animal breeding Flashcards
1
Q
expulsion of dead fetus before the end of gestation period
A
abortion
2
Q
expulsion of live fetus before the end of gestation period
A
premature birth
3
Q
expulsion of dead fetus at the end of gestation period
A
stillbirth
4
Q
ability of the animal to produce viable offspring
A
fertility
5
Q
reproductive failure in animal
A
barrenness
6
Q
ability of the animal to produce large number of offspring
A
prolificacy
7
Q
ability of the animal to produce large number of sperm or ova
A
fecundity
8
Q
ability of the male animal to perform copulation
A
potency
9
Q
the number of pregnant female to the number of bred female in the herd
A
conception rate
10
Q
difficult parturition
A
dystocia
