Contact Information
Extension: 58258 | Email: kbetter@ovc.uoguelph.ca
Areas of Interest
- Understanding the interactions between the early embryo and mother that are essential to the maintenance of pregnancy in the mare.
- Historical aspects of reproductive biology.
Selected References
- Quinn, B.A., Hayes, M.A., Waelchli, R.O., Kennedy, M.W., Betteridge. K.J. (2007) Changes in major proteins in the embryonic capsule during immobilization (fixation) of the conceptus in the third week of pregnancy in the mare. Reproduction. 134, 161-170.
- Betteridge, K.J. (2007) Equine embryology: an inventory of unanswered questions. Theriogenology 68 Suppl 1:S9-21. Epub 2007 May 25.
- Arar, S., Chan, K.H., Quinn, B.A., Waelchli, R.O., Hayes, M.A., Betteridge, K.J., Monteiro, M.A. (2007) Desialylation of core type 1 O-glycan in the equine embryonic capsule coincides with immobilization of the conceptus in the uterus. Carbohydr. Res. 342, 1110-1115. Epub 2007 Feb 17.
- Crews, L.J., Waelchli, R.O., Huang, C.X., Canny, M.J., McCully, M.E., Betteridge, K.J. (2007) Electrolyte distribution and yolk sac morphology in frozen hydrated equine conceptuses during the second week of pregnancy. Reprod. Fertil. Dev. 19, 804-814.
- Betteridge, K.J. (2006) Farm animal embryo technologies: Achievements and perspectives. Theriogenology Mar 15; 65(5): 905-13.
- Raeside, J.I., Christie, H.L., Renaud, R.L., Waelchli, R.O., Betteridge, K.J. (2004) Estrogen metabolism in the equine conceptus and endometrium during early pregnancy in relation to estrogen concentrations in yolk-sac fluid. Biol. Reprod. 71, 1120-1127.
- Albihn, A., Waelchli, R.O., Samper, J., Oriol, J.G., Croy, B.A., Betteridge, K.J. (2003). Production of capsular material by equine trophoblast transplanted into immunodeficient mice. Reproduction 125, 855-863.
- Moisan, A., Foster, R.A., Betteridge, K.J., Hahnel, A.C. (2003). Dose-response of RAG2-/-/hammac-/- mice to busulfan in preparation for spermatogonial transplantation. Reproduction 126, 205-216.
- Betteridge, K.J. (2003) A history of farm animal embryo transfer and some associated techniques. Anim. Reprod. Sci. 79, 203-244.
- Betteridge, K.J. (2001). Enigmas and variations among mammalian embryos. Reprod. Domest. Anim. 36, 37-40.
