Artificial Insemination and Treatment of Infertility in Dairy Animals by Honnappagol and Tandle is a handy work of 16 well experienced faculties drawn from different departments of higher learning. Most of them are actively engaged in under-graduate and post-graduate teaching with considerable expertise. Adequate care has been exercised by the editors to incorporate all the aspects of artificial insemination and infertility in the chapters form 1 to 20 so that it can serve as a real guide to the students and veterinarians and in turn minimizing the possible economic losses to the dairy animal owners and dairy Industry.

Adequate care has been taken to include all spheres of infertility starting from endocrinology of estrous cycle, role of nutrition, feed formulation, breeding strategies, estrus detection aids, recent advances in reproduction controlled breeding, fertility improvement use of ultrasound and laparoscopy, therapeutic management of infertility and reproductive disease control.

Practical knowledge and skill in respect of handling, storage and evaluation of frozen semen, safety handling of cryocans and liquid nitrogen, factors affecting success rate in artificial insemination programme and drugs and hormones used in treating reproductive disorders is also provided.

Suresh Honnappagol: Assistant Professor, Professor & Head, Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Director of Instruction (Vet.) Dean and currently working as the Registrar of Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Science University, Bidar, Karnataka, India

M.K. Tandle: Associate Professor, Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Veterinary College, Bidar and Associate Director of Research, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Science University, Bidar, Karnataka, India

01. Estrous cycle and its endocrinology in cows and buffaloes by S.D. Sonwane, R. G. Bijurkar, M.S. Dodamani, S.S. Honnappagol and M.K. Tandle. 02. Role of nutrition in animal reproduction by B. Ramchandra, V. Nagabhushana, S. Mallikarjunappa and Sanjay M. Bhalerao. 03. Feed formulation for cattle and buffaloes by V. Nagabhushana, B. Ramchandra, S. Mallikarjunappa and Sanjay M. Bhalerao. 04. Breeding strategies for cattle and buffaloes by M.M. Appannavar and V.B. Shettar. 05. Estrus detection aids in cows and buffaloes by S.D. Sonwane, R.G. Bijurkar, M.S. Dodamani, S.S. Honnappagol and M.K. Tandle. 06. Recent advances in reproduction in cows and buffaloes by M.K. Tandle, S.D. Sonwane, R. Bijurkar, M.S. Dodamani and S.S. Honnappagol. 07. Estrus synchronization and controlled breeding programmes in cattle by S.S. Honnappagol, M.K.Tandle, S.D. Sonwane, R. Bijurkar and M.S. Dodamani. 08. Fertility improvement in buffaloes by R.G. Bijurkar, M.S. Dodamani, S.S. Honnappagol, M.K. Tandle and S.D. Sonwane. 09. Utlrasound applications in animal reproduction by Dilipkumar D. and M.K. Tandle. 10. Laparoscopy for diagnosis and treatment of reproductive disorders of cows and buffaloes by B.V. Shivaprakash. 11. Endocrine and pharmacological significance in clinical management of post-partum uerine infections by Prakash Nadoor. 12. Infertility and its therapeutic management in buffaloes by M.S. Dodamani, S.S. Honnappoagol, M.K. Tandle, S.D. Sonwane and R.G. Bijurkar. 13. Therapeutic management of infertility in cows by S.S. Honnappagol, M.K. Tandle, S.D. Sonwane, R.G. Bijurkar and M.S. Dondamani. 14. Management of repeat breeding syndrome in cattle and buffaloes by S.D. Sonwane, R.G. Bijurkar, M.S. Donamani, S.S. Honnappagol and M.K. Tandle. 15. Reproductive disease control in cattle by Basavraj Awati, D.H. Hugar and Y. Hari Babu. 16. Evaluation of Frozen Semen by M.K. Tandle, S.D. Sonwane, R.G. Bijurkar, M.S. Dodamani and S.S. Honnappagol. 17. Safety handling of liquid nitrogen and cryo can by R.G. Bijurkar, M.S. Dodamani, S.S. Honnappagol, M.K. Tandle and S.D. Sonwane. 18. Handling and storage of Frozen Semen by M.K. Tandle, S.D. Sonwane, R.G. Bijurkar, M.S. Dodamani and S.S. Honnappagol. 19. Factors affecting conception rate in artificial insemination programme by M.S. Dodamani, S.S. Honnappagol, M.K. Tandle, S.D. Sonawane and R.G. Bijurkar. 20.Commercial hormones and drugs in Therapeutic management in infertility and uterine infections by M.K. Tandle, M.S. Dodamani, R.G. Bijurkar, S.D. Sonwane and S.S. Honnappagol.