R & D and Quality Control-VP

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Kilby Willenburg, Ph.D

Kilby was born and raised in Central Illinois on family farm that produced corn and soybeans and a farrow to finish swine operation.   Currently, he is partner and V.P. of Research and Development with his primary interest in semen preservation and understanding the factors responsible for male infertility. 

Education

 Ph.D University of Wisconsin-Madison: Dec 2008  Major: Animal Science/Reproductive Physiology Title: Characterization of Boar Sperm Nuclear Shape Using Fourier Harmonic Analysis  Advisor: Dr. John Parrish

M.S. University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana: May 2002 Major: Animal Science/Reproductive Physiology Title: Factors influencing A.I, Uterine Contractions, the Establishment of Sperm Reservoir and Fertility in Pigs.  Advisor: Dr. Robert Knox

B.S. University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana: May 1999 Major: Animal Science Advisor: Dr. Matthew Wheeler                


 

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RQ800™ Awarded ASABE Engineering Award

January 2, 2012

 

St. Joseph, Michigan - ASABE, The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers recently announced that ReproQuest, Inc. has won an AE50 award.

ReproQuest, Inc. developed the RQ800™ Swine Semen Packaging System, deemed one of the year's most innovative designs in engineering products or systems for the food and agriculture industries. The RQ800™ will be featured in the January/February 2012 special AE50 issue of ASABE's magazine Resource: Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World.

 

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Eco-Tip Semen Tube™

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The tubes are available in 7 colors. This tube is suitable for use in all manual filling stations and automated machines.

ITEM NUMBERS:

S6-8252CLR - Clear, 2,000/case

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