UK Graduate Student Spotlight: Lauren Goedde

Goedde studied whether an omega-3 DHA supplement affected a stallion’s sperm motion characteristics and viability.
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UK Graduate Student Spotlight: Lauren Goedde
Lauren Goedde | Photo: University of Kentucky's College of Agriculture

Name: Lauren Goedde
From: Boulder, Colorado
Degrees and institute where received: B.S. in equine science with a business minor and B.A. in Spanish language from Colorado State University

Lauren Goedde came to the University of Kentucky (UK) Gluck Equine Research Center to pursue her master’s degree in equine reproduction under Ed Squires, PhD. Dipl. ACT (hon.), former professor at the Gluck Equine Research Center. Prior to coming to UK, Goedde completed an internship under the Kentucky Equine Management Internship program in Lexington and became very interested in the veterinary science program after meeting with different professors in the UK veterinary science department.

During her master’s program, Goedde collected stallion semen before and after treatment with an omega-3 docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplement. She evaluated fresh, cooled, and frozen stallion sperm to see if the treatment with DHA supplement affected sperm motion characteristics and viability. Goedde found that motility in fresh and cooled stallion sperm was significantly improved after treatment with the DHA supplement; however, cryopreserved sperm was not affected

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