The newly revised Second Edition delivers a comprehensive overview of all major issues in bovine reproduction. Written by leading experts in the subject, the book is an indispensable reference for any veterinarian dealing with bovine fertility. This book is divided into sections on the bull, the ...

This book is a comprehensive reference which provides information on all aspects of reproduction in bulls and cows. The book also offers fundamental knowledge on evaluating and restoring fertility in the bovine patient, and gives information in the context of herd health where are appropriate for a ...

The main role of AMH is to induce the regression of the Mullerian duct during the male sexual differentiation. However, in females, AMH is not expressed during the period of sexual differentiation, this guarantees the proper development of the female genital tract. In women and female animals, AMH...

In the three decades since its inception, the sex-sorting technology has progressed significantly. However, field studies report conflicting findings regarding reproductive outcomes. Therefore, we conducted this meta-analysis of all trials published between 1999 and 2021. Non-return rates after 24...

Hybridization is important for both animal breeders attempting to fix new phenotypic traits and researchers trying to unravel the mechanism of reproductive barriers in hybrid species and the process of speciation. In interspecies animal hybrids, gains made in terms of adaptation to environmental...

The integrity of transport, distribution and elimination of sperm in the female genital tract plays a pivotal role for successful reproduction in mammals. At coitus, millions or billions of sperm are deposited either into the anterior vagina (human, primates), the cervix (most mammalian species) or ...

Thermography has been applied many times for studies carried out on "human" and "animal" reproduction. Numerous of these had as objective the identification of some specific pathological conditions through the use of a thermographic monitoring protocol. Thermographic approach to the reproductive...

This chapter provides information on the reproductive tract anatomy of the cow and bull as well as the basic principles of new advanced techniques for enhancing reproduction rate.

This journal discusses the breeding values of Osnabrueck Holstein sires and the ranking of the most important traits of the actual Osnabrueck Holstein bulls in Germany. The journal is a compilation of breeding bulls and highlights the breeding value of each bull. The breeding values and ranking of...