Practical Atlas of Ruminant and Camelid Reproductive Ultrasonography (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Descôteaux, Luc; Gnemmi, Giovanni; Colloton, Jill

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Practical Atlas of Ruminant and Camelid Reproductive Ultrasonography is a practical, fully referenced, image-based guide to the essential concepts of reproductive ultrasound in domesticated ruminants and camelids. Providing information to enable practitioners to incorporate ultrasound service into their practices, the book also includes more specialized information for advanced techniques such as fetal sexing, embryo transfer, color Doppler, and others. Practical Atlas of Ruminant and Camelid Reproductive Ultrasonography is a must-have reference for ruminant and camelid practitioners, instructors, and students.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780813808079
• Artikelnr.: 37343622

Autorenporträt

Editor-in-chief: Luc DesCôteaux, DMV, MSc, Dipl. ABVP (Dairy), is a Full Professor and Service Chief of the Ambulatory Clinic at the Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada. Associate Editors: Giovanni Gnemmi, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ECBHM, is a bovine practitioner and ultrasound instructor with BovineVet Italy. Jill Colloton, DVM, is a bovine practitioner and ultrasound instructor with Bovine Services, LLC, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
Contributors xv
Chapter 1 Principles and recommendations, essential concepts, and common
artifacts in ultrasound imaging 3
Description and practical recommendations in the choice of ultrasound
equipment with a view to image quality 3
General principles and essential concepts to improve image quality 9
Common artifacts 12
Chapter 2 Scanning techniques and common errors in bovine practice 21
Description of scanning technique 21
Manipulation of the probe 21
Common errors 23
Chapter 3 Anatomy of the reproductive tract of the cow 27
Genital tract 27
Descriptive terminology of the ovary and ovarian structures 30
Chapter 4 Bovine ovary 35
Endocrinology and ovarian structures in pubertal cows 35
Ovarian anomalies and differential diagnosis 42
Use of color Doppler to monitor ovarian blood flow 48
Ultrasound use in reproduction synchronization protocols for dairy cattle:
Two perspectives 54
Chapter 5 Bovine uterus 61
Ultrasound of the uterus during the estrous cycle and normal postpartum
period 61
Color Doppler sonography of the uterine blood flow 67
Ultrasound of the postpartum abnormal uterus and vagina 70
Chapter 6 Bovine pregnancy 81
Morphologic embryonic and fetal development up to day 55 81
Ultrasound landmarks of standard early pregnancy diagnosis 87
Early embryonic and fetal death 90
Twins 93
Chapter 7 Bovine fetal development after 55 days, fetal sexing, anomalies,
and well-being 101
Fetal development after 55 days 101
Ultrasound fetal sexing 107
Fetal anomalies 113
Fetal well-being during late pregnancy (normal gestation, compromised
pregnancy, and clone) 116
Chapter 8 Bovine embryo transfer, in vitro fertilization, special
procedures, and cloning 125
Embryo donors 126
Oocyte collection for in vitro fertilization 135
Recipients 136
Management of clone recipients 138
Chapter 9 Bull anatomy and ultrasonography of the reproductive tract 143
Ultrasound equipment and techniques 143
Anatomy of the reproductive system 145
Anomalies and ultrasonographic imaging of external and internal
reproductive organs 153
Chapter 10 Buffalo and zebu cattle 163
Equipment and scanning techniques 164
Major differences between bovine and bubaline species 165
Pathology 171
Congenital and hereditary defects 173
Ultrasound services in buffalo and zebu 173
Chapter 11 Sheep and goats 181
Usefulness of ultrasonography in small ruminants 181
Equipment and scanning techniques 181
Ultrasonographic imaging of the female reproductive tract 182
Endocrine and ovarian processes that comprise the normal estrous cycle and
pregnancy 186
Fetal count, age, and sex 194
Pathological conditions in the female 197
Ultrasonographic evaluation of the male genital system 199
Common abnormalities of the testis 204
Common abnormalities of the accessory glands 208
Chapter 12 Camelids 211
Usefulness of ultrasonography in camelids 211
Equipment and scanning techniques 211
Ultrasonographic anatomy 213
Ovarian function and endocrinology in South American camelids 215
Pregnancy diagnosis and evaluation of fetal growth 217
Uterine and ovarian abnormalities 219
Index 225