The only comprehensive handbook and laboratory manual providing a practical guide for AI personnel, insemination training students, producers, college and high school students, and other persons involved in the genetic improvement of farm animals, this text serves as both a "must have" reference and a practical "how-to" guide. Features Include:

• Updated basic information on artificial insemination (AI) and embryo transfer (ET) in livestock
• An overview of AI's role in the improvement of livestock, semen evaluation (including collection and preservation techniques), insemination techniques, disease control, pregnancy determination, breeding problems, and embryo transfer
• A comprehensive review of sire selection, bull health and management, and opportunities within the AI industry
• Description of artificial insemination in dairy goats and other farm animals
• Current status of cloning

Publisher:

PRENTICE HALL

ISBN:

9780131122789

Publication date:

May 2003

Length:

281mm

Width:

221mm

Thickness:

25mm

Weight:

962g

Edition:

9th Edition

Pages:

416

Readership:

Tertiary education

• I. THE ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION AND REPRODUCTION IN LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT. 1. Advantages and Consideration of AI. 2. Status and Development of AI in the United States. 3. Basic Genetics of Cattle Breeding. 4. Reproductive Organs of the Cow and Their Functions. 5. Reproductive Organs of the Bull and Their Functions. 6. Collection of Semen From the Bull. II. SEMEN EVALUATION
• EXTENDERS (PROCESSING)
• FROZEN SEMEN
• CUSTOM COLLECTION. 7. Evaluation of Semen--General Consideration. 8. Evaluation of Semen--Appearance and Viability. 9. Evaluation of Semen--Enumeration of Spermatozoa. 10. Evaluation of Semen--Live/Dead (Vital) Staining. 11. Evaluation of Semen--Morphology. 12. Evaluation of Semen--Other Measurements. 13. Extenders and Extension of Semen. 14. Frozen Semen
• Cryogenic Storage
• Transportation
• Handling. 15. Custom Freezing of Semen. III. INSEMINATION OF DAIRY & BEEF CATTLE
• INSEMINATION TRAINING
• PREGNANCY DETERMINATION & REPRODUCTION PROBLEMS. 16. How to Inseminate Cattle--Techniques. 17. AI of Beef Cattle
• Controlled Estrus--Beef and Dairy. 18. Direct Herd Service and Herdsman-Inseminator Training. 19. Pregnancy Determination in the Cow. 20. Reproductive Efficiency--Breeding Problems--Conception Rates. 21. ET and Related Practices. IV. SIRE SELECTION
• BULL HEALTH MANAGEMENT
• AI ORGANIZATIONS
• EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 22. Selection of Sires for AI Use. 23. Bull Management and Care. 24. Health Requirements for Sires in AI Use. 25. The AI Business--Organizations. 26. Records, Accounting and Regulations--Concerns in Operating an AI Business. 27. Career Opportunities in the AI Industry. V. ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION OF DAIRY GOATS AND OTHER FARM ANIMALS. 28. AI of Dairy Goats and Sheep. 29. AI of Other Farm Animals and Additional Species. Appendixes. Appendix A: NAAB Uniform Coding System for Identifying Semen. Appendix B: NAAB Uniform Breed Codes. Appendix C: Manufacturers/Suppliers of AI and ET Equipment and Related Products. Appendix D: U.S. Businesses That Sell Semen and AI Service and, in Some Cases, Provide Custom Freezing and Embryo Transfer. Appendix E: Gestation Table for Cattle. Appendix F: Stud Code Numbers Assigned. Appendix G: CSS Guidelines for Artificial Insemination Center (AIC) Management Practices. Appendix H: The Breeder's Guide to Certified Semen Services.