The dog breeder's guide to successful breeding and health management. (©2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Successful breeding and health management
• Further Information: Note: Margaret V. Root Kustritz.
• Other Names: Root Kustritz, Margaret V
• Contents: PART ONE: NUTRITION AND BASIC SCIENCES ; 1.Nutrition; Basic nutrition; Fats / Protein / Carbohydrates; Vitamins / Minerals; Types of food; Commercial; Homemade (cooked versus raw); Specific feeding regimens; Feeding during pregnancy / lactation; Feeding orphan puppies; Supplements; 2.Pharmacology; General pharmacology; Routes of administration; Absorption / Distribution / Excretion; Classes of drugs; Antibiotics; Anesthetics; Anti-parasitic agents; Hormonal therapies; 3.Microbiology; Types of organisms; Bacteria; Viruses; Fungi; Miscellaneous; Culture samples and techniques; 4.Parasitology; Internal parasites; Worms (rounds, hooks, whips, tapes, etc); Protozoa (giardia, coccidia); Heartworm; External parasites; Fleas; Ticks; 5.Immunology; General immunology; Cell-mediated versus humoral; Vaccination; 6.Endocrinology; General endocrinology; Types of hormones; Hormone assays; Control of hormone secretion; Endocrine tissues and their products; 7.Embryology; Fertilization / Implantation / Placentation; General embryology; Folliculogenesis; Spermatogenesis; PART TWO: CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF THE BITCH ; 8.Anatomy and reproductive physiology of the bitch; Embryology and anatomy of the female reproductive tract; Puberty; The estrous cycle; 9.Breeding management; Vaginal cytology; Ovulation and Ovulation timing; Hormone assays; Vaginoscopy; 10.Pregnancy; Pregnancy diagnosis; Physiology of pregnancy; Pregnancy loss; 11.Estrus suppression and contraception / Pregnancy termination; Estrus suppression and contraception; Ovariohysterectomy; Medical estrus suppression; Pregnancy termination; 12.Parturition and dystocia; Parturition; Dystocia; 13.Neonatology; Physical examination and labwork; Early spay-neuter; Common pediatric problems; 14.Disorders of the puerperium; Hypocalcemia; Mastitis; Metritis; Subinvolution of placental sites (SIPS); 15.Disorders of the ovaries; Ovarian cysts; Ovarian neoplasia; Ovarian remnant syndrome; 16.Disorders of the uterus and cervix; Cystic endometrial hyperplasia / Pyometra; Uterine neoplasia; 17.Disorders of the vagina and vulva; Vaginal anomalies; Vaginal prolapse; Vaginitis; Vaginal / vulvar neoplasia; 18.Disorders of the mammary glands; False pregnancy; Mammary neoplasia; 19.Infertility of the bitch; PART THREE: CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF THE DOG ; 20.Anatomy and normal reproductive physiology of the dog; Embryology and anatomy; Puberty; Spermatogenesis review; Erection and ejaculation; 21.Semen collection and evaluation; Semen collection; Semen evaluation; 22.Contraception in male dogs; Castration; 23.Disorders of the testes, epididymes and scrotum; Cryptorchidism; Orchitis / epididymitis; Torsion of the spermatic cord; Hydrocele / Spermatocele / Scrotal hernia; Testicular neoplasia; 24.Disorders of the prostate; Benign prostatic hypertrophy / hyperplasia (BPH); Prostatitis and prostatic abscesses; Prostatic cysts; Prostatic neoplasia; 25.Disorders of the penis and prepuce; Phimosis / paraphimosis; Balanoposthitis; Fracture of the os penis; Penile / preputial neoplasia; Urethral prolapse; 26.Infertility of the dog; PART FOUR: GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF CANINE BREEDING ; 27.Canine brucellosis; 28.Artificial insemination; Types of insemination; Vaginal; Intrauterine; Endoscopic; Surgical; Types of semen; Fresh; Chilled; Frozen; 29.Genetics; Basic genetics; Units of heredity; Modes of inheritance; Selection schemes; Hereditary diseases in the dog; Diseases; Breeding management; Testing; Appendices ; I. Hereditary disorders of the dog, by breed; II. Glossary; III.Accessing reference materials; IV.Common problems seen in dogs; V.First aid
• Publisher Details: St. Louis, Mo : Saunders Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2006
• Copyright Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 496 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 636.7/08/2; Dogs -- Breeding; Dogs; PETS -- Dogs -- General; Dogs; Dogs -- Breeding; Hundezucht; Hund; Breeding; Dogs; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781437710847; 1437710840
• Related ISBNs: 9781416031390
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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