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Overview
Now in a much-anticipated two-volume new edition, this gold-standard reference stands as the most comprehensive and authoritative text on equine reproduction. Serving theriogenologists, practitioners and breeders worldwide as a one-stop resource for the reproductive assessment and management of equine patients, Equine Reproduction, Second Edition provides detailed information on examination techniques, breeding procedures, pregnancy diagnosis and management, reproductive tract diseases and surgery, and foaling. A companion CD offers hundreds of images from the book in color.
For the Second Edition, the stallion, mare and foal sections have been thoroughly updated and revised to include the latest information on every subject. New topics include discussion of nutritional and behavioral factors in the broodmare and stallion, parentage testing, fetal sexing and the health and management of older foals, weanlings and yearlings. Additionally, this outstanding Second Edition features a new section on assisted reproductive techniques, including detailed information on artificial insemination, in-vitro fertilization, embryo transfer and technology.
This book contains predominantly black-and-white illustrations, with some color illustrations.
Editorial Reviews
Jonathan H. Foreman
This is a complete textbook regarding all aspects of reproduction in the horse. The intended purpose is to provide complete access to all historical and recent knowledge regarding equine reproduction. The authors' intention is to draw from widely disparate literature sources and authors, including literature sources that are not readily accessible to the average practicing veterinarian, such as nonveterinary journals with frequent publications regarding equine reproduction (e.g., Journal of Animal Science). The book is directed primarily at the typical practicing veterinarian, although it will be equally well received by veterinary and graduate students. For basic and applied scientists and faculty, it will serve as a single source for complete review material regarding equine reproduction. Of particular importance is the inclusion of extensive sections regarding the stallion and the neonate in addition to the more commonly covered aspects of reproduction in the mare. There is also an excellent section regarding the problems unique to the pregnant mare. Reproductive surgeries for both the mare and stallion are also described. The text is well illustrated, including some color illustrations of abnormal placental changes. The use of equine practitioners and university faculty as authors adds to the complete and practical nature of the book. This is an excellent primary source for students and veterinary practitioners and a complete reference source for teachers of reproduction. It is appropriately illustrated and referenced. The index could be more complete (""sterility"" does not appear in any form in the index), but the overall excellent quality of the bookovershadows this minor problem. Its steep price will make it less affordable for veterinary and graduate students than for its intended primary audience the practicing veterinarian.Booknews
A text-reference combining recent information within the discipline of equine reproduction into a format useful for practicing equine veterinarians. The 118 chapters are divided among three sections: the mare, the stallion, and the neonate. The discussion of the mare and stallion address anatomy, physiology, and endocrinology; breeding management; diseases of the reproductive tract; and reproductive surgery. Additional topics in the section on the mare are pregnancy, parturition, and the puerperal period. Discussion of the neonate is divided into neonatal care and diseases according to body systems. Thoroughly illustrated. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)From The Critics
Reviewer: Clifford Fred Shipley, DVM(University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine)Description: This second edition of Equine Reproduction is as complete as the editors could possibly make it. A veritable bible of information, it includes everything from neonatology to assisted reproductive technologies to update the original 1993 edition.
Purpose: The purpose simply is to create the complete reference on equine reproduction. This is a much-needed update and includes areas that put this book in the category of "classic." It more than meets the authors' objectives.
Audience: The book is written for anyone who works on equine reproductive issues. With 250 authors and 325 chapters, students, practitioners, animal scientists, and anyone with even a casual interest in horses will find this book useful. The authors and editors are all leading experts in their fields and contribute greatly to the collective knowledge on equine reproductive.
Features: This is a complete equine theriogenology book. It thoroughly covers mares, stallions, and neonates through yearlings, as well as assisted reproductive technologies. The book includes a CD of pictures, graphs, and drawings from the book, but some of the pictures and graphs are not of the same quality as most in the book.
Assessment: This is an excellent book for anyone doing equine reproductive work. It updates the previous edition and provides more detail and more in-depth subjects than any other book on the subject I am aware of.
From the Publisher
"This is an impressive looking, two volume, 3, 132 page text with 325 chapters, 150 colour plates and a CD with all the 713 figures from the book in colour." (Veterinary Times, 26 March 2012)
"For now, with no question, this book is the best chance we have of being up-to-date and knowledgeable about all aspects of equine reproduction, thereby able to serve well that most noble and unique of animals, the horse." (Vet Record, 1 December 2011)
"This set of books is a wonder, one of those that might keep you reading just for the experience and not saving it until you actually need it. I recommend it for all equine veterinarians who wish to be brought up-to-date on reproduction and equine health." (Veterinary Information Network, July 2011)
"A veritable bible of information, it includes everything from neonatology to assisted reproductive technologies.... This is an excellent book for anyone doing equine reproductive work. It updates the previous edition and provides more detail and more in-depth subjects than any other book on the subject I am aware of." (Doody's Reviews, June 2011)
"Like the first edition, this second is intended as a comprehensive reference focused on reproduction; but in acknowledgement of the fact that young equine vets need to be knowledgeable in other areas as well, the scope has been expanded and now includes coverage of topics pertaining to radiograph pre-sale and examination of the upper respiratory system with endoscopy." (BookNews, April 2011)
"At 3288 pages, 325 chapters, and with 250 authors, Equine Reproduction is nothing if not ambitious, and is a worthy successor to the original edition.... The two volumes come accompanied by a DVD of 713 (colour) illustrations, which is particularly nice for viewing ultrasonograms.... [contains] a wealth of new, updated and relevant information, which anyone with an interest in equine reproduction cannot fail to be impressed by and will find it hard to resist dipping into: a must-have purchase." (Veterinary Record, March 2011)
4 Stars! from Doody
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Meet the Author
Angus O. McKinnon, BVSc, MSc, Diplomate ACT and ABVP, Goulburn Valley Equine Hospital, Victoria, Australia
Edward L. Squires, BS, MS, PhD, Executive Director of the Gluck Equine Research Foundation, Research Professor, Department of Veterinary Science, M.H. Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Wendy E. Vaala, VMD, Diplomate ACVIM, Senior Equine Technical Service Veterinarian, Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, Alma, WI
Dickson D. Varner, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACT, Professor and Pin Oak Stud Chair of Stallion Reproductive Studies, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Table of Contents
Part I: The Mare.
1. Anatomy.
2. Physiology and Endocrinology.
3. The Estrous Cycle.
4. Behavior.
5. Nutrition.
6. Management of the Transitional Mare.
7. Techniques in Reproductive Examination.
8. Diagnostic Ultrasonography.
9. Pharmacological Manipulation of Reproduction.
10. Diseases of the Uterus.
11. Diseases of the Ovary.
12. Problems of the Cervix.
13. Problems of the Mammary Glands.
14. Pregnancy, Parturition and the Puerperal Period.
15. Problems of Pregnancy.
16. Female Urogenital Surgery.
17. Other Equids.
18. General Interest.
Part II: The Stallion.
19. Anatomy, Physiology and Endocrinology.
20. Management.
21. Sexual Behavior.
22. Semen Collection and Evaluation.
23. Reproductive Examination.
24. Surgical Procedures.
Part III: Assisted Reproductive Techniques.
25. Semen.
26. Oocytes.
27. Embryos.
29. Future Technologies.
Part IV: Foal, Weanling and Yearling.
30. Prepartum Assessment of the Foal.
31. Foal Adaptation to Parturition.
32. Postpartum Fetal Assessment.
33. Postpartum Fetal Assessment.
34. Problems of the Immediate Post-Partum Period.
35. System Disorders: Immune, Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Nervous, Urogenital, Gastrointestinal, Musculoskeletal, Integument, Ocular, Endocrinological.
36. Specific Diagnostic and Management Techniques.
37. Problems of Older Foals, Weanlings and Yearlings.
Appendix.