CHAPTER 94 Reproductive Physiology and Endocrinology of Boars CHRISTOPHER E. KUSTER, GARY C. ALTHOUSE Modern swine operation viability depends on herd productivity and profitability. Herd productivity generally is assessed by…
CHAPTER 68 Techniques for Artificial Insemination of Goats LOU. NUTI Artificial insemination (AI) involves placement of semen from a male into the reproductive tract of a female by mechanical means…
CHAPTER 140 Brucellosis in Specialized Livestock LORRY B. FORBES The genus Brucella consists of six formally recognized species of bacteria found in terrestrial mammals (abortus, melitensis, suis, ovis, canis, and…
CHAPTER 30 Clinical Reproductive Physiology and Endocrinology of Bulls PETER J. CHENOWETH, JOHN P. KASTELIC The bull exerts major influences on herd fertility and production whether he is bred with…
CHAPTER 133 Antlers and Reproduction MURRAY R. WOODBURY, JERRY C. HAIGH Antlers are only indirectly involved in the outcome of the reproductive process, but they are so intimately involved with,…
CHAPTER 58 Effects of Nutrition on Reproductive Performance of Beef Cattle WILLIAM S. SWECKER, Jr, RAMANATHAN. KASIMANICKAM “If you feed them, you can breed them. If you don’t, you won’t.”…
CHAPTER 26 Evaluation and Management of High-Risk Pregnancy in the Mare CHARLES T. ESTILL DEFINITION A high-risk pregnancy is one in which a condition or multiple conditions exists that are…
CHAPTER 128 Reproductive Management of Farmed Red Deer and Wapiti PETER R. WILSON, JERRY C. HAIGH Currently, the various races or subspecies of red deer, and the wapiti (or North…
CHAPTER 20 Inflammation of the Tubular Reproductive Tract of the Mare KAREN. WOLFSDORF, A.B. CAUDLE A broodmare needs to produce consistently viable foals to be economically successful. In order to…
CHAPTER 122 Eutocia, Dystocia, and Postpartum Care of the Dam and Neonate PATRICK. LONG IMPENDING PARTURITION Impending delivery in camelids is difficult to discern. External signs normally seen in other…
