Student after acquisition of techniques, methods, procedures used during examinations and therapy in reproduction and obstetrics and after passing practical lessons, lectures, practical and theoretical exam will be able to diagnose physiological changes on the organs of reproductive tract during estrous cycle. Will be competent to determine the optimal time for fertilization, diagnose pregnancy in all phases, recognize signs of incoming parturition, diagnose irregular parturition, facilitate run of the regular parturition, treat mother after parturition and young one after birth, manage puerperium. Will be able to deal with irregular parturition, do fetotomy and laparohysterectomy.

Will be able to give knowledgeable consultations for staff and breeders about estrus detection, treatment of pregnant mother, signs of incoming parturition, aid during parturition, treatment of mother and newborn.

Content of lectures:

Theme:

1) Regulation of the reproductive cycle

2) Onset of puberty

3) Follicular phase of estrous cycle

4) Luteal phase of the estrous cycle

5) Estrous cycle of ruminants and swine

6) Estrous cycle of mares and small animals

7) Sperm transport, capacitation, acrosomal

reaction and fertilization

8) Early embryogenesis and maternal

recognition of pregnancy

9) Placentation

10) Endocrinology during pregnancy and

parturition

11) Puerperium and lactation

12) Reproductive behaviour of the animals

13) Estrus diagnostic

Content of practical lessons:

Theme:

1) Morphology of female reproductive tract

2) Internal examination of reproductive

organs

3) Clinical and laboratory diagnose of estrus

and ovulation

4) Rectal examination of female

reproductive tract informative

visualization about their placings

5) Changes on the reproductive organs

during estrous cycle – rectal examination

6) Estrus diagnostic - rectal examination

7) Diagnostic of luteal phase – rectal

examination

8) Using of sonography in

diagnostic of phases of estrous cycle

9) Rectal examination with the view of

diagnostic of pregnancy – early

diagnostic

10) Rectal examination with the view of

diagnostic of pregnancy – later stage

11) Diagnostic of pregnancy using

sonograph – farm animals

12) Diagnostic of pregnancy using

sonograph – small animals

13) Biotechnological methods of of estrus

management

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