Equine Breeding Management and Artificial Insemination
- 2nd Edition - December 12, 2008
- Imprint: Saunders
- Author: Juan C. Samper
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 1 6 0 - 5 2 3 4 - 0
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Request a sales quotePut the principles of good breeding management into practice with Equine Breeding Management and Artificial Insemination, 2nd Edition for reproductive success! Practical information on the reproductive management of both thoroughbred and warmblood breeding operations prepares you to effectively breed even problem mares and stallions. Plus, detailed content on techniques, procedures, reproductive physiology, and more help you increase reproductive efficiency as well as track and improve your results throughout each breeding season.
- A section on reproduction efficiency evaluation includes a worksheet to evaluate the performance of both mares and stallions during each breeding season, and helps you compare reproductive performance with previous breeding seasons.
- Detailed descriptions of procedures and techniques including embryo transfer, artificial insemination, and more enable you to implement the methods for better breeding results.
- Practical information on reproductive management of both thoroughbred and warmblood breeding operations enhance the fertility of problem mares and stallions.
- World-renowned authors and contributors with years of practical knowledge and experience provide cutting-edge information.
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Anatomy and Physical Examination of the Stallion
- Chapter 2: Reproductive Endocrinology of the Stallion
- Chapter 3: Semen Collection in Stallions
- Chapter 4: Stallion Sexual Behavior
- Chapter 5: Sperm Physiology
- Chapter 6: Semen Evaluation
- Chapter 7: Breeding Management of the Thoroughbred Stallion
- Chapter 8: Breeding Management of the Warmblood Stallion
- Chapter 9: Hormone Therapy in the Mare
- Chapter 10: Microbiology and Diseases of Semen
- Chapter 11: Anatomy and Physiology of the Mare
- Chapter 12: Uterine Edema in the Mare
- Chapter 13: Breeding Management of the Problem Mare
- Chapter 14: Artificial Insemination with Fresh and Cooled Semen
- Chapter 15: Artificial Insemination with Frozen Semen
- Chapter 16: Equine Embryo Transfer
- Chapter 17: Cooling and Cryopreservation of Equine Embryos
- Chapter 18: New Assisted Reproductive Techniques Applied for the Horse Industry
- Chapter 19: The Early Pregnancy
- Chapter 20: Fetal Monitoring in Broodmares
- Chapter 21: Infectious Problems in the Last Trimester of Pregnancy
- Chapter 22: Parturition and Evaluation of the Placenta
- Chapter 23: The Newborn Foal
- Chapter 24: Breeding the Post-Partum Mare
- Chapter 25: Preventive Medicine and Management of the Broodmare and the Foal
- Chapter 26: Evaluation of Reproductive Efficiency?
- Chapter 27: Significance of the Equine Genome for the Horse Industry
- Index
- Edition: 2
- Published: December 12, 2008
- Imprint: Saunders
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9781416052340
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