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Dr. Roger Davis, President
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Dr. Roger Davis co-founded Davis Rairdan Embryo Transplants with his partner Scott Rairdan in 1980. He was raised on a Hereford and Angus ranch outside of Wilcox, Saskatchewan. He graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a degree in Veterinary Medicine in 1979. He now resides near Balzac, Alberta with his wife Cindy and son Christopher.
Roger is a director and past president of the Canadian Embryo Transfer Association (CETA), a member of the International Embryo Transfer Society (IETS), chairman of the Scott Rairdan Foundation and is currently chairman of the Calgary Stampede Steer Classic Committee.
Roger and his family enjoy traveling. This usually involves implanting Canadian embryos in conjuction with training veterinarians in embryo transfer. Roger has recently been involved in projects in Russia, Mexico, Sweden and Colombia.
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Cathy Wood
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If you have ever called Davis-Rairdan, you have most likely spoken to our personable and knowledgeable office manager, Cathy Wood. In the spring, this could mean early in the morning or late at night. Cathy looks after the scheduling, client communications and international shipping as well as book keeping duties.
Cathy is the only true "Albertan" employed at Davis-Rairdan after growing up on a farm at Barrhead, Alberta. She spent her younger days on the show circuit for various purebred breeds. Later on, she attended the Agriculture Buisiness Program at Olds College. She joined Davis-Rairdan in the fall of 1994 following the dispersal of Kilmorlie Farms Polled Herefords. She had worked for 6 years at Kilmorlie.
Living on the 1st hole of the Bowden Golf Course makes it easy for Cathy and Alan to perfect their favorite past time, golf.
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Kathryn Acreman
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| Kathryn Acreman moved to Alberta in 1996 from the west coast of BC when she was accepted into the Animal Health Technology Program at Olds College. Prior to this, she attended the University of Victoria. After she graduated she worked at a small animal practice, but with her family background in purebred cattle and her interest in genetics she came to Davis-Rairdan in 2001.
Kathryn is a technician and is involved in all aspects of assisting the vets in flushing, processing and implanting embryos whether on farm or at DRI. She is also involved in International and Domestic shipping, inventory control, quality control and what ever else is needed.
Kathryn and Lorne live near Carstairs and have a small herd of Red Angus. When she is not on the road with DRI's mobile lab, she enjoys keeping active, playing hockey, shopping and travelling with Lorne to his car shows.
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| Andres Arteaga, DVM, MVSc |
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Dr. Andres Arteaga moved to Canada from Chihuahua, Mexico in 1997. He has been with Davis-Rairdan since 2003. He came to Davis-Rairdan from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan where he completed his Masters in Veterinary Science and a residency program in Theriogenology. He is a member of the Canadian Embryo Transfer Association (CETA).
Andres takes care of the domestic side of DRI's business. He spends a lot of time on the road in the spring traveling across Western Canada flushing cows, implanting embryos and semen testing bulls.
Andres and his wife Virginia along with their 2 children Diana and James live in Airdre. They are starting a small herd of Red Angus. The children enjoy spending time with the cattle and helping their dad with chores.
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| Eric Falk |
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Eric Falk has been the donor herd manager at Davis-Rairdan since 2005. He has an extensive background in the purebred cattle business. He ran a show cattle custom fitting service and managed some of the largest purebred Polled Hereford farms, Ponderosa Ranch and Kilmorlie Farms. He is also involved in the Elk industry. Currently, Eric, Louise and children, Jarret, Brett and Jenna reside near Bowden on one of the old Kilmorlie Farms. They raise Polled Herefords, Angus and Elk.
Eric is in charge of all aspects of the donor and recip care. Being a jack of all trades, Eric can build anything and fix anything. He is constantly on the lookout for ways to improve the facility.
Eric and his family like to keep busy. They attend the Millarville Farmers Market every Saturday in the summer marketing Elk products. Eric assists Louise with catering and tries to attend as many cattle functions as he can. Their kids are past the junior show age, but the Falk family was very involved in the junior associations and 4-H. |
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| Leah Schulhauser |
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Leah Schulhauser grew up actively involved with the family farm near Dysart, Saskachewan, where she was able to raise her own cattle. Upon completion of high school in Cupar, Saskachewan, she attend Olds College in Olds, Alberta where she studied Agriculture Prodcution with a Livestock Major.
In the fall of 2006, Leah began working at Davis-Rairdan on the weeksends and after completing college became a fulltime employee as a technician. Leah assists the vets in all aspects of embryo collection and processing at DRI or in the mobile lab on the road. She looks after the submitting and cataloging of hair samples for DNA testing and blood samples for donor post collection testing and equipment cleaning and maintenance.
Leah was involved with the Saskatchewan Junior Angus Association where she showed cattle and helped with junior activities. She enjoys working with cattle and has an interest in the agriculture industry. Working at Davis-Rairdan allows her to pursue both of these. |
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