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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
CHAPTER 52 Epizootic Bovine Abortion (Foothill Abortion) ROBERT H. BONDURANT, MARK L. ANDERSON, JEFFREY L. STOTT, PETER C. KENNEDY HISTORY AND ETIOLOGY Epizootic bovine abortion (EBA), also known as foothill…
