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Dairy Cattle And Reproduction

Subjects : industries, dairy
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1. Help to signal hormone levels which we need both in the brain right next to each other.






2. 4-6 days






3. 16-20 hours






4. ~60 days before calving






5. Parturition is controlled by...






6. Contains and regulates the temp of the testes for sperm production






7. Head - neck - mid-piece - tail. genetic material - has an enzyme covering that allows it to penetrate the egg






8. Cleans and lubricates the urethra. secretion is thick - viscous - and very slippery.

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9. Animals which have many estrous periods per year (ex: cow - sow)






10. Important 'landmark' during palpation






11. Milk is 15% ________ and 85% __________.






12. Microscopic - make sure not sterile - very few bulls are actually tested






13. Constitute 50-90% of the volume of the ejaculate. (3 glands total: seminal vesicles - prostate gland - cowper's gland)






14. Largest dairy cow - largest udder - highly vascular - eat 40-50% dry matter (eat alot) - most total butterfat






15. 283 days






16. Why does estrus happen before ovulation?






17. Sperm is produced here






18. Small tubes located at the upper ends of the uterine horns. connects uterine horn to infundibulum. passageway of the egg.






19. Cleans and lubricates the urethra ahead of the sperm. (if not - the urine in the urethra has a high salt content and would cause sperm to rupture and die)






20. 147 days






21. Animal which has been castrated after puberty






22. To remove/separate testicles from animal's body before animal reaches puberty






23. (LH) causes female's egg to break (her period)






24. Start of the reproductive tract for the female. located outside of the body






25. When are dairy cattle dehorned?






26. Implies the amount of estrogen production






27. 265-285 days






28. 1. need to be restricted in amt of grain - 2. no more than 70% of ration can be concentrates. 3. *Acidic acid has to be produced in order for milk synthesis to occur (30% forages)






29. Milk made by mother which includes antibodies for the calf. MUST be given to the calf within the first 24 hrs of life. also provides calf with energy stores. effectiveness lasts from 4-8 months of age.






30. Duct through penis that carries sperm and urine






31. Completes uterine growth initiated by estrogen and prepares the uterus for nourishment of developing embryo if pregnancy occurs - supports pregnancy by maintaining quiescent state of reproductive tract and suppresses mating behavior - prevents ovulat






32. Gonadotropic (GnRH) is (FSH and LH). Follical Stimulating (FSH) and Lutinizing Hormone (LH).






33. Failure to have one testis (gonad) to descend






34. Urinary calculi.






35. Scar tissue plugs up chambers of udder






36. 24 hours before end of estrus cycle






37. 1-2 days






38. Cleans and lubricates the urethra ahead of the sperm. (if not - the urine in the urethra has a high salt content and would cause sperm to rupture and die)






39. (switzerland) 2nd in size and milk production - most muscle -






40. When are steers and heifers weaned from bottle feeding?






41. Milk ~305 days - dry 60 days prior to calving






42. Superior genes are _______ to multiply






43. Organ of copulation - provides passageway for semen and urine - muscular organ characterized especially by its spongy - erectile tissue that fills with blood






44. What helps regulate spermatogenesis?






45. 19-23 (21) days






46. Look for infection - split - and rupture of the penis






47. 1. sperm is not implanted in egg until hours after breeding. 2. fetal growth has not yet finished.






48. Prevent the cow from getting an infection from the calve






49. Help to signal hormone levels which we need both in the brain right next to each other.






50. Prevent the cow from getting an infection from the calve






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