CHAPTER 61 Reproductive Health Programs for Dairy Herds: Analysis of Records for Assessment of Reproductive Performance JOHN. FETROW, STEVEN. STEWART, STEVE. EICKER, PAUL. RAPNICKI RECORDS AND MONITORING The effective use…
CHAPTER 93 Reproductive Health Management Programs PAULA I. MENZIES Throughout North America, many systems are used for managing sheep, from the traditional annual spring lambing with fall marketing of lambs…
CHAPTER 4 Surgical Correction of Abnormalities Affecting the Reproductive Organs of Stallions JIM. SCHUMACHER, DICKSON D. VARNER INGUINAL HERNIATION AND RUPTURE Inguinal herniation in the stallion occurs when intestine, usually…
CHAPTER 129 Reproductive Management of Fallow Deer ROBERT C. MULLEY Fallow deer are the most widely distributed deer in the world and are primarily farmed for meat. Venison from fallow…
CHAPTER 85 Breeding Soundness Evaluation and Surgical Sterilization of the Ram CLEON V. KIMBERLING, GERILYN A. PARSONS Breeding soundness evaluation (BSE) is an overall assessment of the ram’s capacity for…
CHAPTER 42 Parturition and Dystocia SCOTT. NORMAN, ROBERT S. YOUNGQUIST Dystocia (difficult birth) occurs when the first or second stage of labor is prolonged and assistance is required for delivery….
CHAPTER 99 Clinical Examination of Female Reproductive Organs GLEN W. ALMOND Detailed examination of records, with or without the assistance of computer programs, often identifies deficiencies in breeding herd performance….
CHAPTER 37 Progestogen-Based Estrus Synchronization for Beef Replacement Heifers and Cows DAVID J. PATTERSON, MICHAEL F. SMITH The beef cattle industry has seen rapid gains in economically desirable traits, largely…
CHAPTER 56 Effects of Environment on Bovine Reproduction PETER JAMES. HANSEN Whoever would study medicine aright must first learn of the following subjects. First, he must consider the effect of…
CHAPTER 103 Parturition and Dystocia in Swine ROSS P. COWART NORMAL PARTURITION Normal parturition (or farrowing) in swine follows a gestational period of 111 to 117 days. Mean gestation length…
