Dr. Giovanna Romano

Dr. Giovanna Romano founded the Equine Center Arcadia in 1998 and coordinates all technical-veterinary activities, with a particular focus on equine reproduction and breeding challenges. She oversees all stages of foal development, from birth to 18 months.

Education

Graduated in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Turin in 1989. In 2002, she earned her diploma from the European College of Animal Reproduction (ECAR) in Vienna. From 1988 to 1990, she was an assistant in Ireland at Rathbarry Stud, a thoroughbred horse breeding farm.

Field Experience

Over 10,000 mares of all breeds have been treated during her career, inseminated with fresh or frozen semen. She has managed dozens of stallions through semen collection and natural breeding. Over the years, she has specialized in excellence-driven services to address reproductive challenges.

Specialist Publications

Author of scientific publications and in-depth articles, she has collaborated extensively with the universities of Milan and Turin, producing numerous works published in national and international journals, including:

• MC.Veronesi, M.Villani, G.Romano, S.Panzani, H.Kindahl, F.Cairoli: ESDAR 2006, 15-Ketodihydro-PGF2 Plasma Concentrations in Newborn Foals After Spontaneous or Oxytocin-Induced Parturition
•  Numerical Sex Chromosome Aberrations and Abnormal Sex Development in Horse and Sheep G.P. Di Meo, G. Neglia, A. Perucatti, V. Genualdo, A. Iannuzzi, D. Crocco, D. Incarnato, G. Romano, P. Parma, L. Iannuzzi, Sex Dev 2009; 3:329-332, DOI: 10.1159/000279289
• Veronesi MC, Villani M, Romano G, Panzani S, Kindahl H, Cairoli F. 15-Ketodihydro-PGF2 Plasma Concentrations in Newborn Foals After Spontaneous or Oxytocin-Induced Parturition. Reprod Dom Anim 2006; 41(4):309 (OC5)
• M.Villani, G.Romano: Effect of daily low dose oxytocin in standardbred mares at term-Reprod Dom Anim 43, 481-483 (2008); ISSN 0936-6768

Training and Outreach

Every breeding season, she hosts graduates for a full-immersion experience.
Annually, she organizes courses open to the public on foaling assistance.

Giovanna Romano has been a long-time speaker at conferences for the Italian Society of Equine Veterinarians (SIVE) and the Italian Society of Equine Reproduction (SIRE).