This book is the second in a set of four providing a series on controlled reproduction in farm animals. The aim of the series is to provide a general review of the literature dealing with the different ways in which reproduction in the major farm mammals can be controlled and manipulated. The four volumes are effectively an expanded and new edition of a previous work, Controlled Breeding in Farm Animals (Pergamon Press, 1983). However, the literature on this subject has expanded so rapidly since the time of the earlier volume, that it is now thought appropriate to publish it in four separate volumes. Buffaloes, goats, deer and camelids have been added to the species covered by the series compared to the previous book. All volumes provide comprehensive reference lists and are fully up-to-date. This second volume focuses on sheep and goats. It will appeal to reproductive physiologists and workers in animal production, animal breeding and veterinary medicine.
Introduction to controlled reproduction in sheep
The ewe's oestrous cycle and seasonal breeding activity
Artificial control of oestrus and ovulation
Fixed-time sheep artificial insemination
Advancing the sheep breeding season
More frequent lambings in sheep
Induction of multiple births in sheep
Pregnancy testing in sheep
Control of lambing
Embryo transfer and in vitro fertilization in sheep
Breeding sheep at younger ages
Introduction to controlled breeding in goats
Artificial control of oestrus and breeding activity in goats
Pregnancy testing and control of parturition in goats
Embryo transfer and in vitro fertilization in goats
I Gordon, Emeritus Professor, Department of Animal Science and Production, University College Dublin, Ireland