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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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 cryopreservatio...

Table of Contents:

• Semen and its constituents / Brian P. Setchell
• Sperm production and its harvest / William E. Berndtson
• Determinants of sperm morphology / Abdullah Kaya, Sema Birler, Lefric Enwall and Erdogan Memili
• Sperm preparation for fertilization / Bart M. Gadella
• Fundamental and practical aspects of semen cryopreservation / William V. Holt and Linda M. Penfold
• Evaluation of semen in the andrology laboratory / Steven P. Lorton
• Genetic aspects of male reproduction / Peter J. Chenoweth and Francoise J. McPherson
• Applied small animal andrology / Margaret V. Root Kustritz
• Applied andrology in chickens and turkeys / Julie A. Long
• Applied andrology in sheep, goats and selected cervids / Swanand Sathe and Clifford F. Shipley
• Applied andrology in horses / Barry A. Ball
• Applied andrology in cattle (Bos taurus) / Leonardo F. C. Brito
• Applied andrology in cattle (Bos indicus) / Jorge Chacón
• Applied andrology in water buffalo / Sayed Murtaza H. Andrabi
• Applied andrology in swine / Gary C. Althouse
• Applied andrology in camelids / Ahmed Tibary, Lisa K. Pearson and Abelhaq Anouassi
• Applied andrology in endangered, exotic, and wildlife species / Rebecca Spindler, Tamara Keeley and Nana Satake
• Male animal contraception / Scott T. Norman and Tonya M. Collop
• Semen evaluation and handling : emerging techniques and future development / Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez.