Veterinary Guide to Horse Breeding by James M., MD Giffin and Kjersten, DVM Darling is the authoritative resource you’ll want by your side at all stages of the breeding process to bring healthy, beautiful foals into your life.
Book features
About the Author
Book features
- Guidance on evaluating mares and stallions from bloodline and performance record to overall health and appearance.
- Key breeding techniques such as artificial insemination, pasture breeding, and hand breeding.
- Pregnancy essentials including testing, gestation, care of pregnant mares, and dealing with complications.
- Foaling fundamentals: signs of approaching labor, labor and delivery, care of the postpartum mare, and more.
- A complete immunization schedule, physiological evaluation tables and procedures, and a thorough glossary of terms.
- More than 100 photos and drawings illustrating anatomy, techniques, and procedures.
About the Author
- James M. Giffin, M.D., a graduate of Yale University School of Medicine, coauthored the Horse Owner’s Veterinary Handbook, Dog Owner’s Home Veterinary Handbook, and Cat Owner’s Home Veterinary Handbook, three top-selling titles from Howell Book House.
- Kjersten Darling, D.V. M., a graduate of the University of California-Davis Veterinary School, is a specialist in equine reproduction. She currently runs her own practice in Montrose, California.
Book Details
- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Howell Book House (July 30, 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0764571281
- ISBN-13: 9780764571282
- Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches