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| Introduction | |
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| The Breeding Mare | |
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| Selecting the Broodmare | |
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| Bloodlines | |
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| Performance Records | |
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| Appearance | |
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| Temperament | |
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| Mare Anatomy | |
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| Breeding Soundness Examination of the Mare | |
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| History | |
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| General Health and Appearance | |
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| Perineal Examination | |
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| Clitoral/Vestibular Cultures | |
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| Rectal Palpation | |
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| Vaginal Examination | |
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| The Reproductive Cycle | |
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| Natural Breeding Season | |
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| Operational Breeding Season | |
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| The Estrous Cycle (Heat Cycle) | |
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| Estrus (The Follicular Phase) | |
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| Diestrus (The Luteal Phase) | |
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| Care of the Broodmare | |
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| Feeding and Nutrition | |
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| Vaccinations | |
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| Deworming | |
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| Preventive Dentistry | |
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| Foot Care | |
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| Abnormal Estrous Cycles | |
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| Anestrus | |
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| Debilitation Anestrus | |
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| Postpartum (Lactation) Anestrus | |
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| Steroid-Induced Anestrus | |
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| Prolonged Diestrus | |
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| Persistent Corpus Luteum | |
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| Ovulation in Diestrus | |
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| Pseudopregnancy | |
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| Persistent Estrus | |
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| Anovulatory Follicles Associated with Transitional Heat Cycles | |
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| Anovulatory Hemorrhagic Follicle (Autumn Follicle) | |
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| Irregular Estrous Cycles | |
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| Short-Cycling | |
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| Split Estrus | |
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| Hormonal Manipulation of the Estrous Cycle | |
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| Prostaglandin | |
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| Progesterone | |
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| Human Chorionic Gonadotropin | |
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| Estrogen | |
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| Shortening the Estrous Cycle | |
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| Synchronizing Ovulation | |
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| Inducing Ovulation | |
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| The Stallion | |
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| Selecting the Stallion | |
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| Stallion Anatomy | |
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| Breeding Soundness Examination of the Stallion | |
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| History | |
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| General Health and Appearance | |
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| Genital Examination | |
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| Semen Analysis | |
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| Managing the Stallion for Maximum Reproductive Efficiency | |
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| Care of the Stallion | |
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| Feeding and Nutrition | |
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| Vaccinations | |
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| Deworming | |
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| Exercise | |
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| Preventive Dentistry | |
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| Foot Care | |
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| Handling the Stallion | |
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| Stallion Vices | |
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| Biting | |
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| Rearing and Striking | |
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| Kicking | |
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| Charging | |
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| Masturbation | |
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| Stable Vices | |
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| Gelding the Stallion | |
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| The Operation | |
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| Unilateral Gelding | |
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| Persistent Stallion Behavior (Proud Cuts) | |
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| Determining When to Breed | |
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| The Importance of Keeping Good Records | |
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| Heat Detection and Teasing | |
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| Signs of Heat | |
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| Teasing Methods | |
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| Predicting Ovulation | |
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| Rectal Palpation | |
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| Transrectal Ultrasound | |
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| Hormone Tests | |
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| Problems with Detecting Heat | |
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| Silent Heat (Behavioral Anestrus) | |
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| Breeding on the Foal Heat | |
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| Breeding | |
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| Pasture Breeding | |
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| Hand Breeding | |
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| Preparation | |
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| Covering the Mare | |
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| Artificial Insemination | |
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| General Information | |
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| Pregnancy Rates | |
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| Semen Collection | |
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| Semen Handling | |
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| Inseminating the Mare with Fresh Semen | |
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| Insemination Volume | |
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| Timing and Frequency of Insemination | |
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| Inseminating | |
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| Inseminating with Cooled-Transported Semen | |
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| Testing the Stallion | |
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| Ordering the Semen | |
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| Shipping the Cooled Semen | |
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| Inseminating | |
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| Frozen Semen | |
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| Pregnancy | |
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| Gestation | |
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| Determining Pregnancy | |
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| Teasing Response | |
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| Palpation per Rectum | |
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| Serum Pregnancy Tests | |
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| Ultrasonography | |
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| Care of the Pregnant Mare | |
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| Feeding During Pregnancy | |
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| Exercise | |
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| Vaccinations | |
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| Intestinal Parasites | |
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| Preparing for Foaling | |
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| Pregnancy Complications | |
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| Hydrops of the Fetal Membranes | |
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| Ruptured Prepubic Tendon and Abdominal Wall Muscles | |
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| Preterm Torsion of the Uterus | |
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| Preterm Rupture of the Uterus | |
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| Mare Infertility | |
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| The Role of Natural Defenses | |
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| Pneumovagina | |
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| Mare Infertility Evaluation | |
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| Equine Venereal Disease | |
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| Common Bacterial Infections | |
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| Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM) | |
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| Coital Exanthema | |
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| Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) | |
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| Dourine | |
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| Diseases of the Uterus | |
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| Endometritis | |
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| Pyometra (Abscess of the Uterus) | |
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| Cervix Diseases | |
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| Cervicitis | |
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| Lacerations and Cervical Incompetence | |
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| Cervical Adhesions and Stenosis | |
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| Vaginal and Vulvar Diseases | |
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| Vaginitis | |
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| Vaginal Bleeding | |
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| Rectovaginal Fistula | |
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| Vulvar Diseases | |
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| Ovarian Disease | |
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| Tumors of the Ovary | |
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| Cystic Ovary Syndrome | |
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| Chromosome Abnormalities | |
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| Behavioral Causes of Infertility | |
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| Behavioral Anestrus (Silent Heat) | |
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| Nymphomania | |
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| Stallionlike Behavior | |
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| Abortion | |
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| General Information | |
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| Early Embryonic Death | |
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| Infectious Causes of Abortion | |
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| Equine Rhinopneumonitis (Herpes Virus 1) | |
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| Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) | |
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| Bacterial Abortion | |
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| Fungal Abortion | |
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| Twin Pregnancy | |
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| Maternal and Placental Causes of Abortion | |
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| Incompetent Cervix | |
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| Placental Disorders | |
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| Umbilical Cord Abnormalities | |
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| Genetic and Developmental Defects | |
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| Trauma and Stress | |
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| Toxic Causes of Abortion | |
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| Forage Toxicities | |
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| Drugs and Chemicals | |
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| Inducing Abortion | |
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| Stallion Infertility | |
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| Performance Problems Affecting Stallion Fertility | |
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| Lack of Libido | |
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| Stallion-Handling Mistakes | |
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| Traumatic Breeding Experiences | |
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| Overuse | |
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| Excessive Teasing | |
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| Ejaculatory Problems | |
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| Mounting Problems | |
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| Premature Erection | |
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| Semen Causes of Infertility | |
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| Impaired Sperm Production | |
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| Hemospermia | |
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| Urospermia | |
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| Bacteria in Semen | |
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| Diseases of the Penis and Urethra | |
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| Phimosis, Paraphimosis and Priapism | |
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| Penile Injuries | |
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| Inflammation of the Penis and Sheath | |
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| Equine Coital Exanthema | |
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| Habronemiasis | |
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| Penile Tumors | |
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| Urethritis | |
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| Urethral Obstruction | |
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| Accessory Sex Gland Infection | |
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| Testicular Diseases | |
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| Orchitis | |
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| Torsion of the Spermatic Cord | |
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| Testicular Degeneration | |
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| Testicular Hypoplasia | |
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| Inguinal and Scrotal Hernias | |
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| Hydrocele | |
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| Varicocele | |
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| Undescended Testicles (Cryptorchidism) | |
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| Testicular Tumors | |
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| Assisted Reproductive Technology | |
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| Embryo Transfer | |
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| Collecting the Embryo | |
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| Grading the Embryo | |
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| Selecting the Recipient Mare | |
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| Transferring the Embryo | |
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| Cooled-Transported and Frozen Embryos | |
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| In Vitro Fertilization | |
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| Pregnancy Prevention | |
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| Removing the Ovaries (Ovariectomy) | |
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| Prevention of Estrus | |
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| Foaling | |
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| Getting Ready | |
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| Confinement | |
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| Signs of Approaching Labor | |
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| Labor and Delivery | |
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| Stage 1 | |
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| Stage 2 | |
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| Stage 3 | |
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| Resuscitating the Newborn Foal | |
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| Care of the Postpartum Mare | |
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| Postpartum Check | |
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| Vaginal Discharge | |
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| Postpartum Colic | |
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| Healthcare | |
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| Feeding for Lactation | |
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| Postpartum Complications | |
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| Postpartum Bleeding | |
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| Vaginal and Vulvar Lacerations | |
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| Retained Placenta | |
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| Acute Postpartum Metritis | |
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| Delayed Uterine Involution | |
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| Rupture of the Uterus | |
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| Invagination of the Uterine Horn | |
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| Prolapsed Uterus | |
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| Abnormal Maternal Behavior | |
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| Inducing Labor | |
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| Determining Fetal Maturity | |
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| Induction | |
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| Difficult Foaling | |
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| Dystocia | |
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| When to Call Your Veterinarian | |
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| What to Do While Waiting for Your Veterinarian | |
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| Equine Obstetrics | |
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| Obstetric Techniques and Procedures | |
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| Treating Specific Dystocias | |
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| Deviation of the Head | |
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| Deviation of the Forelimbs | |
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| Foal on Its Side (Dorsoileal Position) | |
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| Upside-Down Foal (Dorsopublic Position) | |
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| Posterior Presentation | |
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| Transverse Presentation | |
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| Foot-Nape Presentation | |
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| Dog-Sitting Presentation (Hip-Flexed Posture) | |
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| Fetal Malformations | |
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| Small Pelvic Outlet | |
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| Twins | |
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| Hip Lock | |
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| Elbow Lock (Shoulder-Elbow Flexion) | |
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| Shoulder Lock | |
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| Premature Separation of the Placenta (Placenta Previa) | |
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| Torsion of the Uterus | |
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| Uterine Inertia | |
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| Cesarean Section | |
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| Care of the Newborn Foal | |
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| After the Delivery | |
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| Nursing Behavior | |
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| Meconium Colic | |
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| Health Care | |
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| Exercise | |
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| Problems with Lactation | |
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| Failure of Passive Transfer (FPT) of Maternal Antibodies | |
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| Agalactia (Insufficient Milk Supply) | |
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| Mastitis | |
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| Udder Edema | |
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| The Orphan Foal | |
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| Neonatal Diarrhea | |
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| Foal Heat Diarrhea | |
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| Nutritional Diarrhea | |
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| Parasitic Diarrhea | |
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| Bacterial Diarrhea | |
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| Rotavirus Infection (Viral Enteritis) | |
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| Gastric and Duodenal Ulcers | |
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| Neonatal Infections | |
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| Foal Septicemia | |
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| Actinobacillosis (Sleepy Foal Syndrome) | |
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| Navel Ill (Umbilical Stump Infection) | |
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| Joint Ill (Septic Arthritis and Osteomyelitis) | |
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| Foal Pneumonia | |
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| Tyzzer's Disease | |
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| Neurologic Disorders | |
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| Neonatal Maladjustment Syndrome | |
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| Shaker Foal Syndrome | |
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| Tetanus | |
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| Fainting Foal Syndrome (Narcolepsy-Cataplexy) | |
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| Cerebellar Abiotrophy | |
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| Occipito-Atlanto-Axial Malformation | |
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| Congenital Defects | |
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| Neonatal Isoerythrolysis | |
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| Patent Urachus | |
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| Ruptured Bladder | |
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| Limb Deformities | |
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| Broken Ribs | |
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| Combined Immunodeficiency Disease | |
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| Heart Defects | |
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| Nutritional Myopathy (White Muscle Disease) | |
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| Neonatal Hypothyroidism | |
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| Eye Diseases | |
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| Cleft Palate | |
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| Malocclusion Problems | |
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| Colon Abnormalities | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Minimum Daily Nutrient Requirements | |
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| Immunization Schedule | |
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| Additional Immunizations | |
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| Normal Physiologic Data | |
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| Normal Rectal Temperature | |
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| How to Take Your Horse's Temperature | |
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| Pulse | |
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| How to Take the Pulse | |
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| Respiratory Rate | |
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| Reproductive Data | |
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| Determining Your Horse's Weight | |
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| Determining Your Horse's Weight | |
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| Body-Condition Score | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |