Reproductive Health and Management
What age males should be used in a breeding system?
This is the process of giving birth to a young cow
Calving
The Estrous Cycle
This is the process by which offspring are produced
Reproduction
This process involves placing collected sperm into female animal's reproductive tract
Artificial Insemination
1 rooster should breed how many hens?
10-15
This is what the process of giving birth to pigs is called
Farrowing
This process is where a mature ovum (egg) is released by the ovary
Ovulation
This refers to the process of mating related animals
Inbreeding
This animal's gestation period usually lasts for 151 days
Goats
Name three ways to prevent or treat infectious diseases
Vaccines, isolation/quarantine, culling, removal from breeding herd
Differentiation is when what is developed?
Major organs
Name one species of animal that typically breeds seasonally
Horse, cat, goat, sheep
What is the key factor that can affect fertilization in mammals?
The timing of ovulation and sperm presence
A group of animals of the same species that share common traits
Breed
1 mature boar should breed with how many sows?
About 25
Complications in the birthing process are called what?
Dystocia
Name three of the four phases of the estrous cycle
Estrus, metestrus, diestrus, and proestrus
Promoting animal reproduction so the desired offspring result is called what?
Breeding
The gestation period of a horse is typically how long?
Within 320-360, typically about 336-340
What is the difference between an infectious disease and a venereal disease?
A venereal disease is spread by sexual contact, while infectious diseases don't have to be
Whelping is what the birthing process is called for what animal?
Dogs
This period is defined by an absence of cycling
Anestrus
Mating two animals from different breeds
Crossbreeding
How many phases of the parturition process are there?
3