Reproduction in farm animals /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hafez, B., Hafez, E. S. E. (Elsayed Saad Eldin), 1922-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2000]
Edition:Seventh edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Anatomy of male reproduction
  • Anatomy of female reproduction
  • Hormones, growth factors, and reproduction
  • Reproductive cycles
  • Folliculogenesis, egg maturation, and ovulation
  • Transport and survival of gametes
  • Spermatozoa and seminal plasma
  • Fertilization and cleavage
  • Implantation
  • Gestation, prenatal physiology, and parturition
  • Cattle and buffalo
  • Sheep and goats
  • Pigs
  • Horses
  • Llamas and alpacas
  • Reproduction in poultry : male and female
  • Reproductive failure in females
  • Reproductive failure in males
  • Reproductive behavior
  • Genetics of reproductive failure
  • Genetic engineering of farm mammals
  • Pharmacotoxicologic factors and reproduction
  • Immunology of reproduction
  • Molecular biology of reproduction
  • Semen evaluation
  • Artificial insemination
  • X and Y chromosome-bearing spermatozoa
  • Pregnancy diagnosis
  • Ovulation induction, embryo production and transfer
  • Preservation and cryopreservation of gametes and embryos
  • Micromanipulation of gametes and embryos : in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF/ET)
  • Appendix I : Chromosome numbers of bovinae, equinae, and caprinae species
  • Appendix II : Chromosome numbers and reproductive ability in equine, bovine, and caprine hybrids
  • Appendix III : Preparation of physiologic solutions
  • Appendix IV : Technique for determining spermatozoal concentration using a hemacytometer
  • Appendix V : Preparation of sperm stains
  • Appendix VI : Preparation of trypsin for zona-free hamster ova
  • Appendix VII : Evaluation of chromosomes of ova
  • Appendix VIII : Book/IVF companies
  • Appendix IX : In vitro fertilization by microinjection.