Reproduction in cattle /
Cattle play a fundamental role in animal agriculture throughout the world. They not only provide us with a vital food source, but they also provide us with fertilizer and fuel. Keeping reproduction levels at an optimum level is therefore essential, but this is often a complicated process, especially...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Oxford, UK ; Ames, Iowa :
Blackwell Pub.,
2004.
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Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Reproduction in Cattle; Contents; Preface; 1 Reproductive Efficiency in Cattle Production; 2 Anatomy; 3 Bull Fertility; 4 The Ovarian Cycle; 5 Fertilization, Conception and Pregnancy; 6 Parturition and Lactation; 7 The Postpartum Period; 8 Oestrous Behaviour and Its Detection; 9 Artificial Control of the Oestrous Cycle; 10 Artificial Insemination; 11 Pregnancy Diagnosis; 12 Reproductive Problems; 13 Reproductive Biotechnologies; 14 Reproductive Management; 15 Selection for Breeding; Index