Manuel Fernández Sánchez, author of the best seller The Oestrus Cycle of the Cow. A Photographic Atlas, now brings us his second book Reproduction and ultrasound examination in cattle, published by Servet. It offers a detailed comparison of the uterine and ovarian structures in all phases of the oestrous cycle. This publication is characterized by an original introduction to both photographic and ultrasound images of the different anatomical structures and their pathological conditions. In this way, the author succeeds in simplifying the interpretation of reproductive diagnosis using ultrasound, by guiding the reader and enabling him to visualise the structures on which ultrasonography is performed.
Author:
MANUEL FERNÁNDEZ SÁNCHEZ
Veterinary sciences graduate of the University of Zaragoza, Spain. He currently coordinates nutrition projects, and specialises in analysing data generated on farms through various online initiatives. He is the webmaster of consuvet.com and the creator of www.cowsulting.com, www.recetaveterinaria.com, and www.cowculations.com.
Table of Contents:
1. Importance of the use of ultrasonography in dairy cattle
Economic aspects
Technical aspects
2. Ultrasound technology
Principles of ultrasound technology
What is ultrasound?
Practical application of the technology
Acoustic impedance
Attenuation
The ultrasound scanner
Appearance of artefacts
3. The oestrous cycle
Introduction
Follicular waves
Recognition of structures
Examination procedure
Overall assessment of the cycle
4. Periodic examination and ultrasonography.
Practical use
Periodic ultrasound examination
Routine procedures
Interpretation of the different ultrasound sections
Foetal measurements
Other non-routine uses of ultrasonography
5. Ultrasonography and pathological conditions
Pathological conditions of the uterus
Pathological conditions of the ovaries
6. Bibliography
