The Dog Breeder's Guide to Successful Breeding and Health Management E-Book: The Dog Breeder's Guide to Successful Breeding and Health Management E-Book

by PhD Root Kustritz DVM

Overview

This unique resource offers a general overview of canine body systems and how each system affects the breeding process. Key topics include nutrition, pharmacology, microbiology, parasitology, vaccinations, genetics, and endocrinology, as well as normal anatomy and disorders of the male and female reproductive systems. - Full-color illustrations make important information more readily available and provide more accurate representations of actual clinical appearance. - Each chapter begins with frequently asked questions and answers, offering quick and easy access to key information. - Each chapter ends with a Test Your Understanding section that encourages readers to review what they have just read and apply it to real-life situations. - A first aid appendix offers quick access to information related to various emergencies, including what could have caused it, and how to handle the situation. - An appendix covering common problems seen in dogs lists symptoms associated with each problem, the possible causes, and how frequently the problem occurs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781437710847
Publisher:	Saunders, W. B. Company
Publication date:	12/08/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	512
File size:	22 MB
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Table of Contents

PART ONE: NUTRITION AND BASIC SCIENCES1.NutritionBasic nutritionFats / Protein / CarbohydratesVitamins / MineralsTypes of foodCommercialHomemade (cooked versus raw)Specific feeding regimensFeeding during pregnancy / lactationFeeding orphan puppiesSupplements2.PharmacologyGeneral pharmacologyRoutes of administrationAbsorption / Distribution / ExcretionClasses of drugsAntibioticsAnestheticsAnti-parasitic agentsHormonal therapies3.MicrobiologyTypes of organismsBacteriaVirusesFungiMiscellaneousCulture samples and techniques4.ParasitologyInternal parasitesWorms (rounds, hooks, whips, tapes, etc)Protozoa (giardia, coccidia)HeartwormExternal parasitesFleasTicks5.ImmunologyGeneral immunologyCell-mediated versus humoralVaccination6.EndocrinologyGeneral endocrinologyTypes of hormonesHormone assaysControl of hormone secretionEndocrine tissues and their products7.EmbryologyFertilization / Implantation / PlacentationGeneral embryologyFolliculogenesisSpermatogenesisPART TWO: CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF THE BITCH8.Anatomy and reproductive physiology of the bitchEmbryology and anatomy of the female reproductive tractPubertyThe estrous cycle9.Breeding managementVaginal cytologyOvulation and Ovulation timingHormone assaysVaginoscopy10.PregnancyPregnancy diagnosisPhysiology of pregnancyPregnancy loss11.Estrus suppression and contraception / Pregnancy terminationEstrus suppression and contraceptionOvariohysterectomyMedical estrus suppressionPregnancy termination12.Parturition and dystociaParturitionDystocia13.NeonatologyPhysical examination and labworkEarly spay-neuterCommon pediatric problems14.Disorders of the puerperiumHypocalcemiaMastitisMetritisSubinvolution of placental sites (SIPS)15.Disorders of the ovariesOvarian cystsOvarian neoplasiaOvarian remnant syndrome16.Disorders of the uterus and cervixCystic endometrial hyperplasia / PyometraUterine neoplasia17.Disorders of the vagina and vulvaVaginal anomaliesVaginal prolapseVaginitisVaginal / vulvar neoplasia18.Disorders of the mammary glands False pregnancyMammary neoplasia19.Infertility of the bitchPART THREE: CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF THE DOG20.Anatomy and normal reproductive physiology of the dogEmbryology and anatomyPubertySpermatogenesis reviewErection and ejaculation21.Semen collection and evaluationSemen collectionSemen evaluation22.Contraception in male dogsCastration23.Disorders of the testes, epididymes and scrotumCryptorchidismOrchitis / epididymitisTorsion of the spermatic cordHydrocele / Spermatocele / Scrotal herniaTesticular neoplasia24.Disorders of the prostateBenign prostatic hypertrophy / hyperplasia (BPH)Prostatitis and prostatic abscessesProstatic cystsProstatic neoplasia25.Disorders of the penis and prepucePhimosis / paraphimosisBalanoposthitisFracture of the os penisPenile / preputial neoplasiaUrethral prolapse26.Infertility of the dogPART FOUR: GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF CANINE BREEDING 27.Canine brucellosis28.Artificial inseminationTypes of inseminationVaginalIntrauterineEndoscopicSurgicalTypes of semenFreshChilledFrozen29.GeneticsBasic geneticsUnits of heredityModes of inheritanceSelection schemesHereditary diseases in the dogDiseasesBreeding managementTestingAppendicesI. Hereditary disorders of the dog, by breedII. GlossaryIII.Accessing reference materialsIV.Common problems seen in dogsV.First aid