Pregnancy Diagnosis
CHAPTER 39 Pregnancy Diagnosis ROBERT S. YOUNGQUIST Since the beginning of civilization, animal owners have been interested in determining whether or not conception has taken place, and various clinical signs…
Clinical Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology of the Buck
CHAPTER 64 Clinical Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology of the Buck HARI O. GOYAL, MUSHTAQ A. MEMON ANATOMY OF THE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT The male reproductive organs include a pair of testes,…
Induction of Estrus and Control of the Estrous Cycle in Swine
CHAPTER 100 Induction of Estrus and Control of the Estrous Cycle in Swine ROBERT V. KNOX, WARREN D. WILSON Despite many years of research investigating pharmacologic methods to control reproduction,…
Infectious and Noninfectious Causes of Infertility in Boars
CHAPTER 95 Infectious and Noninfectious Causes of Infertility in Boars GARY C. ALTHOUSE As in other livestock species, breeding soundness evaluations (BSEs) have value in identifying potentially subfertile or infertile…
Diseases of the Periparturient Ewe
CHAPTER 92 Diseases of the Periparturient Ewe MARIE. BULGIN Excluding the abortion diseases, the problems of the periparturient ewe often are metabolic and related to fetal number, nutrition, and management….
Pregnancy Diagnosis
CHAPTER 89 Pregnancy Diagnosis FULLER. BAZER, WAYNE. CUNNINGHAM, DEBORAH. MARSH Pregnancy diagnosis in sheep is an important management practice because of the impact of reproductive performance on economic return from…
Protozoal Abortion in Cattle
CHAPTER 51 Protozoal Abortion in Cattle BRUCE. ABBITT, D. OWEN. RAE Ruminant protozoal abortifacients include Tritrichomonas foetus and Neospora, Toxoplasma, and Sarcocystis spp. The latter three genera all are members…
Reproductive Physiology of the Ram
CHAPTER 84 Reproductive Physiology of the Ram JIM. FITZGERALD, GREGOR. MORGAN An understanding of basic ram reproductive physiology forms the foundation to the designing of practical approaches to management of…
Ovarian Follicular Cysts
CHAPTER 47 Ovarian Follicular Cysts H. ALLEN. GARVERICK Ovarian follicular cysts (cysts) are anovulatory follicular structures that persist for various periods of time and have been found in a number…
Induced Abortion and Parturition in the Goat
CHAPTER 81 Induced Abortion and Parturition in the Goat WILLIAM. BRAUN, JR. Elective induction of abortion or parturition is easily accomplished in goats. A functional corpus luteum (CL), the sole…
