Breeding horses / / Mina C.G. Davies Morel

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910877383703321
• Autore: Davies Morel Mina C. G
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell Pub., c2005
• ISBN: 1-281-32222-9; 9786611322229; 0-470-75117-7; 0-470-75045-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (226 pages)
• Disciplina: 636.1/082
• Soggetti: Horses - Reproduction; Horses - Breeding
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: BREEDING HORSES; Contents; Acknowledgements; Dedication; 1 Reproductive Anatomy; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Reproductive Anatomy of the Mare; 1.3 Reproductive Anatomy of the Stallion; 1.4 Pregnancy; 1.5 Lactation; 1.6 Conclusion; 2 Control of Reproduction; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Mare; 2.3 The Stallion; 2.4 Conclusion; 3 Selecting and Preparing the Mare and Stallion for Breeding; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Selecting the Mare for Breeding; 3.3 Selecting the Stallion for Breeding; 3.4 Preparing the Mare to go to Stud; 3.5 Preparing the Stallion for the Breeding Season; 3.6 Conclusion; 4 Putting Your Mare in Foal4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Natural Mating; 4.3 Artificial Insemination; 4.4 Conclusion; 5 Management of the Pregnant Mare; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Embryo Transfer; 5.3 Pregnancy Detection; 5.4 Management of Twin Pregnancies; 5.5 Management of the Pregnant Mare; 5.6 Abortion; 5.7 Conclusion; 6 Managing Your Mare at Foaling; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Managing your Mare as Foaling Approaches; 6.3 Management of Foaling; 6.4 Foaling Abnormalities; 6.5 Conclusion; 7 Managing the Newborn Foal and the Lactating Mare; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Foal Adaptive Period; 7.3 Post-foaling Examination of the Foal7.4 Early Foal Management; 7.5 Conditions of the Newborn Foal; 7.6 Management of the Mare; 7.7 ; Conclusion; 8 Managing the Older Foal and Weaning; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Management of the Older Foal; 8.3 Management of the Lactating Mare with an Older Foal; 8.4 Weaning; 8.5 Care of the Mare After Weaning; 8.6 Management of Youngstock; 8.7 Conclusion; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Written for students and all with a general interest in breeding horses, this book sets out to provide a basic understanding with sufficient practical information for beginners to get started. Enough reproductive physiology of the mare and stallion is included to clarify the management techniques which are explained later in the book, but unnecessary details are avoided. Artificial insemination and embryo transfer are also explained, as are selecting the broodmare and stallion, management at covering and during pregnancy, and post-partum care of the mare and foal.