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 website 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.
Author Biography:
Angus O. McKinnon, BVSc, MSc, Diplomate ACT and ABVP,Goulburn Valley Equine Hospital, Victoria, Australia Edward L. Squires, BS, MS, PhD, Executive Directorof the Gluck Equine Research Foundation, Research Professor,Department of Veterinary Science, M.H. Gluck Equine ResearchCenter, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY Wendy E. Vaala, VMD, Diplomate ACVIM, Senior EquineTechnical Service Veterinarian, Intervet/Schering-Plough AnimalHealth, Alma, WI Dickson D. Varner, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACT, Professor andPin Oak Stud Chair of Stallion Reproductive Studies, Department ofLarge Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine andBiomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station,TX
