Reproduction in Sheep

This 1984 volume comprised a broad synthesis of contemporary research on sheep reproduction conducted in Australia.

D. R. Lindsay (Edited by), D. T. Pearce (Edited by)

9780521116268, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 22 September 2011

414 pages
24.6 x 18.9 x 2.2 cm, 0.73 kg

First published in 1984, this volume comprised a broad synthesis of contemporary research on sheep reproduction conducted in Australia. Australia is internationally recognized for the excellence of its research in this field, and heads the world in areas of the neuro-endocrine control of reproduction, reproductive behaviour, artificial insemination and manipulation of reproductive performance, to name just a few. The book comprises some 23 review papers and short communications, all refereed by experts in the field, covering such topics as neuro-endocrinology, sexual behaviour, testicular and ovular function, pregnancy and foetal growth, parturition, lamb survival, nutrition and genetics. Advanced methods, developed in the seventies and early eighties to control reproductive function, gene manipulation and intra-uterine insemination are also considered, together with the managerial and economic values of such developments.

1. Review - neuroendocrine control of the ovine oestrous cycle I. J. Clarke
2. Use of active immunization to evaluate the roles of progesterone during the oestrous cycle of the ewe G. B. Thomas, C. M. Oldham, R. M. Hoskinson and R. J. Scaramuzzi
3. Review - endocrine and environmental control of oestrous cyclicity in sheep F. J. Karsch
4. A study of the reproductive performance of mature Romney and Merino rams throughout the year W. J. Bremner, I. A. Cumming, C. Winfield, D. M. de Kretser and S. Galloway
5. Response of seasonally anoestrous ewes to 23 hours circadian darkness B. J. McDonald and P. S. Hopkins
6. Changes in the clearance rate of immunoreactive LH after ovariectomy in Ile-de-France ewes G. W. Montgomery, S. F. Crosbie, G. B. Martin and J. Pelletier
7. Review - the 'ram effect', its mechanism and application to the management of sheep D. T. Pearce and C. M. Oldham
8. Management of males for ram induced breeding of crossbred ewes in Spring J. L. Reeve
9. The effect of the presence of rams on the continuity of ovarian activity of maiden Merino ewes in spring J. J. Murtagh, S. J. Gray, D. R. Lindsay, C. M. Oldham and D. T. Pearce
10. Review - reproductive behaviour of rams D. G. Fowler
11. Ram mating preferences A. Tilbrook and A. W. N. Cameron
12. Dynamics of paddock-mating of rams in conventional and intensified mating systems H. W. Raadsma and T. N. Edey
13. Review - field application of the ram serving capacity test M. A. de B. Blockey and J. F. Wilkins
14. The value of testing young rams for serving capacity I. W. Purvis, T. N. Edey, R. J. Kilgour and L. R. Piper
15. Review - the functions of the testis and epididymis in rams B. P. Setchell
16. The effects of specific neurectomies and cremaster muscle sectioning on semen characteristics and scrotal thermoregulatory responses of rams I. C. A. Martin, K. R. Lapwood and R. L. Kitchell
17. Effect of lupin feeding on LH, testosterone and testes A. J. Ritar, N. R. Adams and M. R. Sanders
18. Review - semen quality, quantity and flock fertility A. W. N. Cameron, I. J. Farnie and E. J. Keogh
19. Changes in plasma concentrations of cortisol and prolactin in rams associated with ejaculation of semen I. C. A. Martin, K. R. Lapwood and H. J. Elgar
20. Toward quantification of procedures for collection of semen from rams from electroejaculation I. C. A. Martin and I. W. Purvis
21. Review - folliculogenesis and ovulation rate in sheep L. P. Cahill
22. Seasonal oestrus and ovulation patterns of Border Leicester crossbred ewes from three strains of Merino ewes and their Booroola crosses E. A. Dunstan and D. Phillips
23. Frequency of lutenizing hormone release in Merino ewes with one and two ovulations G. B. Thomas, C. M. Oldham and G. B. Martin
24. Review - maternal recognition of pregnancy J. K. Findlay
25. The use of ovariectomized ewe in studies on survival of embryos during early pregnancy: a role for progesterone preceding conception N. W. Moore and B. G. Miller
26. Protein secretion by preimplantation sheep blastocysts L. A. Salamonsen, B. Doughten and J. K Findlay
27. Proteins secreted by the 16-day-old sheep blastocyst have immunosuppresive properties A. L. C. Wallace, C. D. Nancarrow and R. Sutton
28. Contribution of the utero-ovarian lymphatic network to the control of corpus luteum function in the ewe L. D. Staples and P. A. Whylie
29. The endocrine control of luteal oxytocin and uterine PGF2? release in the ewe R. J. Fairclough, A. J. Peterson, L. G. Moore and W. B. Watkins
30. Review - fertilisation failure and embryonic wastage R. W. Kelly
31. Protein secreted by the endometrium of the ewe during pregnancy B. G. Miller, X. Zhang and G. M. Stone
32. Reproductive wastage and chromosomal abnormalities in early embryos from andrestenedione-immune and control Merino ewes M. P. Boland, J. D. Murray, R. J. Scaramuzzi, R. Sutton, R.

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