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Cards in this set: Term What is a newborn horse called? Definition A foal. Term Approximatly how long is the gestation period for a German Shepard? Definition Approx. 63 days. Term What is it called when a dog gives birth? Definition Whelping. Term How many stages of labor are there, in a horse? Definition Four. Term What are the four stages of labor called? Definition 1.Preparation 2.Activation 3.Expulsion of fetus 4.expulsion of membrane Term What is the gestation period for a mare? Definition 330-350 days. Term When two wolves mate, for how long are they locked together? Definition Anywhere from 20 minutes to 2 hours. Term What is a clutch? Definition A complete set of ferilized eggs. Term How many eggs will a Cardinal lay? Definition Two to five eggs at a time. Term What is a "breach birth"? Definition When the fetus lays backwards in the birth canal. Term When do Dwarf hamsters reach sexual maturity? Definition Antwhere from 18-21 days. Term Approximatly how many puppies will a Great Dane have? Definition 5-10. Term What is a baby co called? Definition A calf. Term What is the name of the offspring of a stallion and a jenny? Definition A hinny. Term What is the name of a mare and a jack? Definition A mule. Term Can a hinny reproduce? Definition No. Term About how many eggs will a Ball Python lay? Definition Anywhere from 1-11. Term What is it called when a mother snake coils sround her eggs? What is the purpose of this? Definition Brooding, and to keep the eggs warm. Term What is a male sheep commonly called? Definition A ram. Term How long is the gestation period for a ewe? Definition 145 days. Term What is a stallion? A gelding? Definition A male horse that can reproduce. A castrated male horse. Term How long is a cat's gestation perod? Definition 58-65 days. Term True or False: A female rabbit is called a doe. Definition True. Term True or false: A female swan is called a "cob". Definition False: It is called a "pen". Term True or false: A female swan is called a "cob". Definition False: It is called a "pen". Term What is the average litter size for a rabbit? Definition 1-14. Term True or False: Gecko's can both give live birth and lay eggs, depending on the breed. Definition True. Term What is a "drake"? Definition A male duck. Term What is a good age to get an animal spayed/neutered? Definition Approx. 6 months. Term What is a castrated bull called? Definition A steer. Term What is the name of a baby deer? Definition A fawn. Term True or False: A bald eagle only lays two eggs. Definition True. Term True or False: Wolves mate for life. Definition True. Term At what age does a filly reach sexual maturity? Definition At 12-15 months. Term What is a laparoscopy? Definition A surgery in which the verterinarian is searching for a retained testicle. Term What is a unilateral cryptorchidism? Definition A condition where only one testicle is dropped. Term Bilateral cryptorchidism is.... Definition Retention of both testes. Term What are baby Rattlesnakes called? Definition A hatchling. Term How many eggs can a parakeet lay in one clutch? Definition Upwards of 1-6. Term At what age does dusky pionus sexually mature? Definition Usually about 2 years of age. Term True or False:A normal foals afterbirth should weigh about 11 percent of the foal's birth weight (about 10 to 14 pounds). Definition True. Anything heavier (20lbs.) can signal a urine infection. Term What is a prolapsed uterus? Definition A severe condition pertaining to a collapse, descent, or other change in the position of the uterus. Term How many types of prolapsed uteri are there? Definition Three. Term In order of severity, what are the three types of a prolpsed uterus? Definition 1- Where the uterus sags in vagina. 2- Where the cervix is at or outside the vagina. 3- Where the entire uterus is outside the vagina. Term What is another name for the third degree prolapse? Definition Total prolapse. Term When do bull African elephants reach sexual maturity? Definition 10-15 years of age. Term What is musth? Definition A period of elevated testosterone (resulting in heightened aggression)in bull (male) elephants. Term What is the purpose of the bulbourethral gland, in a bull elephant? Definition It is thought that the bulbourethral gland, in elephants, is used to lubricate the vuval area of the cow, and the cleansing of the urethra prior to ejaculation. Term At approximatly what age do cow elephants sexually mature? Definition At 12-14 years of age. Term What is a cloaca, on a snake? Definition The urinary, genital, and rectal opening near the caudal region of the reptile. Term At approximatly what age can a female dog (bitch) go into heat? Definition Anywhere from 5-6 months, and older. Term Approximatly what age can a male dog reach sexual maturity? Definition The average is 5 months of age. Term When does mounting behavior usually first apppear in dogs? Definition approximatly 3-4 weeks of age. Term What is a "queen"? Definition An adult female cat. Term At what age can a kitten be sexed? Definition Around 8 weeks of age.