Male reproductive system | Female reproductive system | Artificial Reproduction | Gestation and parturition | General information |
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What produces sperm?
Testicles
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What is the female sex cell?
egg
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What is artificial reproduction?
Reproduction without sex
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What does polyestrus mean?
Comes in heat multiple times a year not based on season. Ex. cows, pigs, humans
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What is copulation?
sexual intercourse
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What produces semen?
Seminal vesicle, cowpers gland, and prostate gland
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What produces eggs?
ovaries
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What is cloning?
producing an exact genetic copy
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What are induced ovulators
Ovulation is a result of copulation. Ex, rabbits
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What is gestation?
pregnancy
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What is castration?
Removal of testicles
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Where is the site of fertilization
fallopian tubes
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What is artificial insemination AND explain the steps
The procedure of manually injecting semen into the female reproductive tract
Collect, store, glove, insert arm into the rectum, locate cervix, insert straw, release semen |
What is a sign that an animal is going to give birth soon?
swelling, restlessness, separation from herd, etc
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What is parturition?
act of giving birth
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What is the difference between sperm and semen?
Sperm is the sex cell; semen is the fluid part
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What is the neck of the reproductive tract that dilates during birth?
cervix
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What is embryo transfer AND explain the steps
The process in which embryos are placed into the uterus of a female with the intent to establish a pregnancy.
Super ovulation, collect eggs, fertilize in petri dish, implant embryos |
Explain the difference between short and long-day breeders.
short day breeders come in to heat during the fall while long-day breeders come into heat in the spring and summer.
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What is dystocia?
difficulty giving birth
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Give 2 reasons for castration
prevention, better-tasting meat, better temperament, etc.
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What is 1 way to promote pregnancy?
heat detection, drugs, super ovulation, synchronization, etc
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What are 2 pros of artificial reproduction?
Decrease risk of STDs
Better genetics- you do not have to own the male and female Safety etc. |
What are the 3 steps of parturition
Dilation and contractions
Delivery of newborn Expulsion of the placenta or fetal membranes |
What can STD/STIs lead to?
sterility or death
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