Contributors Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition About the Companion Website Section I: The Bull Anatomy & Physiology 1. Anatomy of the reproductive system of the bull - Nabors 2. Endocrine and exocrine function of the testes - Ryan & Hoffmann 3. Spermatogenesis - Waqas 4. Thermoregulation of the testes - Kastelic & Rizzoto 5. Endocrine control of testicular development and initiation of spermatogenesis in bulls - Brito 6. Bull development: Sexual development and puberty in bulls - Brito Breeding and Health management 7. Evaluation of Breeding Soundness: Comparative review of different standards - Norman 8.
Evaluation of Breeding Soundness: The Physical Exam - Thompson & Alexander 9. Evaluation of Breeding Soundness: The Spermiogram - Palmer 10. Ultrasound Examination of the Reproductive Tract - Momont, Keeler & Nicholson 11. Management of Breeding Bull Batteries - King 12. Management of Bulls at AI Studs - Warner 13. Testicular Degeneration - Kastelic 14. Vesicular Adenitis - Thompson 15. Inability to breed due to injury or Abnormality of the External Genitalia of Bulls - Maxwell 16.
Management of Lameness in Breeding Bulls - Warner Reproductive Surgery 17. General& Regional Anesthesia - Sidelinger 18. Surgery of the Scrotum & Its Contents - King 19. Restorative Surgery of the Prepuce & Penis - Hopper & Wolfe 20. Management of Urolithiasis - Grissett 21. Preparation of Teaser Bulls - Grissett Section II: The Cow Anatomy & Physiology 22. Anatomy of the Reproductive System of the Cow - Nabors 23. Initiation of Puberty in Heifers - Estill 24.
Neuroendocrine Control of Estrous & Ovulation - Williams 25. Ovarian follicular and luteal dynamics in cattle - Adams & Singh 26. Maternal recognition & Physiology of Pregnancy - Lemley, Camacho & Vonnahme 27. Fetal programming - Lemley, Littlejohn & Burnett Breeding and Health Management 28. Biosecurity for Beef & Dairy Herds - Huston 29. Beef Heifer Development - Hindman & Engelken 30. Dairy Heifer Development - R. Stockler 31.
Interaction of Nutrition & Reproduction: Beef - Olson, Bailey, Duncan & Swecker 32. Interaction of Nutrition and Reproduction in the Dairy Cow - Cargile & Tracy 33. Cystic Ovarian Follicles - J. Smith 34. Postpartum anestrus and its management in dairy cattle - Ambrose 35. Estrus Detection - Palomares 36. Artificial Insemination - R. Kasimanickam 37.
Pharmacological Control of the Estrous Cycle - R. Kasimanickam 38. Examination for Pregnancy: Rectal Palpation - Christiansen 39. Examination for Pregnancy: Biochemical Tests - Cain 40. Ultrasound Evaluation of the Reproductive Tract - Colloton 41. Beef Herd Health for Optimal Reproduction - Engelken & Dohlman 42. Dairy Herd Health for Optimal Reproduction - Klopfenstein 43. Herd Diagnostic Testing Strategies - Larson 44.
Breeding Season Evaluation of Beef Herds - Engelken 45. Dairy Herd Record Analysis - Lynch 46. Marketing the Bovine Reproductive Practice - Myers Obstetrics and Reproductive Surgery 47. Management of Vaginal, Cervico-Vaginal & Uterine Prolapse - King & Peter 48. Induction of Parturition & Abortion - Koziol 49. Management to Prevent Dystocia - Boakari & El-Sheikh Ali 50. Dystocia and Accidents of Gestation - Maxwell 51. Obstetrics: Mutation, Forced Extraction, Fetotomy - Walters 52.
Obstetrics: Caesarian Section - Mochal-King 53. Retained Fetal Membranes - Peter 54. Postpartum Uterine Infection - Darawhal 55. Surgery to Restore Fertility - Hopper Pregnancy Wastage 56. Fetal Disease and Abortion: Diagnosis and Causes - Baumgartner 57. Infectious Agents: Campylobacter - Rush & Edmondson 58. Infectious Agents: Trichomonas - Waters & Gard 59. Infectious Agents: Leptospirosis - Jumper 60.
Infectious Agents: Brucellosis - Ragan 61. Infectious Agents: Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis - Newcomer 62. Infectious Agents: Bovine Viral Diarrhea - Chamorro & Passler 63. Infectious Agents: Schmallenberg virus - Kauffold, Hoops & Vahlenkamp 64. Infectious Agents: Bovine Epizootic Abortion - Stott, Blanchard & Anderson 65. Infectious Agents: Neospora - Scully 66. Infectious Agents: Mycotic - Austin 67. Compromised Pregnancy Success Caused by Heat Stress - Hansen 68.
The Reproductive Tract Microbiome: Implications for fetal & neonatal health - Messman & Lemley 69. Bovine Abortifacient and Teratogenic Toxins - Baughman 70. Heritable Congenital Defects - Whitlock, Beever & Steffen 71. The Abnormal Offspring Syndrome - Rivera, Donnelly, Patel, Li & Soto-Moreno Section III: The Neonate 72. Strategies to Decrease Neonatal Calf Loss in the Beef Herds - Smith 73. Management to Decrease Neonatal Calf Loss in the Dairy Herd - R. Stockler 74. Critical care management of the neonate - Chamorro & Passler 75.
Colostrum management - J. Stockler & Chamorro Section IV: Assisted and Advanced Reproductive Technologies 76. Utilization of genomic testing for the selection of desirable traits in cattle - Upshaw, Butler, Henderson, Shaffer & Rolf 77. Emerging hormonal therapies that potentially enhance fertility parameters in developing bulls - Waqas 78. Cryopreservation of Semen - Sathe 79. Utilization of Sex Selected Semen - R. Kasimanickam 80. Control of Semen Borne Pathogens - Givens 81.
Bovine semen quality control in artificial insemination centers - Vincent, Underwood, Dolbec, Bouchard, Kroetsch & Blondin, 82. Superovulation in Cattle - Jahnke, Youngs, Mapletoft, & Bo 83. Embryo Collection and Transfer - Nola & Looney 84. Selection & Management of the Embryo Recipient Herd - Lamb, Mercadante, Oosthuizen & Fontes 85. Evaluation of In Vivo Derived Bovine Embryos - Jahnke, West & Youngs 86. Control of Embryo Borne Pathogens - Gard 87. Cryopreservation of Bovine Embryos - Jones 88. Managing the "problem donor" - Pohler, Fernández, Poole, Reese & Franco 89.
In Vitro Fertilization - Hasler & Barfield 90. Cloning by Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer - Edwards, Schrick & Klabnik 91. Application of CRISPR-Cas9 Technology in Bovine Reproduction - V. Kasimanickam Index.