Small Animal Theriogenology Volume 53, Issue 5, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice
- 1st Edition, Volume 53-5 - August 3, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editor: Bruce W. Christensen
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 8 2 6 6 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 8 2 6 7 - 9
In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Bruce W. Christensen brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Small Animal Theriogenology. Top… Read more
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Request a sales quoteIn this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Bruce W. Christensen brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Small Animal Theriogenology. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as progesterone analysis in canine breeding management; genetic screening in a canine breeding program; body condition and fertility in dogs; medical management of the pregnant bitch; elective Cesarean sections; an updated perspective for advising clients on spay-neuter of their dogs; and more.
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Contains 16 relevant, practice-oriented topics including cardiac disease and screening in breeding dogs; nutrition for the pregnant bitch and puppies; canine neonate health; early puppy behavior: tools for later success; canine pyometra update; and more.
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Provides in-depth clinical reviews on small animal theriogenology, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
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Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Veterinary medicine, small animal medicine
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Preface
- Canine Semen Evaluation and Processing
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Kinematics
- Morphology
- Concentration
- Viability
- Semen extenders
- Future directions
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Progesterone Analysis in Canine Breeding Management
- Key points
- Progesterone in the management of canine reproduction
- Why do results of progesterone determinations from different laboratories (and/or instrument platforms) differ?
- Summary
- Disclosures
- Incorporating Genetic Testing into a Breeding Program
- Key points
- Introduction
- The purpose of the breeding program
- The role of genetic diversity
- Interpretation of the genetic test
- Improving genetic diversity and reducing disease prevalence
- A practical example
- Complications and considerations on genetic testing
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Ophthalmic Disease and Screening in Breeding Dogs
- Key points
- Canine breed screening ophthalmic examination
- History and current organization
- Ophthalmic examination process and certification
- Selected specific conditions screened for on a companion animal eye registry examination
- Summary
- Disclosure
- Cardiac Disease and Screening in Breeding Dogs
- Key points
- Introduction/history/definitions/background
- Breed screening programs
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Common Orthopedic Traits and Screening for Breeding Programs
- Key points
- Introduction
- Canine hip dysplasia
- Elbow dysplasia
- Medial patellar luxation
- Cranial cruciate ligament rupture
- Osteochondrosis (other than of the medial humeral condyle)
- Legg-calvé-perthes disease
- Complex trait genetics
- Genome-wide association studies for complex orthopedic trait phenotypes
- Estimated breeding values for genetic quality for complex orthopedic traits
- Genomic prediction of canine hip dysplasia and rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament
- Current recommendations
- Clinics care points
- Body Condition and Fertility in Dogs
- Key points
- Introduction of body condition scoring in dogs
- Obesity in adult dogs
- The influence of nutrition and body condition on the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis
- Body condition and fertility in the bitch
- Body condition and fertility in the stud dog
- Endocrine disorders and canine obesity
- Recommendations for the brood bitch and stud
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Update on Brucella canis: Understanding the Past and Preparing for the Future
- Key points
- Etiology
- Epidemiology of Canine Brucellosis
- B.canis Pathogenesis
- Clinical presentation of B canis infection and routes of transmission
- High-Risk Populations for Canine Brucellosis
- Regulations and Guidelines Surrounding B canis
- Diagnosis of Disease
- Summary
- Clinics Care Points
- Disclosure
- Supplementary data
- An Update on Male Canine Infertility
- Key points
- Introduction
- Alkaline phosphatase analysis in seminal fluid
- Retrograde ejaculation
- Ultrasound of the testes and prostate
- Semen culture
- Human chorionic gonadotropin/gonadotropin releasing hormone response testing
- Nutrient content of dog foods, age of stud dogs, and environmental toxins
- Testicular biopsy
- Supplements to improve fertility
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Nutrition and Theriogenology: A Glimpse Into Nutrition and Nutritional Supplementation During Gestation, Lactation, Weaning and Breeding Dogs and Cats
- Key points
- Nutrition for the normal intact male and female before breeding
- Feeding the gravid female
- Feeding during lactation
- Feeding guidelines for weaning puppies/kittens
- Feeding the growing puppy/kitten
- Protein requirements
- Fish oil and docosahexaenoic acid
- Obesity and body condition score
- Calcium and phosphorus: large breed considerations
- Nutrition and nutraceuticals: ovulation and conception
- Nutrition and nutraceuticals for spermatogenesis
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Canine Pregnancy, Eutocia, and Dystocia
- Key points
- Introduction
- The prebreeding period
- Pregnancy diagnosis
- Pharmacology
- Problems during pregnancy
- Metabolic disorders
- Whelping
- Newborn resuscitation
- Supplementary data
- Canine Cesarean Section: Emergency and Elective
- Key points
- Emergency cesarean section
- Elective cesarean section
- Planning the elective C-section
- Methods for ovulation timing
- Anesthetic considerations for cesarean section
- Drug selection
- Preanesthesia medications
- Anesthetic maintenance
- Other perianesthetic concerns
- Specific anesthesia protocols
- Surgery technical considerations
- Ovariohysterectomy at time of cesarean section
- Postanesthesia/surgery recovery of dam
- Departing from hospital and advice for early newborn period
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Pathology of Perinatal Disorders
- Key points
- Introduction
- Standardized approach to postmortem examination
- Viral causes of perinatal death
- Bacterial causes of perinatal death
- Protozoal causes of perinatal death
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Canine Neonatal Health
- Key points
- Introduction
- Key points: introduction
- Pre-breeding screening
- Key Points: Pre-Breeding Screening
- Pregnancy
- Key points: pregnancy
- Parturition
- Key points: parturition
- The neonate
- Key points: the neonate
- Clinical tools
- Key points: clinical monitoring tools
- The neonatal triad
- Key points: the neonatal triad
- Infectious disease
- Key points: infectious disease
- Clinical approach to the neonate
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Early Puppy Behavior: Tools for Later Success
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Decision-Making on Recommended Age of Spay/Neuter for a Specific Dog: General Principles and Cultural Complexities
- Key points
- Introduction
- General principles for effects of age of neutering
- Cultural contexts
- Alternative methods of preventing reproduction due to the physiologic effects of neutering
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Pyometra in Small Animals 3.0
- Key points
- Introduction
- Epidemiology and risk factors
- Etiology and pathogenesis
- Clinical presentation
- Diagnosis
- Clinicopathologic testing—laboratory parameters
- Treatment alternatives
- Surgical treatment
- Medical (nonsurgical) treatment
- Prognosis after medical treatment
- Predictive markers
- Differentiation of pyometra and mucometra or hydrometra
- Prevention
- Stump pyometra
- Clinics care points
- Supplementary data
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 53-5
- Published: August 3, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443182662
- eBook ISBN: 9780443182679
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Bruce W. Christensen
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Kokopelli Assisted Reproductive Services