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Determining breeding status
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Determining breeding status
- Authors: Angelika von Heimendahl and Gary C.W. England
- From: BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Reproduction and Neonatology
- Item: Chapter 5, pp 44 - 50
- DOI: 10.22233/9781905319541.5
- Copyright: © 2010 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
- Publication Date: January 2010
Abstract
Understanding the basic physiology of reproduction is important to ensure that breeding of fertile males to fertile females occurs at the correct time in order to maximize the number of pregnancies as well as the number of offspring per litter. This chapter looks at both the bitch and the queen’s breeding status.
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Plasma concentration of progesterone in relation to ovulation. A = angulated phase; D = declining phase; I = inactive phase; O = oedematous phase; S = shrinkage phase (see text for details). © 2010 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Plasma concentration of progesterone in relation to ovulation. A = angulated phase; D = declining phase; I = inactive phase; O = oedematous phase; S = shrinkage phase (see text for details).
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Vaginal cytology. The appearance of exfoliated cells during (a) pro-oestrus, (b) oestrus and (c) metoestrus. © 2010 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Vaginal cytology. The appearance of exfoliated cells during (a) pro-oestrus, (b) oestrus and (c) metoestrus.
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Endoscopic appearance of the vaginal mucosa at various phases in the bitch. (a) Inactive phase. (b) Oedematous phase. (c) Angulated phase. (d) Declining phase. (e) Inactive phase following the declining phase. (Courtesy of F.E.F. Lindsay) © 2010 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Endoscopic appearance of the vaginal mucosa at various phases in the bitch. (a) Inactive phase. (b) Oedematous phase. (c) Angulated phase. (d) Declining phase. (e) Inactive phase following the declining phase. (Courtesy of F.E.F. Lindsay)