Bovine Reproduction is a comprehensive, current reference providing information on all aspects of reproduction in the bull and cow. Offering fundamental knowledge on evaluating and restoring fertility in the bovine patient, Bovine Reproduction also places information in the context of herd health where appropriate for a truly global view of bovine theriogenology. Printed in full color throughout, Bovine Reproduction includes 83 chapters and more than 550 images, making it the most exhaustive reference available on this topic. Each section covers anatomy and physiology, breeding management, and reproductive surgery, as well as obstetrics and pregnancy wastage in the cow. Bovine Reproduction is a welcome resource for bovine practitioners, theriogenologists, and animal scientists, as well as veterinary students and residents with an interest in the cow.
SECTION I: THE BULL ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
Chapter 1. Anatomy of the Reproductive System of the Bull - Ben Nabors, Robert Linford
Chapter 2. Endocrine and Exocrine Function of the Bovine Testes - Peter Ryan
Chapter 3. Thermoregulation of the Testes - John Kastelic
Chapter 4. Endocrine Control of Testicular Development and Initiation of Spermatogenesis in Bulls - Leo Brito
Breeding & Health Management
Chapter 5. Bull Development: Sexual development and puberty in bulls - Leo Brito
Chapter 6. Evaluation of Breeding Soundness: Concepts & Historical Perspective - Richard Hopper
Chapter 7. Evaluation of Breeding Soundness: The Physical Exam - James Alexander
Chapter 8. Evaluation of Breeding Soundness: The Spermiogram - Richard Hopper, Heath King
Chapter 9. Ultrasound Examination of the Reproductive Tract - Harry Momont
Chapter 10. Management of Breeding Bull Batteries - Heath King
Chapter 11. Management of Bulls at AI Studs - Gary Warner
Chapter 12. Testicular Degeneration - Albert Barth
Chapter 13. Vesicular Adenitis - Albert Barth
Chapter 14. Loss of Reproductive Function Due to Injury - Herris Maxwell
Reproductive Surgery
Chapter 15. General & Regional Anesthesia - Misty Edmondson
Chapter 16. Surgery of the Scrotum & Its Contents - Dwight Wolfe
Chapter 17. Restorative Surgery of the Prepuce - Dwight Wolfe
Chapter 18. Restorative Surgery of the Penis - Dwight Wolfe
Chapter 19. Management of Urolithiasis - Katherine Simpson, Robert Streeter
Chapter 20. Preparation of Teaser Bulls - Gretchen Grissett
SECTION II: THE COW ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
Chapter 21. Anatomy of the Reproductive System - Ben Nabors, Robert Linford
Chapter 22. Initiation of Puberty - Charles Estill
Chapter 23. Neuroendocrine Control of Estrous & Ovulation - Marcel Amstalden, Gary Williams
Chapter 24. Ovarian follicular and luteal dynamics in cattle - Gregg Adams, Jaswant Singh
Chapter 25. Maternal recognition & Physiology of Pregnancy - Caleb Lemley, Leticia Camacho, Kimberly Vonnahme
Breeding & Health Management
Chapter 26. Biosecurity for Beef & Dairy Herds - Carla Huston
Chapter 27. Beef Heifer Development - Terry Engelken
Chapter 28. Dairy Heifer Development - Ricardo Stockler
Chapter 29. Interaction of Nutrition & Reproduction: Beef - William Swecker
Chapter 30. Interaction of Nutrition and Reproduction in the Dairy Cow - Butch Cargile, Dan Tracy
Chapter 31. Estrus Detection - Rhonda Vann
Chapter 32. Artificial Insemination - Ram Kasimanickam
Chapter 33. Pharmacological Control of the Estrous Cycle - Ram Kasimanickam
Chapter 34. Examination for Pregnancy: Rectal Palpation - David Christiansen
Chapter 35. Examination for Pregnancy: Biochemical Tests - Amanda Cain, David Christiansen
Chapter 36. Ultrasound Evaluation of the Reproductive Tract - Jill Colloton
Chapter 37. Beef Herd Health for Optimal Reproduction - Terry Engelken, Tyler Dohlman
Chapter 38. Dairy Herd Health for Optimal Reproduction - Carlos Risco
Chapter 39. Herd Diagnostic Testing Strategies - Robert Larson
Chapter 40. Beef Herd Record Analysis: Reproductive Profiling - Brad White
Chapter 41. Dairy Herd Record Analysis - James Brett, Richard Meiring
Chapter 42. Marketing the Bovine Reproductive Practice - John Myers
Obstetrics & Reproductive Surgery
Chapter 43. Management of Vaginal, Cervico-Vaginal & Uterine Prolapse - Augustine Peter
Chapter 44. Induction of Parturition & Abortion - Albert Barth
Chapter 45. Management to Prevent Dystocia - Mark Hilton, Danielle Glynn
Chapter 46. Dystocia and Accidents of Gestation - Maarten Drost
Chapter 47. Obstetrics: Mutation, Forced Extraction, Fetotomy - Kevin Walters
Chapter 48. Caesarian Section - Cathleen Mochal-King
Chapter 49. Retained Fetal Membranes - Augustine Peter
Chapter 50. Postpartum Uterine Infections - Colin Palmer
Chapter 51. Cystic Ovarian Disease - Jack Smith
Chapter 52. Postpartum anestrus and its management in dairy cattle - Divakar Ambrose
Chapter 53. Surgery to Restore Fertility - Richard Hopper
Pregnancy Wastage
Chapter 54. Diagnostic Approach to Abortion - Wes Baumgartner
Chapter 55. Infectious Agents: Campylobacter - Misty Edmondson
Chapter 56. Infectious Agents: Trichomonas - Michael Thompson
Chapter 57. Infectious Agents: Leptospirosis - Daniel Grooms
Chapter 58. Infectious Agents: Brucellosis - Sue Hagius, Quinesha Morgan, Philip Elzer
Chapter 59. Infectious Agents: Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis - Ahmed Tibary
Chapter 60. Infectious Agents: Bovine Viral Diarrhea - Thomas Passler
Chapter 61. Infectious Agents: Bovine Epizootic Abortion - Jeffrey Stott, Myra Blanchard, Mark Anderson
Chapter 62. Infectious Agents: Neospora - Charles Estill, Clare Scully
Chapter 63. Infectious Agents: Mycotic - Frank Austin
Chapter 64. Early Embryonic Loss Due to Heat Stress - Peter Hansen
Chapter 65. Reproductive Toxicants - Brittany Baughman
Chapter 66. Heritable Congenital Defects - Brian Whitlock, Elizabeth Coffman
Chapter 67. The Abnormal Offspring Syndrome - Charlotte E. Farin, Callie V. Barnwell, William T. Farmer
Chapter 68. Strategies to Decrease Neonatal Calf Loss in the Beef Herd - David Smith
Chapter 69. Management to Decrease Neonatal Calf Loss in the Dairy Herd - Ricardo Stockler
SECTION III: ASSISTED & ADVANCED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Chapter 70. Use of Technology in Controlling Estrus in Cattle - Fred Lehman, Jim Lauderdale
Chapter 71. Cryopreservation of Semen - Swanand Sathe, Cliff Shipley
Chapter 72. Utilization of Sex Selected Semen - Ram Kasimanickam
Chapter 73. Control of Semen Borne Pathogens - Rory Meyer
Chapter 74. Bovine semen quality control in artificial insemination centers - Patrick Vincent, Shelley Underwood, Catherine Dolbec, Nadine Bouchard, Tom Kroetsch, Patrick Blondin
Chapter 75. Superovulation in Cattle - Reuben Mapletoft, Gabriel Bó
Chapter 76. Embryo Collection and Transfer - Edwin Robertson
Chapter 77. Cryopreservation of Bovine Embryos - Kenneth Bondioli
Chapter 78. Selection & Management of the Embryo Recipient Herd - Cliff Lamb, Vitor Mercadante
Chapter 79. Evaluation of In Vivo Derived Bovine Embryos - Marianna Jahnke, James West, Curtis Youngs
Chapter 80. Control Embryo Borne Pathogens - Julie Gard
Chapter 81. In Vitro Fertilization - John Hasler, Jennifer Barfield
Chapter 82. Cloning by Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer - Lannett Edwards, Neal Schrick
Chapter 83. The Computer Generated Bull Breeding Soundness Evaluation Form - John Myers