Animal Andrology

Understanding animal andrology is fundamental to optimizing genetic breeding traits in domestic and wild animals. This book provides extensive coverage of male reproductive biology, discussing the essentials of sperm production, harvest and preservation before covering the applications to a range of animals including cattle, horses, pigs, small ruminants, camelids, cats and dogs, poultry and exotic species. It also examines the laboratory procedures that provide the basis of general fertility research.
The editors should be congratulated in bringing together the academic aspects and practical applications of male reproduction in this publication. This is no mean achievement. With the rapid expansion of knowledge in animal andrology, there was a definite need for such a book. The volume is a comprehensive guide, easy to follow and understand which will serve as a valuable tool for scientists in the various fields of reproductive biology, as well as for teaching and training of students in the field of animal reproduction. It is likely to become an extensively cited source of information.