College of Veterinary Medicine

 

Education:

BS, Zoology, Michigan State University, 1983
DVM, Michigan State University, 1990
MS, Texas A&M University, 1994

Honors and Awards:

 

Research Interests:

Primary clinical interests include equine reproductive disorders of stallions and mares with a strong interest in the stallion. Research focus includes preservation of equine semen and physiology of the late gestational mare.

Selected Publications:

For Publications Extracted From Medline Click HERE {coming soon}

LeBlanc MM, Macpherson ML, Sheerin PC. Ascending placentitis: what we know about pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment. Proc 50th Ann Conv Am Assoc Equine Pract 2004:

Bucki EP, Giguere S, Macpherson M, Davis R. Pharmacokinetics of once-daily amikacin in healthy foals and therapeutic drug monitoring in hospitalized equine neonates. J Vet Int Med 2004;18:

Troedsson MHT, McCue PM, Macpherson ML. Clinical aspects of ovarian pathology in the mare. Pferdeheilkunde 2003;19 (6):577-584.

Macpherson ML, Simmen RCM, Simmen FA, Hernandez J, Sheering BR, Varner DD, Loomis P, Cadario ME, Miller CD, Brinsko SP, Rigby S, Blanchard TL. Insulin-like growth factor-I and insulin-like growth factor binding proteins-2 and -5 in equine seminal plasma: association with sperm characteristics and fertility. Biology of Reproduction 2002;67:648-654.

Cadario ME, Losinno L, Giguere S, Aguilar J, Jack TJ, Macpherson ML, Fitzpatrick C, Uhl EW. Uterine expression of fibrogenic cytokines in the mare. Theriogenology 2002;58:449-452.

Macpherson ML, Blanchard TL, Love CC, Brinsko SP, Varner DD. Use of a silane-coated silica particle solution to enhance the quality of ejaculated semen in stallions. Theriogenology 2002;58:317-320.

Macpherson ML. How to evaluate semen in the field. Proc 47nd Ann Conv Am Assoc Equine Pract 2001:412-416.

Macpherson ML, Simmen R, Simmen F, Hernandez J, Sheerin B, Varner D, Cadario M, Miller C, Loomis P, Brinsko S, Rigby S, Blanchard T. Insulin-like growth factors and associated binding proteins in equine seminal plasma. Animal Reproduction Science 2001;68:347-348.

Macpherson ML, Reimer JM. Twin reduction in the mare: current options. Animal Reproduction Science 2000;60-61:233-244.