Anatomy
produce female gametes
ovaries
act of removing, modifying, or adding genes to DNA
genetic engineering
first milk given to an animal
colostrum
an animal of a breed
purebred
process of giving birth
parturition
oviducts that carry the ova from the ovaries to the uterus
fallopian tubes
the act of bringing a group of animals into heat simultaneously
estrus synchronization
elongated exterior structures that contain a small canal at the tip that opens when stimulated to release milk
teats
mating of animals of the same breed
straightbreeding
stage that ends with birth of an animal
gestation
produce sperm and a hormone called testosterone
testicles
what is used to freeze embryos
liquid nitrogen
milk secreted by the alveoli into a hollow cavity
lumen
a disease caused by pathogens
infectious disease
the hormone that maintains pregnancy
progesterone
tiny cavities found in ovaries
follicles
process of getting a female to release more than the usual number of eggs during a single estrous cycle
superovulation
contains the components necessary for a female to produce milk
mammary system
disease transmitted sexually during the mating of animals
venereal disease
lies along the wall of the uterus
placenta
Y-shaped structure consisting of the body, two uterine horns, and the cervix
uterus
a hormone that causes the corpus luteum to stop producing progesterone
prostaglandin
what does bST stand for
bovine somatropin
superior traits resulting from the mating of two animals from different breeds
hybrid vigor
period in the cycle in which the system assumes pregnancy
diestrus