| This enlarged edition of 176 pages now has the
following chapters, each with a self-test. (Yes, answers are given at the end of the
book!). How to start using artificial insemination and make it work in your herd;
Genetics: How to select boars for your artificial insemination program;
Biosecurity procedures for AI; Establishing your own boar stud; The
reproductive system of the boar; How to collect semen; How to process
semen; The female reproductive system; How to artificially inseminate the
breeding female. Then follow Record keeping; Glossary; Appendixes
[Cleaning glassware and laboratory equipment; Processing semen "by
eye"; The hemocytometer; Calibrating the photometer; Semen
evaluation; Preparing eosin-nigrosin stains; Assessing sperm cell morphology;
Assessing acrosome morphology; Recipes for semen extenders; Evaluating
stored semen; Temperature conversion table; AI equipment suppliers]; Answers
to self tests; Index. USEFUL. PRACTICAL.
INDISPENSABLE.
Essential for people starting in AI. Even regular users of AI can
learn something new. If your improved skills and knowledge help you obtain an extra
litter or two, and/or an increase in litter size, your investment in this book will have
been well repaid! |
