Animal Science 1 - Understand reproductive systems.

Front

What is the process of removing the testicles of male animals to prevent breeding called?

Back

Castration

Front

What is the first milk produced after a mammal gives birth that contains antibodies needed for immunity?

Back

Colostrum

Front

What is the term for the time an animal is pregnant?

Back

Gestation

Front

What is the time a female animal is receptive to be bred, also called heat?

Back

Estrus

Front

What is the period of time that milk is secreted by the mammary glands called?

Back

Lactation

Front

What is the act of giving birth by female mammals called?

Back

Parturition

Front

What is the length of a female's cycle from one estrus to the next called?

Back

Estrus Cycle

Front

What is the age at which animals reach sexual maturity and begin to come into heat?

Back

Puberty

Front

What is the release of the egg from the ovary called?

Back

Ovulation

Front

What is the union of the sperm and the egg cells called?

Back

Fertilization