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Reproductive System
Reproductive System
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 3
12/01/2011

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Term
Age at which puberty occurs in the cow
Definition
6-18 months
Term
Age at which puberty occurs in the horse
Definition
12-20 months
Term
Age at which puberty occurs in the pig
Definition
5-10 months
Term
Age at which puberty occurs in the sheep
Definition
6-12 months
Term
Which species is seasonally monoestrous
Definition
dog (except smaller breeds)
Term
Which species is seasonally bi or triestrous?
Definition
cat
Term
which species are nonseasonally polyestrous?
Definition
cattle and swine
Term
Which species are seasonally polyestrous?
Definition
horses, goats, and sheep
Term
What do bulbo-urethral glands secrete?
Definition
alkaline fluid
Term
What do vesicular glands secrete?
Definition
a fluid that adds volume and nutrients to the semen
Term
What does the prostate gland secrete?
Definition
a slightly alkaline fluid which is largely responsible for the characteristic odor of semen
Term
What is sperm capacitation and how long does it take?
Definition
Ability for sperm to penetrate the egg (4-6 hrs)
Term
sperm viability in tract?
Definition
24 hrs
Term
egg viability?
Definition
6 hrs?
Term
When is the ideal time for mating?
Definition
18-24 hrs after onset of estrus
Term
What is the best tool to detect estrus?
Definition
presence of boar
Term
What are 3 signs of estrus?
Definition
1) rigid ears
2) squeals
3) rigid stance
Term
length of estrous cycle is swine?
Definition
21 days
Term
length of estrus in swine
Definition
60 hrs
Term
Does ovulation occur toward the beginning or end of estrus?
Definition
end
Term
When does ovulation occur?
Definition
36-40 hrs after onset of estrus
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