Dog breeding, whelping, and puppy care /
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| Language: | English |
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Ames, Iowa :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2013.
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Table of Contents:
- Section 1: Breeding, reproduction and care of the normal animal
- Care of the juvenile, genetics and planning of breeding
- Anatomy of the female
- Physiology of the female
- Endocrinology of the female
- Clinical examination of the female
- Anatomy of the male
- Physiology of the male
- Endocrinology of the male
- Normal mating
- Clinical examination of the male
- Fertilization and the optimal breeding time
- Pregnancy and lactation
- Pregnancy diagnosis
- Normal whelping
- Care of neonatal puppies
- Section 2: Abnormalities of reproduction and the perinatal period
- Abnormalities of the female
- Abnormalities of the male
- Intersex animals
- Abnormal female physiology and endocrinology
- Abnormal male physiology and endocrinology
- Abnormal pregnancy
- Abnormal parturition and problems after whelping
- Care of the sick neonate
- Approach to infertility cases
- Section 3: Control of reproduction and reproductive techniques
- Hormonal contraception
- Surgical neutering
- Pharmacological control of reproduction
- Reproductive biotechnology