Controlled Reproduction In Horses, Deer And Camelids

Description:
This text is one of four books providing a general view of the literature dealing with the different ways in which reproduction in the major farm animals can be controlled and manipulated. It is effectively an expanded and new edition of a previous work, 'Controlled Breeding in Farm Animals' (Pergamon Press, 1983). Buffalo, goats, deer and camelids have also been added to the species covered in the series. This book concerns horses, deer and camelids.

Table of Contents:
Introduction to controlled reproduction in horses; the mare's oestrous cycle and seasonal breeding activity; artificial control of oestrous and ovulation in the mare; pregnancy testing in mares; control of foaling; embryo transfer and in vitro fertilization in horses; controlled breeding in deer; controlled breeding in camelids.