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Troedsson named UK Department of Veterinary
Science Chair and Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center
Director
By
Holly Wiemers
 LEXINGTON, Ky., (Dec. 21, 2007) The University of Kentucky’s
College of Agriculture has named an internationally-recognized
scientist with more than 24 years of research and clinical
experience in equine reproduction as its new chair of the
Department of Veterinary Science, a position which also serves
as director for the prestigious Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research
Center.
Mats Troedsson, who currently serves as a professor and services
chief in theriogenology (reproduction) at the University of
Florida, will begin June 2008. As chair of the Department of
Veterinary Science, Troedsson will lead the Gluck Equine
Research Center, the Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center and the
Equine Parentage Testing and Research Laboratory.
“I am delighted that we have successfully recruited a
world-class scientist of Dr. Troedsson’s caliber to lead the
Gluck Center. I am confident that Gluck will reach new heights
of achievement in equine sciences under his direction,” said
College of Agriculture Dean Scott Smith.
UK College of Agriculture Associate Dean for Research Nancy Cox
echoed those sentiments.
“Dr. Troedsson’s selection was the result of a thorough,
international search that engaged a variety of stakeholders from
the equine community. He will bring a strong commitment to
furthering both the economic significance and the well-being of
the horse in this region and beyond,” she said.
After earning his degree in veterinary medicine from the Royal
Veterinary College in Stockholm, Sweden in 1975, Troedsson spent
10 years in private veterinary practice. He then earned a
doctorate from the University of California, Davis, in
reproductive immunology. Following his time in California, he
served as a faculty member and director of the Minnesota Equine
Research Center and director of its large animal hospital before
joining the University of Florida in 2002. Troedsson also is a
diplomate for the American College of Theriogenologists and the
European College of Animal Reproduction.
“I'm looking forward to working with, and being a part of,
excellent teams of faculty and staff within the Department of
Veterinary Science. I have spent much time in Lexington in the
past, and I'm looking forward to working and living in this
beautiful part of the world,” said Troedsson. “Gluck's Equine
Research Center is one of the premier equine research
institutions in the world. I believe the Department of
Veterinary Science and Gluck's Equine Research Center at the
University of Kentucky can offer a stimulating environment in
which I can pursue my professional goals and my vision for the
future of equine research and education.”
According to Walter Zent, a practicing equine veterinarian in
Lexington and current chair of the Gluck Equine Research
Foundation, Troedsson is highly regarded worldwide for his
research in equine reproduction and his selection will provide
enormous benefit to UK and Kentucky’s horse industry.
David Switzer, executive director of the Kentucky Thoroughbred
Owners and Breeders (KTOB) and the Kentucky Thoroughbred
Association, agreed.
“The Kentucky Thoroughbred owners and breeders welcome Dr. Mats
Troedsson as the new director of the Maxwell E. Gluck Equine
Research Center and chair of veterinary science,” Switzer said.
“The addition of Dr. Troedsson will add another dimension to the
already internationally-recognized infectious disease center by
adding his expertise in equine theriogenology. His knowledge and
research in reproductive physiology and pathology will be a
welcome addition. Where else than the ‘Horse Capital of the
World’ could you have a better research laboratory for
reproductive issues?”
Troedsson said some of his goals include seeking input from the
equine industry and the veterinary community to identify short-
and long-term research needs, and to effectively disseminate
knowledge generated from research at Gluck's Equine Research
Center to the industry; to further involve the veterinary
community in research and other activities at the University of
Kentucky; and to work with the directors of the Livestock
Disease Diagnostic Center and the Equine Parentage Testing and
Research Laboratory to support their excellent services to the
equine community.
The Gluck Equine
Research Center is one of the preeminent equine research
centers in the world, and is home to International Reference (OIE)
laboratories in equine influenza, equine viral arteritis and
equine rhinopneumonitis. The Gluck Center has facilities located
at four Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station research farms,
and one primary research facility on the University of Kentucky
campus. The Livestock
Disease Diagnostic Center (LDDC) is a full-service,
multi-species veterinary diagnostic laboratory. The LDDC’s
caseload is predominantly equine and provides a world-class
diagnostic service for this species. The
Equine Parentage
Testing and Research Laboratory performs genetic and
parentage testing services.
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Contact: Nancy Cox, 859-230-7759
Holly Wiemers, 859-967-6245
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