Veterinary Guide to Horse Breeding,9781582450032

Veterinary Guide to Horse Breeding

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ISBN13: 9781582450032
ISBN10: 158245003X
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-03-01
Publisher(s): John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Summary

Owners interested in breeding their own stock will gain up-to-date information on all facets of the process. To ensure a successful foaling, the book not only focuses on such primary topics as choosing the horses, when to breed, breeding methods, the management of pregnancy, and the neonatal foal, but also on infertility and birth control.

Table of Contents

Introduction xii
Chapter 1--THE BREEDING MARE
1(20)
Selecting the Broodmare
1(2)
Bloodlines
1(1)
Performance Records
2(1)
Appearance
2(1)
Temperament
3(1)
Mare Anatomy
3(2)
Breeding Soundness Examination of the Mare
5(8)
History
5(1)
General Health and Appearance
6(3)
Perineal Examination
9(1)
Clitoral/Vestibular Cultures
9(1)
Rectal Palpation
10(1)
Vaginal Examination
10(3)
The Reproductive Cycle
13(2)
Natural Breeding Season
13(1)
Operational Breeding Season
14(1)
The Estrous Cycle (Heat Cycle)
15(3)
Estrus (The Follicular Phase)
15(1)
Diestrus (The Luteal Phase)
16(2)
Care of the Broodmare
18(3)
Feeding and Nutrition
18(1)
Vaccinations
19(1)
Deworming
19(1)
Preventive Dentistry
20(1)
Foot Care
20(1)
Chapter 2--ABNORMAL ESTROUS CYCLES
21(14)
Anestrus
21(3)
Debilitation Anestrus
23(1)
Postpartum (Lactation) Anestrus
23(1)
Steroid-Induced Anestrus
23(1)
Prolonged Diestrus
24(3)
Persistent Corpus Luteum
24(1)
Ovulation in Diestrus
25(1)
Pseudopregnancy
26(1)
Persistent Estrus
27(1)
Anovulatory Follicles Associated with Transitional Heat Cycles
27(1)
Anovulatory Hemorrhagic Follicle (Autumn Follicle)
28(1)
Irregular Estrous Cycles
28(1)
Short-Cycling
28(1)
Split Estrus
29(1)
Hormonal Manipulation of the Estrous Cycle
29(6)
Prostaglandin
29(1)
Progesterone
30(1)
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
30(1)
Estrogen
31(1)
Shortening the Estrous Cycle
31(1)
Synchronizing Ovulation
32(1)
Inducing Ovulation
32(3)
Chapter 3--THE STALLION
35(26)
Selecting the Stallion
35(2)
Stallion Anatomy
37(2)
Breeding Soundness Examination of the Stallion
39(5)
History
39(1)
General Health and Appearance
39(1)
Genital Examination
40(1)
Semen Analysis
40(4)
Managing the Stallion for Maximum Reproductive Efficiency
44(2)
Care of the Stallion
46(1)
Feeding and Nutrition
46(1)
Vaccinations
46(1)
Deworming
47(1)
Exercise
47(1)
Preventive Dentistry
47(1)
Foot Care
47(1)
Handling the Stallion
47(5)
Stallion Vices
52(4)
Biting
52(1)
Rearing and Striking
52(1)
Kicking
53(1)
Charging
53(1)
Masturbation
54(1)
Stable Vices
54(2)
Gelding the Stallion
56(5)
The Operation
56(1)
Unilateral Gelding
56(2)
Persistent Stallion Behavior (Proud Cuts)
58(3)
Chapter 4--DETERMINING WHEN TO BREED
61(16)
The Importance of Keeping Good Records
61(2)
Heat Detection and Teasing
63(6)
Signs of Heat
64(2)
Teasing Methods
66(3)
Predicting Ovulation
69(4)
Rectal Palpation
70(1)
Transrectal Ultrasound
71(2)
Hormone Tests
73(1)
Problems with Detecting Heat
73(2)
Silent Heat (Behavioral Anestrus)
73(2)
Breeding on the Foal Heat
75(2)
Chapter 5--BREEDING
77(10)
Pasture Breeding
77(1)
Hand Breeding
78(9)
Preparation
80(2)
Covering the Mare
82(5)
Chapter 6--ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION
87(16)
General Information
87(1)
Pregnancy Rates
88(1)
Semen Collection
88(5)
Semen Handling
93(2)
Inseminating the Mare with Fresh Semen
95(2)
Insemination Volume
95(1)
Timing and Frequency of Insemination
95(1)
Inseminating
95(2)
Inseminating with Cooled-Transported Semen
97(4)
Testing the Stallion
97(1)
Ordering the Semen
98(1)
Shipping the Cooled Semen
98(2)
Inseminating
100(1)
Frozen Semen
101(2)
Chapter 7--PREGNANCY
103(12)
Gestation
103(1)
Determining Pregnancy
103(4)
Teasing Response
103(1)
Palpation per Rectum
104(1)
Serum Pregnancy Tests
105(1)
Ultrasonography
105(2)
Care of the Pregnant Mare
107(3)
Feeding During Pregnancy
107(1)
Exercise
108(1)
Vaccinations
109(1)
Intestinal Parasites
110(1)
Preparing for Foaling
110(2)
Pregnancy Complications
112(3)
Hydrops of the Fetal Membranes
112(1)
Ruptured Prepublic Tendon and Abdominal Wall Muscles
112(1)
Preterm Torsion of the Uterus
113(1)
Preterm Rupture of the Uterus
113(2)
Chapter 8--MARE INFERTILITY
115(26)
The Role of Natural Defenses
115(3)
Pneumovagina
116(2)
Mare Infertility Evaluation
118(3)
Equine Venereal Disease
121(5)
Common Bacterial Infections
121(2)
Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM)
123(1)
Coital Exanthema
124(1)
Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA)
124(1)
Dourine
125(1)
Diseases of the Uterus
126(7)
Endometritis
126(6)
Pyometra (Abscess of the Uterus)
132(1)
Cervix Diseases
133(1)
Cervicitis
133(1)
Lacerations and Cervical Incompetence
133(1)
Cervical Adhesions and Stenosis
134(1)
Vaginal and Vulvar Diseases
134(2)
Vaginitis
134(1)
Vaginal Bleeding
135(1)
Rectovaginal Fistula
135(1)
Vulvar Diseases
135(1)
Ovarian Disease
136(2)
Tumors of the Ovary
136(1)
Cystic Ovary Syndrome
137(1)
Chromosome Abnormalities
137(1)
Behavioral Causes of Infertility
138(3)
Behavioral Anestrus (Silent Heat)
138(1)
Nymphomania
138(1)
Stallionlike Behavior
139(2)
Chapter 9--ABORTION
141(14)
General Information
141(1)
Early Embryonic Death
142(1)
Infectious Causes of Abortion
143(3)
Equine Rhinopneumonitis (Herpes Virus 1)
144(1)
Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA)
144(1)
Bacterial Abortion
144(2)
Fungal Abortion
146(1)
Twin Pregnancy
146(3)
Maternal and Placental Causes of Abortion
149(2)
Incompetent Cervix
149(1)
Placental Disorders
149(1)
Umbilical Cord Abnormalities
150(1)
Genetic and Developmental Defects
150(1)
Trauma and Stress
150(1)
Toxic Causes of Abortion
151(2)
Forage Toxicities
151(1)
Drugs and Chemicals
152(1)
Inducing Abortion
153(2)
Chapter 10--STALLION INFERTILITY
155(22)
Performance Problems Affecting Stallion Fertility
155(5)
Lack of Libido
155(2)
Stallion-Handling Mistakes
157(1)
Traumatic Breeding Experiences
157(1)
Overuse
158(1)
Excessive Teasing
158(1)
Ejaculatory Problems
159(1)
Mounting Problems
160(1)
Premature Erection
160(1)
Semen Causes of Infertility
160(3)
Impaired Sperm Production
160(1)
Hemospermia
161(1)
Urospermia
162(1)
Bacteria in Semen
163(1)
Diseases of the Penis and Urethra
163(6)
Phimosis, Paraphimosis and Priapism
163(1)
Penile Injuries
164(1)
Inflammation of the Penis and Sheath
165(1)
Equine Coital Exanthema
165(1)
Habronemiasis
165(2)
Penile Tumors
167(1)
Urethritis
168(1)
Urethral Obstruction
168(1)
Accessory Sex Gland Infection
169(1)
Testicular Diseases
170(7)
Orchitis
170(1)
Torsion of the Spermatic Cord
171(1)
Testicular Degeneration
172(1)
Testicular Hypoplasia
173(1)
Inguinal and Scrotal Hernias
173(1)
Hydrocele
174(1)
Varicocele
174(1)
Undescended Testicles (Cryptorchidism)
175(1)
Testicular Tumors
175(2)
Chapter 11--ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY
177(4)
Embryo Transfer
177(3)
Collecting the Embryo
178(1)
Grading the Embryo
178(1)
Selecting the Recipient Mare
179(1)
Transferring the Embryo
179(1)
Cooled-Transported and Frozen Embryos
180(1)
In Vitro Fertilization
180(1)
Chapter 12--PREGNANCY PREVENTION
181(4)
Removing the Ovaries (Ovariectomy)
181(1)
Prevention of Estrus
182(3)
Chapter 13--FOALING
185(26)
Getting Ready
185(5)
Confinement
185(1)
Signs of Approaching Labor
186(4)
Labor and Delivery
190(9)
Stage 1
190(1)
Stage 2
191(6)
Stage 3
197(2)
Resuscitating the Newborn Foal
199(1)
Care of the Postpartum Mare
200(2)
Postpartum Check
200(1)
Vaginal Discharge
201(1)
Postpartum Colic
201(1)
Healthcare
201(1)
Feeding for Lactation
201(1)
Postpartum Complications
202(6)
Postpartum Bleeding
202(1)
Vaginal and Vulvar Lacerations
203(1)
Retained Placenta
204(1)
Acute Postpartum Metritis
205(1)
Delayed Uterine Involution
205(1)
Rupture of the Uterus
206(1)
Invagination of the Uterine Horn
206(1)
Prolapsed Uterus
207(1)
Abnormal Maternal Behavior
207(1)
Inducing Labor
208(3)
Determining Fetal Maturity
209(1)
Induction
209(2)
Chapter 14--DIFFICULT FOALING
211(14)
Dystocia
211(1)
When to Call Your Veterinarian
212(1)
What to Do While Waiting for Your Veterinarian
212(1)
Equine Obstetrics
212(2)
Obstetric Techniques and Procedures
212(2)
Treating Specific Dystocias
214(10)
Deviation of the Head
215(1)
Deviation of the Forelimbs
216(2)
Foal on Its Side (Dorsoileal Position)
218(1)
Upside-Down Foal (Dorsopubic Position)
218(1)
Posterior Presentation
219(1)
Transverse Presentation
220(1)
Foot-Nape Presentation
220(1)
Dog-Sitting Presentation (Hip-Flexed Posture)
220(1)
Fetal Malformations
220(1)
Small Pelvic Outlet
221(1)
Twins
221(1)
Hip Lock
221(1)
Elbow Lock (Shoulder-Elbow Flexion)
222(1)
Shoulder Lock
222(1)
Premature Separation of the Placenta (Placenta Previa)
222(1)
Torsion of the Uterus
223(1)
Uterine Inertia
223(1)
Cesarean Section
224(1)
Chapter 15--CARE OF THE NEWBORN FOAL
225(30)
After the Delivery
225(3)
Nursing Behavior
225(1)
Meconium Colic
226(1)
Health Care
227(1)
Exercise
228(1)
Problems with Lactation
228(4)
Failure of Passive Transfer (FPT) of Maternal Antibodies
229(1)
Agalactia (Insufficient Milk Supply)
230(1)
Mastitis
231(1)
Udder Edema
232(1)
The Orphan Foal
232(2)
Neonatal Diarrhea
234(4)
Foal Heat Diarrhea
234(1)
Nutritional Diarrhea
235(1)
Parasitic Diarrhea
235(1)
Bacterial Diarrhea
235(1)
Rotavirus Infection (Viral Enteritis)
236(2)
Gastric and Duodenal Ulcers
238(1)
Neonatal Infections
239(4)
Foal Septicemia
239(1)
Actinobacillosis (Sleepy Foal Syndrome)
240(1)
Navel Ill (Umbilical Stump Infection)
241(1)
Joint Ill (Septic Arthritis and Osteomyelitis)
241(1)
Foal Pneumonia
242(1)
Tyzzer's Disease
243(1)
Neurologic Disorders
243(4)
Neonatal Maladjustment Syndrome
243(1)
Shaker Foal Syndrome
244(1)
Tetanus
245(1)
Fainting Foal Syndrome (Narcolepsy-Cataplexy)
245(1)
Cerebellar Abiotrophy
246(1)
Occipito-Atlanto-Axial Malformation
246(1)
Congenital Defects
247(8)
Neonatal Isoerythrolysis
247(1)
Patent Urachus
248(1)
Ruptured Bladder
249(1)
Limb Deformities
249(1)
Broken Ribs
250(1)
Combined Immunodeficiency Disease
250(1)
Heart Defects
251(1)
Nutritional Myopathy (White Muscle Disease)
251(1)
Neonatal Hypothyroidism
252(1)
Eye Diseases
252(1)
Cleft Palate
252(1)
Malocclusion Problems
253(1)
Colon Abnormalities
254(1)
APPENDIX 255(8)
Table I Minimum Daily Nutrient Requirements 255(1)
Table II Immunization Schedule 256(1)
Table III Additional Immunizations 257(1)
Normal Physiologic Data 258(1)
Normal Rectal Temperature 258(1)
How to Take Your Horse's Temperature 258(1)
Pulse 259(1)
How to Take the Pulse 259(1)
Respiratory Rate 260(1)
Reproductive Data 260(1)
Determining Your Horse's Weight 260(1)
Table IV Determining Your Horse's Weight 261(1)
Body-Condition Score 262(1)
GLOSSARY 263(7)
INDEX 270

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