CHAPTER 76 Periparturient Infections and Structural Abnormalities WILLIAM. BRAUN, JR. A variety of periparturient conditions may interfere with normal parturition or adversely affect the health or fertility of does after…
CHAPTER 74 Postpartum Care of the Doe and Kid JOAN DEAN. ROWE, NANCY E. EAST PREPARTUM PREVENTION OF POSTPARTUM PROBLEMS Prevention of postpartum problems in does and kids begins long…
CHAPTER 36 Estrus Detection MICHAEL L. O’CONNOR Faulty estrus detection is the most important problem in reproductive management confronting the herd manager and the veterinarian. For example, Barr1 determined that…
CHAPTER 73 Parturition and Dystocia in the Goat WILLIAM. BRAUN, JR. PARTURITION Parturition is signaled by a series of events in pregnant does that alert the owner to impending kidding….
CHAPTER 43 Principles of Colostrum Feeding MAISIE ERNESTINE. DAWES, JEFF W. TYLER The prenatal transfer of immunoglobulins to the bovine fetus is limited by the syndesmochorial placental structure. Consequently, calves…
CHAPTER 70 Clinical Examination of the Female Reproductive Tract LIONEL J. DAWSON Goats are usually seasonal breeders. With respect to reproduction, the single most important regulating factor is the day…
CHAPTER 69 Clinical Reproductive Physiology and Endocrinology of Does MARY C. SMITH PUBERTY Well-fed females of the European breeds commonly reach sexual maturity and begin to show signs of estrus…
CHAPTER 67 Urogenital Surgery in Goats A.M. HEATH, DAVID GARTRELL. PUGH, M.S. EDENS The most common urogenital surgery that will be performed by most practitioners is castration of young bucks….
CHAPTER 31 Evaluation of Potential Breeding Soundness of the Bull ALBERT D. BARTH It is estimated that at least one in five bulls in an unselected population would be subfertile…
CHAPTER 60 Surgical Correction of Abnormalities of Genital Organs of Cows RICHARD M. HOPPER Many urogenital problems in the cow mandate culling because of economic considerations and unfavorable prognosis; however…
