Conception and Gestation Flashcards
average gestation of rabbits
31
average gestation of dogs
60
average gestation of horses
336
average gestation of sheep (ewe)
150
average gestation length of cattle
280 days
period of fetal growth
incubation
two most important characteristics in gestation
mother’s breed and age
third membrane that is between the amnion and chorion
allantois
innermost membrane
amnion
outermost embryonic membrane
chorion
during this stage, the fetus continues to grow until birth
fetal period
during this stage, the embryo differentiates body parts and organs are formed
embryonic stage
this stage begins right after conception
cell division
three stages of gestation
cell division
embryonic
fetal stage
period of development of mammalian young that begins at conception and ends at birth
gestation
used for pregnancy checks for many species
ultrasonic sound
used for pregnancy checks for many species
ultrasonic sound
used to determine pregnancy which is utilized for dogs and rabbits
abdominal palpation
a way to determine a pregnancy in which the determination is made by feeling the uterus
rectal palpation
method to artificially impregnate which injections of FSH are used to stimulate the female to ovulate many eggs
embryo transfer
method to artificially impregnate an animals which a semen is collected from male and carefully stored to ensure the survival of sperm
artificial insemination
fertilization takes place on the yolk at a point called
germinal disk
are all litter bearing animals and produce multiple ovaries when ovulating
sow, bitch, doe
the union of the egg and sperm creates a new life called
embryo
