Pregnancy Diagnosis in Goats
CHAPTER 72 Pregnancy Diagnosis in Goats DAVID. MATSAS Caprine pregnancy can be diagnosed over a wide range of times during gestation. Demand for pregnancy diagnosis, however, varies with herd type….
Estrous Synchronization and Artificial Insemination in Domesticated Cervids
CHAPTER 135 Estrous Synchronization and Artificial Insemination in Domesticated Cervids CLAIRE. PLANTE, JOHN. POLLARD, MIKE J. BRINGANS A powerful and well-respected tool for disseminating the genetics of select sires in…
Artificial Insemination and Embryo Transfer in Sheep
CHAPTER 86 Artificial Insemination and Embryo Transfer in Sheep C.F.B. SHIPLEY, BRIAN C. BUCKRELL, M.J.A. MYLNE, JOHN. POLLARD, J.R. HUNTON Artificial insemination and embryo transfer in sheep offer many advantages…
Breeding Soundness Examination of the Male Llama and Alpaca
CHAPTER 116 Breeding Soundness Examination of the Male Llama and Alpaca P. WALTER. BRAVO Breeding soundness examination (BSE) is common in several livestock species and is an excellent tool that…
Reproductive Biotechnologies in the Goat
CHAPTER 83 Reproductive Biotechnologies in the Goat GABRIELA. FLORES-FOXWORTH In recent decades, scientists have contributed to develop powerful biotechnologies such as estrus synchronization, superovulation, artificial insemination, embryo collection and transfer,…
Pregnancy Evaluation in the Mare
CHAPTER 11 Pregnancy Evaluation in the Mare PATRICIA L. SERTICH Effective management of broodmares requires that their pregnancy status be known so that proper managerial steps can be taken to…
Demographics and Herd Management Practices in South America
CHAPTER 113 Demographics and Herd Management Practices in South America JULIO. SUMAR EARLY HISTORY Current archeological evidence indicates that llamas and alpacas were domesticated in the Andean puna at elevations…
Clinical Reproductive Physiology of the Cow
CHAPTER 35 Clinical Reproductive Physiology of the Cow JEFFREY S. STEVENSON Reproduction drives the production cycle in both beef and dairy enterprises and is of major economic consequence. Maximizing the…
Clinical Reproductive Physiology of Ewes
CHAPTER 87 Clinical Reproductive Physiology of Ewes NORMAN C. RAWLINGS, PAWEL M. BARTLEWSKI REPRODUCTIVE PATTERNS The ewe is seasonally polyestrous, with breeds derived from northern latitudes having a defined breeding…
Effects of Nutrition on Reproduction in Dairy Cattle
CHAPTER 57 Effects of Nutrition on Reproduction in Dairy Cattle JAMES N. SPAIN, MATTHEW C. LUCY, DAVID K. HARDIN Walton, as cited by Coppock,1 predicted that individual cow yields of…
