group. Chris received his embryo

transfer training in 2008 from the University of Saskatchewan. He has been licensed for embryo export

by the Canadian Embryo Transfer Association and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency since 2012.

He is currently the president-elect for the Ontario Association of Bovine Practitioners.

Alex McIntosh, McIntosh Embryo Transfer

Establishing McIntosh Embryo Transfer in 1981, Alex has been performing embryo transfer full-time for

34 years, completing over 30,000 flushes. Alex was a pioneer in the field of embryo splitting (first in

Canada in 1982) and perfecting the direct transfer method (published in Theriogenology 1993). Large

numbers of embryos with the McIntosh seal of quality have been and continue to be exported

worldwide. He was recognized by the Oxford County Federation of Agriculture with the Innovation

Award in 2013.

Both Alex and his wife, Janet, of over 30 years were born and raised on large dairy farms in the Oxford

County rural community of Embro. Janet works with Alex in the ET lab and their four children are all

involved in agriculture, one of whom manages the McIntosh family's poultry and dairy operation,

Calmac Holsteins.

Fradon Holsteins

Fradon Holsteins was established in 1980 by Frank and Don Donkers in Branchton, Ontario. For 34 years,

Frank and Don bred and developed genetics that were highly sought after by dairymen worldwide. Recently,

Fradon split their business with Don and his son, Luke, milking under the Rose Vega prefix at the home farm

in Branchton; and Frank and his son, Jim, moving Fradon Holsteins to a new location in Woodstock. This

new Fradon location is a Boviteq accredited OPU satellite and donor facility.

Frank & Jimmy Donkers635339 14th LineWoodstock, Ontario N4S 7W2 519-740-1442, 519-740-1471Jimmy Cell: 519-841-9925

McIntosh Embryo Transfer Inc.Phone: 519-754-4264Fax: 519-475-6092

Dr. Chris Church, DVM, BSc (Agr) Tavistock Veterinarians(519) 655-242, Fax: (519) 655-2025churchvet@hotmail.com

Melissa BowersEmbryo Program ManagerCELL: 519-546-8348EMAIL: mbowers@semex.com