Animal andrology : theories and applications /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2014.
• Subjects: Domestic animals > Reproduction > Endocrine aspects.; Andrology.; Spermatozoa.; Reproductive Techniques, Assisted > veterinary.; Semen Preservation > veterinary.; Sperm Retrieval > veterinary.; Veterinary Medicine > methods.; Pets and Companion Animals.; Zoo Animals.; Animal Husbandry and Production, (New March 2000); Animal Genetics and Breeding, (New March 2000); Animal Reproduction and Embryology, (New March 2000); Animal Anatomy and Morphology, (New March 2000); Biological Resources (Animal); Cell, Tissue and Embryo Manipulation, (New June 2002); Reproduction, Development and Life Cycle (Wild Animals), (New March 2000); Genetics and Molecular Genetics (Wild Animals), (New March 2000); Techniques and Methodology.; Animal breeding.; Artificial insemination.; Contraception.; Cryopreservation.; Domestic animals.; Freezing.; Frozen semen.; Genetic analysis.; Livestock.; Methodology.; Morphology.; Poultry.; Reproduction.; Semen.; Semen characters.; Semen preservation.; Techniques.; Wild animals.; Wildlife conservation.; Wildlife management.; Zoo animals.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 568 pages, 16 pages of plates) : illustrations, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book contains 19 chapters that discuss theoretical and applied andrology for domestic, zoo and wild animals. Topics include semen and its constituents; sperm production and harvest; determinants of sperm morphology; sperm preparation for fertilization; practical aspects of semen cryopreservation; evaluation of semen in the andrology laboratory; genetic aspects of male reproduction; emerging techniques and future development of semen evaluation and handling and applied andrology in cats, dogs, fowls, turkeys, sheep, goats, cervids, horses, cattle, zebu, buffaloes, pigs, camelids, zoo animals and wild animals. It will be of use for those teaching animal physiology at a tertiary level and a reference for those interested in male animal reproductive evaluation, performance and in semen evaluation, handling and use for artificial breeding.