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 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…
CHAPTER 118 Ovarian Function in Llamas and Alpacas GREGG P. ADAMS South American camelids possess some unique reproductive characteristics generally unfamiliar to veterinarians practicing outside the indigenous zone for camelids,…
CHAPTER 130 Reproductive Management of White-Tailed Deer HARRY A. JACOBSON Among deer, the whitetail is unique. Its reproductive timing can vary by as much as 6 months or more within…
CHAPTER 40 Ultrasound Determination of Fetal Gender RODNEY A. CHRISTMAS, JILL. COLLOTON Fetal gender determination by real-time ultrasound evaluation has become a common reproductive management tool employed by both dairy…
CHAPTER 117 Semen Collection and Artificial Insemination in Llamas and Alpacas WILFREDO. HUANCA, GREGG P. ADAMS Artificial insemination (AI) with frozen semen is one of the most important reproductive technologies…
CHAPTER 109 Influence of Environment and Housing on Swine Reproduction JOSEPH M. ZULOVICH, RODERICK C. TUBBS EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE The effects of temperature on reproductive performance have been examined by…
CHAPTER 108 Noninfectious Causes of Infertility and Abortion RODERICK C. TUBBS ANATOMIC ABNORMALITIES Anatomic abnormalities are present in about 2% of all newborn pigs. Nonlethal anatomic aberrancies may result in…
