What are the four hormones involved in milk let down?
Oxytocin, Epinephrine, Cortisol, Prolactin
Which body system protects muscle and tissue?
Integumentary
What is the gestational period for a cow?
279-292
What is the mothers first milk called?
Colostrum
What are the grape like structures in the udder?
Alveoli
Which hormone is from the anterior pituitary gland?
Oxytocin
Which system has the function of defending against disease and blood production?
Lymphatic/Hematopoietic
What is the gestational period for poultry, and what are the different kinds of poultry?
chickens, ducks, turkey, geese
BONUS QUESTION:
Fill in the blank:
Colostrum has more ______ and fewer ________ and fat than mature breast milk.
protein; carbohydrates
What five senses help the udder to start producing milk?
Touch, Visual, Audiotory
Which hormone is a response to stress, fear, and pain and stops milk let down?
Epinephrine
Which body system includes the kidneys?
Urinary
Which animal does this gestational period belong to?
58-65 days
A. Cat
B. Dog
B. Dog
What stops milk ejection?
stress, fear, pain
Fill in the blanks:Nerve impulses from the _____ communicate to the _______ gland and causes _________ of specialized cells (myoepithelial cells).
teats; mammary; contraction
Which two hormones are from the adrenal glands?
Which body system causes hormone production?
Endocrine
Which has a longer gestational period?
A. goat
B. Cat
C. Horse
Horse
How long is the calf's stomach able to absorb the antibodies in colostrum?
The first 24 Hours

What is N?
Streak Canal
Fill in the blanks:
anterior pituitary -> mammary gland -> _________->
oxytocin acts on the cells in the udder that surround the alveoli. It causes the alveoli to contract and expels milk out of the teats.
udder
Which body system includes the fallopian tubes?
What animal (from our notes) has the longest gestational period?
Donkey
How long before a calf is born does the mother start producing colostrum?
Around 5 weeks before the cow is born.

What is M?
Teat Cavatiy