Elements of Reproduction and Reproductive Diseases of Goats (eBook)

Tanmoy Rana (Herausgeber)

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2024
637 Seiten
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-1-394-19007-2 (ISBN)

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Specialist reference and practical guidebook on goat reproductive health, emphasizing reproductive diseases, their clinical management, and production management

Elements of Reproduction and Reproductive Diseases of Goats discusses the reproductive system and various reproductive diseases of goats, with coverage of pathogenesis of diseases, disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment via drugs and other methods, along with general best management of goats. To aid in reader comprehension and practical application, the book includes colored figures, lined figures, and tables visualizing key concepts.

The book explains reproductive anatomy of both males and females in a systematic way. The main topics in this book include breeding characteristics, pregnancy detection, diagnosis, and treatment, management of infertility, obstetrics, abortion, surgery of the reproductive tract, and care and management of kids. The book emphasizes state-of-the-art research on the physiological and biochemical mechanisms in regulation of reproduction.

Edited by a highly qualified practitioner and contributed to by a wide variety of contributors, each with specialized knowledge in their respective area of knowledge, Elements of Reproduction and Reproductive Diseases of Goats covers sample topics such as:

• Puberty and sexual maturity, selection criteria, nutrition, parasitic infection, seasonal perspectives, and estrus synchronization
• Preparation for breeding season, gestation and parturition, lactation, reproductive failures, and postpartum care
• Diseases of the glans penis and prepuce, urethra, scrotum and inguinal lymph nodes, prostate, and testis
• Infectious abortive diseases, including chlamydiosis, toxoplasmosis, q fever, brucellosis, and campylobacteriosis, along with non-infectious abortive diseases
• Ketosis and pregnancy toxemia, hypocalcemia, uterine and rectal prolapse, retained placenta and fetal membranes, metritis and endometritis, pyometra, and mastitis

Elements of Reproduction and Reproductive Diseases of Goats is a highly comprehensive resource on the subject ideal for veterinary practitioners, small ruminant researchers, veterinary students, farm managers, industrialists, and all professionals involved in the raising, care, and breeding of goats, along with students and instructors in related programs of study.

Dr. Tanmoy Rana, M.V.Sc, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Complex, West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences, India. Dr. Rana practices in both pet, small, and large ruminants in Belgachia Veterinary clinics, Kolkata, India.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.8.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Veterinärmedizin
• Schlagworte: goat breeding season • goat disease • goat drugs • goat estrus synchronization • goat gestation • Goat nutrition • goat parasitic infection • goat Puberty • goat seasonal perspectives • goat selection criteria • goat sexual maturity
• ISBN-10: 1-394-19007-7 / 1394190077
• ISBN-13: 978-1-394-19007-2 / 9781394190072