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Animal Reproduction
Pierce 501
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Agriculture
Undergraduate 1
03/02/2011

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Progesterone
Definition
hormone measured in Dairy cows for pregnancy diagnosis
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Multiparous
Definition
females having had two or more pregnancies that resulted in live offspring
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Isthmus
Definition
part of the oviduct where the shell membrane is added to the egg in poultry
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Placentome
Definition
combined cotyledon and caruncle "button"
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Estrogen
Definition
major female sex hormone produced by ovary, responsible for outward signs of heat or estrus
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Seminiferous tubules
Definition
convoluted tubles located within the testes that are responsible for the production of spermatozoa
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Fall
Definition
season where most sheep and dairy goats are bred
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Primiparous
Definition
having given birth once or in the process of the first birth
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Testosterone
Definition
male sex hormone
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Polytocous
Definition
litter-bearing
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Scrotum
Definition
skin-like sac that houses and protects the testes
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Winking
Definition
indication of estrus in the mare
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Parenchyma
Definition
functional layer
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Graafian
Definition
mature follicle
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Zygote
Definition
cell formed by the union of a sperm and ovum
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Epinephrine
Definition
hormone counteracts oxytocin
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Libido
Definition
sex drive
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Leydig cells
Definition
produce the male hormone testosterone
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PMSG
Definition
Pregnant Mare Serum Gonadotropin- produced by endometrial cups
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Labia
Definition
folds of the vulva
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Nulliparous
Definition
having never given birth
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Prolactin
Definition
Milk secretion hormone
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Sigmoid flexure
Definition
s-curve in the penis of a bull, ram or boar
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Oxytocin
Definition
Milk let down hormone
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Uterus
Definition
shell gland in hen
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Estrous
Definition
entire cycle of reproductive changes between two periods of estrus
Term
Cloaca
Definition
common junction for outlets of digestive, urinary, and genital systems through the vent
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Infundibulum
Definition
funnel-shaped opening of the oviduct, close to the ovary
Term
Clitoris
Definition
sensory and erectile organ in the female
Term
Flushing
Definition
increasing amount of energy in the diet prior to breeding to increase ovulation rate
Term
Cowper's gland
Definition
bulbourethral gland
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Dystocia
Definition
difficult or abnormal parturition
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Polyestrus
Definition
having many estrous cycles through the year
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Anestrus
Definition
phase or period of sexual quiescence
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GnRH
Definition
controls release of FSH and LH
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Spermatozoa
Definition
male gamete
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