Christopher S. Schneider Assistant Professor Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences University of Idaho Moscow, ID 83844   Phone: 208-885-7390 Fax: 208-885-6420 Email:css@vetmed.wsu.edu   DVM: Washington State University ­ 1999 MS: Washington State University ­ Animal Sciences, 1995 BS: University of Idaho ­ Zoology, 1992 RESEARCH INTERESTS: Female reproductive systems in the bovine. Herd health and production systems. RESEARCH SUMMARY: My research focuses on early embryonic death and its relationship to events early in lactation of the dairy cow. I also have a research interest in dairy bull breeding soundness examinations and dairy bull fertility.   REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS: Schneider CS, Ellington JE, Wright RW Jr. (1999) Relationship between bull field fertility and in vitro embryo production using sperm preparation methods with and without somatic cell co-culture. Theriogenology. 51(6):1085-98. Ellington JE, Evenson DP, Wright RW Jr, Jones AE, Schneider CS, Hiss GA, Brisbois RS. (1999) Higher-quality human sperm in a sample selectively attach to oviduct (fallopian tube) epithelial cells in vitro. Fertil Steril. 71(5):924-9. Ellington JE, Jones AE, Davitt CM, Schneider CS, Brisbois RS, Hiss GA, Wright RW Jr. (1998) Human sperm function in co-culture with human, macaque or bovine oviduct epithelial cell monolayers. Hum Reprod. 13(1O):2797-804.