Conception And Gestation Flashcards
Occurs when the head of the single sperm penetrates the egg, usually take place on the upper third of the oviduct
Conception
Union of the egg and sperm creates new life
Embryo
Two methods used to artificial impregnate
Artificial insemination and Embryo Transfer
Injection of FSH are used to stimulate the female to ovulate many eggs, not applicable in fowls
Embryo Transfer (ET)
Semen is collected from male and carefully stored to ensure survival of the sperm. The semen is inserted into reproductive tract using ________ and _____________
Artificial insemination
Inseminating tube (mammals) and syringe (fowl)
Fertilization takes place on the yolk at a point called _______________ which contains the nucleus
Germinal disk
Involves copulation of the male and female
Natural breeding
If pregnant, female will not have the visual signs of estrus
Visual Inspection
Used for cattle and horse, determination is made by feeling the uterus. Insert the hand into the female’s rectum
Rectal palpation
For dogs and rabbits. Physical check, in which the abdomen is examined externally with hands
Abdominal palpation
Equipment necessary includes a transducer, a machine unit , and some type of sealant. Example sow
Ultrasonic sound
A laboratory may provide pregnancy results from blood test
X-ray
Period of develop mammalian young that begins at conception and ends at birth.
Gestation
Another term for gestation
Pregnancy
Three stages of gestation
Cell division
Embryonic
Fetal stages
