Contributors . -- Preface . -- Section I: The Bull . -- Anatomy And Physiology . -- Anatomy Of The Reproductive System Of The Bull – Ben Nabors And Robert Linford . -- Endocrine And Exocrine Function Of The Bovine Testes – Peter L. Ryan . -- Thermoregulation Of The Testes – John P. Kastelic . -- Endocrine Control Of Testicular Development And Initiation Of Spermatogenesis In Bull – Leonardo F.C. Brito . -- Breeding And Health Management . -- Bull Development: Sexual Development And Puberty In Bull – Leonardo F.C. Brito . -- Breeding Soundness Examination In The Bull: Concepts And Historical Perspective – Richard M. Hopper . -- Evaluation Of Breeding Soundness: The Physical Examination - James Alexander . -- Evaluation Of Breeding Soundness: Basic Examination Of The Semen – Richard M. Hooper And E. Health King . -- Ultrasound Evaluation Of The Reproductive Tract Of The Bull – Harry Momont And Celina Checura . -- Management Of Breeding Bull Batteries – E. Healt King . -- Management Of Bull At Bull At Custom Collection Studs – Gary Warner . -- Testicular Degeneration – Albert Barth . -- Vesicular Adenitis – Albert Barth . -- Inability To Breed Due To Injury Or Abnormality Of The External Genitalia Of Bulls – Herris Maxwell . -- Reproductive Surgery . -- Local And Regional Anesthesia For Urogenital Surgery – Misty A. Edmondson . -- Surgery Of The Scrotum And Its Contents – Dwight F. Wolfe . -- Restorative Surgery Of The Prepuce – Dwight F. Wolfe . -- Restorative Surgery Of The Penis - Dwight F. Wolfe . -- Bovine Urolithiasis – Katharine M. Simpson And Robert N. Streeter . -- Preparation Of Teaser Bull – Gretchen Grissett . -- Section Ii: The Cow . -- Anatomy And Physiology . -- Anatomy Of The Reproductive System Of The Cow – Ben Nabors And Robert Linford . -- Initiation Of Puberty In Heifers – Charles T. Estill . -- Neuroendocrine Control Of Estrus And Ovulation - Marcel Amstalden And Gary L. Williams . -- Ovarian Follicular And Luteal Dynamics In Cattle – Gregg P. Adams And Jaswant Singh . -- Maternal Recognition And Physiology Of Pregnancy – Caleb O. Lemley, Leticia e Camacho And Kimberly A. Vonnahme . -- Breeding And Health Management . -- Biosecurity And Biocontainment For Reproductive Pathogens – Carla Huston . -- Beef Replacement Heifer Development – Terry J. Engelken . -- Heifer Development: From Weaning To Calving – Ricardo Stockler . -- Interaction Of Nutrition And Reproduction In The Beef Cow – William S. Swecker Jr . -- Interaction Of Nutrition And Reproduction In The Dairy Cow – Butch Cargile And Dan Tracy . -- Estrus Detection – Rhonda C. Vann . -- Artificial Insemination – Ram Kasimanickam . -- Pharmacological Intervention Of Estrous Cycles - Ram Kasimanickam . -- Pregnancy Diagnosis: Rectal Palpation – David Christiansen . -- Biochemical Pregnancy Diagnosis – Amanda J. Cain And David Christiansen . -- Reproductive Ultrasound Of Female Cattle – Jill Colloton . -- Beef Herd Health For Optimum Reproduction – Terry J. Engelken And Tyler M. Dohlman . -- Dairy Herd Health For Optimal Reproduction – Carlos A. Risco . -- Herd Diagnostic Testing Strategies – Robert L. Larson . -- Beef Herd Record Analysis: Reproductive Profiling – Brad J. White . -- Evaluating Reproductive Performance On Dairy Farms – James A. Brett And Richard W. Meiring . -- Marketing The Bovine Reproductive Practice: Devising a Plan Or Tolerating a System – John L. Myers . -- Obstetrics And Reproductive Surgery . -- Vaginal, Cervical, And Uterine Prolapse – Augustine T. Peter . -- Inducing Parturition Or Abortion In Cattle – Albert Barth . -- Management To Prevent Dystocia – W. Mark Hilton And Danielle Glynn . -- Dystocia And Accidents Of Gestation - Maarten Drost . -- Obstetrics: Mutation, Forced Extraction Fetotomy – Kevin Walters . -- Obstetrics: Cesarean Section - Cathleen Mochal – King . -- Retained Fetal Membranes – Augustine T. Peter . -- Postpartum Uterine Infection – Colin Palmer . -- Cystic Ovarian Follicles – Jack D. Smith . -- Postpartum Anestrus And Its Management In Dairy Cattle – Divakar J. Ambrose . -- Surgery To Restore Fertility – Richard M. Hopper . -- Pregnancy Wastage . -- Fetal Disease And Abortion: Diagnosis And Causes – Wes Baumgartner . -- Infectious Agents: Campylobacter – Misty A. Edmondson . -- Infectious Agents: Trichomonas – Mike Thompson . -- Infectious Agents: Leptospirosis – Daniel L. Grooms . -- Infectious Agents: Brucellosis – Sue D. Hagius, Quinesha P. Morgan And Philip H. Elzer . -- Infectious Agents: Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis – Ahmed Tibary . -- Infectious Agents: Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus – Thomas Passler . -- Infectious Agents: Epizootic Bovine Abortion (Foothill Abortion) – Jeffrey L. Stott, Myra T. Blanchard And Mark L. Anderson . -- Infectious Agents: Neospora – Charles T. Estill And Clare M. Scully . -- Infectious Agents: Mycotic Abortion – Frank W. Austin . -- Early Embryonic Loss Due To Heat Stress – Peter J. Hansen . -- Bovine Abortifacient And Teratogenic Toxins – Brittany Baughman . -- Heritable Congenital Defects In Cattle – Brian K. Whitlock And Elizabeth A. Coffman . -- Abnormal Offspring Syndrome – Charlotte E. Farin – Callie V. Barnwell And William T. Farmer . -- Strategies To Decrease Neonatal Calf Loss In Beef Herds – David R. Smith . -- Management To Decrease Neonatal Loss Of Dairy Heifers – Ricardo Stockler . -- Section Iii: Assisted And Advanced Reproductive Technologies . -- Use Of Technology In Controlling Estrus In Cattle – Fred Lehman And Jim W. Lauderdale . -- Cryopreservation Of Semen – Swanand Sathe And Clifford F. Shipley . -- Utilization Of Sex- Sorted Semen – Ram Kasimanickam . -- Cntrol Of Semen-Borne Pathogens – Rory Meyer . -- Bovine Semen Quality Control In Artificial Insemination Centers – Patrick Vincent, Shelley L. Underwood, Catherine Dolbec, Nadine Bouchard, Tom Kroetsch And Patric Blondin . -- Superovulation In Cattle – Reuben J. Mapleloft And Gabriel A. . -- Embryo Collection And Transfer – Edwin Robertson . -- Cryopreservation Of Bovine Embryos – Kenneth Bondioli . -- Selection And Management Of The Embryo Recipient Herd For Embryo Trasfer – G. Cliff Lamb And Vitor R. G. Mercadante . -- Evaluation Of In Vivo-Derived Bovine Embryos – Marianna M. Jahnke, Jan¿Mes K. Wets And Curtis R. Youngs . -- Control Of Embryo-Borne Pathogens – Julie Gard . -- In Vitro Fertilization - John F. Hasler And Jennifer P. Barfield . -- Cloning By Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer – J. Lannett Edwards And F. Neal Schrick . -- The Computer-Generated Bull Breeding Soundness Evaluation Form – John L. Myers . -- Glosary . -- Index