Elective – Working Dog Reproduction PART 1

Objectives

• Understand why breeding for health is so important to genetic gain and what tests to perform to achieve this.
• Implement the tools and techniques developed for monitoring the canine estrous cycle.
• List the behavioral, anatomical, hormonal, and physiological changes associated with the canine estrous cycle.
• Identify important anatomical landmarks in the bitch’s reproductive tract.
• Determine the most appropriate time to perform an insemination for each semen type (fresh, chilled, or frozen thawed) based on interpretation of progesterone concentration and vaginal cytology.
• Recall the normal physiology of pregnancy.
• List the physiological triggers and typical behaviors and events associated with parturition.
• List the ways to detect canine pregnancy.
• Recall the methods used to estimate fetal a
• Identify normal parturition and delivery of pups.ge.
• Identify the three stages of labor.
• Describe the normal physiology of parturition and list physiological triggers, typical behaviors, and events associated with parturition.
• List the varied causes of canine dystocia and how they can be categorized.
• Assess a pregnant bitch presenting for possible dystocia.
• Using methods and information from the previous module on fetal age estimation and fetal assessment, determine an appropriate dystocia treatment plan based on clinical parameters of the bitch and pups to determine appropriate intervention – medical management versus surgical cesarean section.