People

Marco Coutinho da Silva

DVM, MS, PhD, DACT

Professor - Clinical; Theriogenology and Reproductive Medicine Section Head

Contact

coutinho-da-silva.1@osu.edu (614) 292-6661 Galbreath Equine Center
601 Vernon Tharp Street
Columbus, OH 43210
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Department

Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Professional Training and experience

  • DVM, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Brazil, 1999
  • MS, Reproductive Physiology, Colorado State University,2002
  • PhD, Reproductive Physiology, Colorado State University, 2005
  • Assistant Professor of Theriogenology, Cornell University, 2006

Research Interests

  • reproductive physiology of domestic animals
  • sperm physiology and interaction with the oviduct and zona pellucida
  • factors affecting reproductive efficiency of horses
  • preservation of semen, embryos and oocytes
  • equine embryo transfer
  • assisted-reproductive technologies