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This new eighth edition of the classic text covers all aspects of reproduction and obstetrics in all common domestic species, as well as several less common species. This is the only book to cover the full range of domestic animals and now also includes less common species such as llamas and alpacas. Several more common, frequently encountered small animal species such as guinea pigs and rabbits are discussed for the first time in this edition.
The oestrous cycle and its controls, The development of the conceptus, Pregnancy and its detection in the mare, Pregnancy and its detection in the cow, Pregnancy diagnosis in the sow, ewe and bitch, Anormalies of development of the conceptus, Prolapse of the vagina, Parturition, The care of parturient animals and the newborn:the puerperium, Dytocia:general considerations, Maternal dystocia, Fetal dystocia:aetiology and incidence, The approach to an obstetrical case, Manipulative delivery per vaginam:farm animals and the bitch, Dystocia due to fetal oversize, Dystocia due to defects of position or presentation, Dystocia due to twins or monstrosities, Injuries and diseases incidental to partur...
""In the following chapters I have merely aimed at setting down, in simple language, a record of my impressions, so far as I can recall them, of what I have seen of many and varied phases of the Great Drama which has now been played to a finish on the other side of the English Channel. Most of those recollections were penned at odd moments, soon after the events chronicled, when they were still fresh in mind, often within range of the guns. It was my good fortune for two years to be one of the Official War Office Kinematographers. I was privileged to move about on the Western Front with considerable freedom. My actions were largely untrammelled; I had my instructions to carry out; my superio...
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
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Presents biographical details of 391 eponyms and names in the field, along with the context and relevance of their contributions.
First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.