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Allen's fertility and obstetrics in the horse /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: England, Gary C. W.
Other Authors: Allen, W. Edward
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Cambridge, Mass. : Blackwell Science, 1996.
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Library of veterinary practice.
Subjects:
Horses > physiology.
Reproduction.
Obstetrics.
Infertility > veterinary.
Pregnancy, Animal.
Pregnancy Complications > veterinary.
Urogenital Diseases > veterinary.
Fertility.
Table of Contents:
  • Anatomy of the mare's genital tract
  • Endocrinology of the oestrous cycle and puberty
  • Clinical examination of the mare's genital tract
  • Cyclical changes in the mare's genital tract
  • Manipulation of cyclical activity
  • The optimum time for breeding and the mating procedure
  • Normal pregnancy
  • Pregnancy diagnosis
  • Normal parturtion
  • Post-partum events
  • Normal expectations of fertility
  • Non-infectious infertility in mares
  • Infectious infertility
  • Swabbing and biopsy techniques, and diagnosis of endometritis
  • Treatment and prevention of endometritis
  • Viral causes of infertility
  • Problems during pregnancy
  • Causes of pregnancy failure
  • Other abnormal events during pregnancy
  • Reducing infertility caused by multiple conceptuses (e.g. twin pregnancy)
  • Retained placenta
  • Other post-partum problems
  • Dystocia
  • Manipulation of reproduction
  • The normal stallion
  • Examination of the stallion for breeding soundness
  • Infertility in the stallion
  • Miscellaneous