Animal Studies & Veterinary Sciences

Biotechnologies Applied to Animal Reproduction
Current Trends and Practical Applications for Reproductive Management

Editors: Juan Carlos Gardón, PhD
Katy Satué, PhD

Biotechnologies Applied to Animal Reproduction

Published. Available now.
Pub Date: November 2020
Hardback Price: see ordering info
Hard ISBN: 9781771888714
E-Book ISBN: 9780367817527
Pages: 354pp w/index
Binding Type: Hardback
Notes: 19 color and 15 b/w illustrations


Reviews
“The book is designed to provide the reader with the most recent information on the practical application of a series of advanced reproductive technologies in the major farm animal species, such as cattle, pigs, and horses, with emphasis on female and male cattle. The readership will appreciate the detailed description of the technologies, their critical appraisal, the extensive reference lists and the rich illustration of the book.”
—From the Foreword by Prof. Dr. Heiner Niemann, Hannover Medical University, Germany



This comprehensive volume focuses on recent trends and new technologies used in the management of reproduction in major farm animals, focusing on both males and females of bovine, equine and porcine species. With chapters written by scientists who specialize in their respective topics, the volume presents a selection of different technologies that have been developed to assure reproductive success by improving reproductive efficiency, generating germplasm banks, and maintaining genetic diversity in cattle, horses, and pigs.

In the last decade, reproductive technologies in veterinary medicine have progressed considerably, providing high profitability to livestock farms. This book provides basic and applied information on the most used reproductive technologies in bovine, equine, and porcine species for academics, scientists, and veterinarians. The volume discusses reproductive and postpartum management, reproductive ultrasound, sperm management, egg retrieval, artificial insemination, embryo transfer, nutrition, genetics, and certain clinical aspects, such as endocrinology and robustness of reproductive systems.

Biotechnologies Applied to Animal Reproduction: Current Trends and Practical Applications for Reproductive Management is the culmination of the efforts of several researchers and scientists from around the world who are well known and respected in their different frontiers of research in reproductive biotechnology.

CONTENTS:
Preface

PART I: BOVINE
1. Bovine Reproductive Management
José Javier de la Mata and Gabriel A. Bó

2. Ultrasonography in Bovine Gynecology
Giovanni Gnemmi, Juan Carlos Gardón, and Cristina Maraboli

3. Ultrasonography of the Bovine Reproductive System: Ultrasound Management of the Male Reproductive System
Giovanni Gnemmi, Juan Carlos Gardòn, and Cristina Maraboli

4. Postpartum Management in Dairy Cows
Giovanni Gnemmi, Juan Carlos Gardòn, and Cristina Maraboli

5. Reproductive Efficiency in Dairy Cows: Changing Trends!
Ana Heras-Molina, José Luis Pesantez Pacheco, and Susana Astiz

6. Ovum Pick-Up (OPU) in Cattle: An Update
Salvador Ruiz López

PART II: EQUINE
7. Clinical Endocrinology of Pregnant Mares
Katy Satué and María Marcilla

8. Equine Semen Preservation: Current and Future Trends
Lydia Gil Huerta, Cristina Álvarez, and Victoria Luño Lázaro

PART III: PORCINE
9. Fertilization Site: The Road in vivo vs. in vitro
Cristina Soriano-Úbeda, Francisco Alberto García-Vázquez, and Carmen Matás

10. Reproductive Biotechnologies Applied to Artificial Insemination in Swine
Francisco Alberto García-Vázquez, Chiara Luongo, Gabriela Garrappa, and Ernesto Rodríguez Tobón

Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editors: Juan Carlos Gardón, PhD
Professor, Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary and Experimental Sciences of the Catholic University of Valencia San Vicente Mártir (UCV), Valencia, Spain

Juan Carlos Gardón, PhD, is currently working as a professor in the Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary and Experimental Sciences of the Catholic University of Valencia San Vicente Mártir (UCV), Valencia, Spain. He also participates in academic postgraduate activities at the Veterinary Faculty of Murcia University, Spain. Since 2018, Dr. Gardón has been the Director of the UCV Veterinary Farm. He has over 30 years of teaching and research experience. He is the author of eight book chapters and has published around 200 research papers in national and international journals and conference proceedings. He has participated as principal researcher in 12 R+D projects and in the organization of seven national and international scientific events. His main research interests include animal physiology, physiology and biotechnology of reproduction either in males or females, the study of gametes under in vitro conditions, and the use of ultrasound as a complement to physiological studies and development of applied biotechnologies. He regularly supervises students in preparing their PhD and master theses or in final degree projects.

Katy Satué, PhD
Professor, Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, CEU-Cardinal Herrera University, Valencia, Spain

Katy Satué, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the CEU-Cardinal Herrera University, Valencia, Spain. She teaches courses in general pathology, integrated in the module of applied bases of the equine veterinary clinic for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th years of the degree program in veterinary sciences. Her research activity is focused in the field of hematology, biochemistry, immunology, and fundamentally in equine endocrinology in pregnant Spanish purebreed mares. Dr. Satué has directed five PhD theses and five Certificates of Advanced Studies, has participated in 10 research projects as a collaborating researcher, and has written two books and 14 book chapters published by international publishing houses related to her research areas. She has written 70 scientific publications in international journals and has attended 70 international congresses, participating with more than 125 communications. She is also a scientific reviewer for several indexed international journals (American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound, and others). Since 2014, she has been responsible for the Clinical Analysis Laboratory of the Veterinary Clinical Hospital of CEU Cardinal Herrera University. She is also an honorary member of the Peloritan Academy of Pericolanti since February 2018.




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