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Peterson & Smith Equine Reproduction Center
an SBS Network Laboratory

About Peterson & Smith Equine Reproduction Center

Peterson & Smith Equine Hospital is a full-service, ambulatory practice and reproductive center servicing the greater Ocala area. Established in 1981 with two doctors, the clinic currently houses 19 veterinarians. Services at Peterson & Smith are provided by a Board Certified surgeon, a Board Certified Internist and a Board Eligible surgeon. The hospital is also staffed with an additional associate surgeon, a resident surgeon and three interns. Inpatient caseload is approximately 1,500 annually. Clinicians service the ambulatory part of the practice. Those clinicians attend to approximately 50,000 horses.

In 1999 Peterson & Smith established their state-of-the-art reproductive center. This 86-acre facility provides a broad spectrum of equine breeding services for the mare and stallion throughout Florida. A recipient herd of mares is maintained for embryo transfer. The clinic also accepts cooled, shipped embryos for transfer into recipient mares. In addition, this facility offers reproductive evaluation and treatment of mares for fertility problems, as well as management of mares for insemination with frozen and cooled semen. Stallion services include breeding soundness examinations and fertility work-ups, as well as semen collection for cooled transport. 

As a Select Breeders Affiliate Laboratory, Peterson & Smith is able to offer stallion owners proven methods for processing the highest quality frozen semen. The Peterson & Smith Equine Reproduction Facility is also approved by the USDA for semen freezing for export outside the US and stallion owners will benefit from Select Breeders Service's international network of laboratories for storage and distribution of semen.

A well established practice, Peterson & Smith was named as the 2005 Ocala/Marion County Chamber of Commerce's "Equine Business of the Year".

Equine reproduction services at PSERC

Staff

Philip M. Matthews, D.V.M. Dr. Matthews graduated from Colorado State University with a D.V.M. degree in 1981. He joined Peterson & Smith as an associate in 1981 and became a partner in 1984. Member of AAEP and AVMA since 1981. Member of the Society for Theriogenology since 1990. Dr. Matthews erved on AAEP reproduction committee for 3 years and chaired same committee for an additional 3 years. Served on political liaison committee of AAEP for 3 years. Served on the Board of Directors of AAEP for 3 years. Involvement as a panel member in various AAEP presentations on all different aspects of reproduction. Conducted various presentations on theriogenology and reproductive techniques at different seminars. Current practice involves all aspects of equine medicine with a focus on reproduction and is currently the director of Peterson & Smith Equine Reproduction Center.

Jose Madera, Equine reproduction technician