Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion : Equine Theriogenology

Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Equine Theriogenology provides quick access to essential information on common techniques and conditions in equine reproductive practice. Part of the popular Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult series, this resource builds on the reproduction section of Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Equine to present expanded theriogenology coverage with clinical photographs. With information ranging from artificial insemination and fetal sexing to parentage testing and vaccination programs, the book offers 158 similarly formatted chapters to help practitioners efficiently manage reproductive health in the mare and stallion and confidently treat fetal and neonatal patients. Equine Theriogenology 5 Contents 9 Contributors 21 Foreword 23 Preface 24 Acknowledgments 25 Introduction 26 section 1 Mare 29 chapter 1 Abnormal Estrus Intervals 31 chapter 2 Abortion, Induction of (Elective Termination) 40 chapter 3 Abortion, Spontaneous, Infectious 45 chapter 4 Abortion, Spontaneous, Noninfectious 58 chapter 5 Agalactia/Hypogalactia 71 chapter 6 Anatomy of the Mare, Reproductive Review 76 chapter 7 Anestrus 85 chapter 8 Artificial Insemination 94 chapter 9 Behavior: Estrus Scoring System 105 chapter 10 Behavior of Mares, Poor Reproductive Performance 108 chapter 11 Broad Ligament Hematoma 113 chapter 12 Breeding Soundness Examinations of Mares 118 chapter 13 Cervical Abnormalities 139 chapter 14 Clitoral Enlargement 151 chapter 15 Cloning 155 chapter 16 Conception Failure in Mares 159 chapter 17 Contagious Equine Metritis 171 chapter 18 Contraception in the Mare 177 chapter 19 Delayed Uterine Involution 183 chapter 20 Donkey Reproduction 188 chapter 21 Dystocia 200 chapter 22 Early Embryonic Death 211 chapter 23 Eclampsia 221 chapter 24 Embryo Transfer 226 chapter 25 Endometrial Biopsy 233 chapter 26 Endometritis 246 chapter 27 Estrous Cycle, Manipulation, Synchronization 261 chapter 28 Estrus Detection, Fundamentals 273 chapter 29 Fescue Toxicosis 285 chapter 30 Fetal Sexing, Early 292 chapter 31 Foal Heat/Postpartum Breeding 296 chapter 32 High-Risk Pregnancy 300 chapter 33 History Form, Mare 316 chapter 34 Hydrops Allantois/Amnion in the Mare 324 chapter 35 Large Ovary Syndrome 330 chapter 36 Leptospirosis 346 chapter 37 Mammary Gland, Normal 353 chapter 38 Mammary Gland, Mastitis 362 chapter 39 Mammary Gland, Lactation 374 chapter 40 Miniature Horse Reproduction 381 chapter 41 Mare Nutrition 392 chapter 42 Ovulation Failure 396 chapter 43 Ovulation, Induction of 402 chapter 44 Ovulation, Synchronization 407 chapter 45 Parturition 412 chapter 46 Parturition Induction 428 chapter 47 Perineal Lacerations, Recto-Vaginal Vestibular Fistulas 434 chapter 48 Placental Basics 442 chapter 49 Placental Insufficiency 447 chapter 50 Placentitis 452 chapter 51 Pneumovagina/Pneumouterus 459 chapter 52 Postpartum Care of the Mare and Foal 466 chapter 53 Postpartum Metritis 474 chapter 54 Pregnancy Diagnosis 485 chapter 55 Premature Placental Separation 499 chapter 56 Prepubic Tendon Rupture 505 chapter 57 Prolonged Diestrus 511 chapter 58 Prolonged Pregnancy 516 chapter 59 Pseudopregnancy 520 chapter 60 Pyometra 525 chapter 61 Rectal Tears 534 chapter 62 Retained Fetal Membranes 542 chapter 63 Superovulation of the Mare 549 chapter 64 Teratoma 553 chapter 65 Transrectal Palpation 557 chapter 66 Twin Pregnancy 564 chapter 67 Urine Pooling/Urovagina 576 chapter 68 Uterine Inertia 581 chapter 69 Uterine Torsion 585 chapter 70 Vaccination Protocols, Mare 592 chapter 71 Vaginal Prolapse 598 chapter 72 Vaginitis and Vaginal Discharge 602 chapter 73 Vulvar Conformation 611 section 2 Stallion 623 chapter 74 Abnormal Scrotal Enlargement 625 chapter 75 Abnormal Testicular Size 631 chapter 76 Anatomy, Reproductive, Stallion Review 644 chapter 77 Breeding, Managing Penile Paralysis 652 chapter 78 Breeding Phantom/Dummy, Selection, Fit and Use 657 chapter 79 Breeding Soundness Examination, Stallion 667 chapter 80 Castration 676 chapter 81 Castration, Henderson Technique 680 chapter 82 Contraception, Stallion 685 chapter 83 Cryptorchidism 688 chapter 84 Dourine 696 chapter 85 Hemospermia 701 chapter 86 History Form, Stallion 711 chapter 87 Inguinal Herniation/Rupture 718 chapter 88 Nutrition 726 chapter 89 Paraphimosis 730 chapter 90 Parentage Testing 739 chapter 91 Penile Lacerations 745 chapter 92 Penile Paralysis 749 chapter 93 Penile Vesicles, Erosions, and Tumors 755 chapter 94 Phimosis 765 chapter 95 Priapism 769 chapter 96 Reproductive Efficiency, Evaluation of Records 773 chapter 97 Semen, Chilled (for Transport) 783 chapter 98 Semen Collection Techniques 789 chapter 99 Semen Evaluation, Routine 802 chapter 100 Semen Cryopreservation, Managing the Freezing Ability of Stallion Semen 816 chapter 101 Semen Evaluation, Abnormalities 822 chapter 102 Semen Extenders 836 chapter 103 Semen, Frozen, Artificial Insemination 848 chapter 104 Seminal Vesiculitis 854 chapter 105 Sperm Accumulation/Stagnation 860 chapter 106 Spermatogenesis and Factors Affecting Sperm Production 865 chapter 107 Testicular Biopsy 877 chapter 108 Vaccination Protocols, Stallion 884 section 3 Fetal/Neonatal 889 chapter 109 Acute Renal Failure 891 chapter 110 Angular Limb Deformities 895 chapter 111 Botulism 899 chapter 112 Cardiovascular Congenital Anomalies 903 chapter 113 Cataracts 907 chapter 114 Coloboma of the Eyelid 910 chapter 115 Congenital Disorders in Foals 913 chapter 116 Conjunctivitis 917 chapter 117 Corneal Ulceration 921 chapter 118 Delayed Ossification of the Cuboidal Bones 925 chapter 119 Diarrhea (Bacterial): Clostridium difficile 928 chapter 120 Diarrhea (Bacterial): Clostridium perfringens 932 chapter 121 Diarrhea (Bacterial): Salmonella 935 chapter 122 Diarrhea (Viral): Rotavirus 940 chapter 123 Disorders of Sexual Development 944 chapter 124 Entropion 951 chapter 125 Fetal Evaluation 954 chapter 126 Fetal Gender Determination, Equine 960 chapter 127 Fetal Stress, Distress, and Viability 973 chapter 128 Flexor Contracture and Tendon Laxity 985 chapter 129 Foal Nutrition 990 chapter 130 Foal Vaccination Protocols 996 chapter 131 Gastric Ulceration 1001 chapter 132 Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy 1005 chapter 133 Idiopathic Tachypnea 1012 chapter 134 Lethal White Syndrome 1015 chapter 135 Meconium Aspiration 1018 chapter 136 Meconium Impaction 1023 chapter 137 Meningitis 1027 chapter 138 Microphthalmia 1031 chapter 139 Necrotizing Enterocolitis 1034 chapter 140 Neonatal Disease, Overview 1038 chapter 141 Neonatal Evaluation 1059 chapter 142 Neonatal Isoerythrolysis 1068 chapter 143 Occipito-Atlantal-Axial Malformation 1075 chapter 144 Omphalophlebitis 1078 chapter 145 Osteomyelitis 1082 chapter 146 Patent Urachus 1086 chapter 147 Pericarditis/Pericardial Effusion 1090 chapter 148 Pneumonia, Bacterial 1094 chapter 149 Pneumonia, Viral 1098 chapter 150 Pneumothorax 1102 chapter 151 Polydactyly 1105 chapter 152 Rib Fractures 1108 chapter 153 Septic Arthritis (Infective Arthritis) 1112 chapter 154 Small Intestinal Accident 1118 chapter 155 Trauma 1123 chapter 156 Ultrasound Assessment of Feto-Placental Well-Being, Mid- to Late Gestation 1127 chapter 157 Uroperitoneum 1136 chapter 158 Uveitis 1142 Index 1146