Estrous and estrus Flashcards
Females unlikely to cycle
Pre-pubertal anestrus
Gestational anestrus
Post-partum anestrus
Seasonal anestrus
Four phases of bovine estrous cycle
Estrous
Metestrus
Diestrus
Proestrus
Estrus:
Graafian follicle on ovary, estrogen being produced, period of sexual receptivity
24 hours
Metestrus
Surge of Luteinizing hormone
Corpus hemorragicum develops on ovary
Initial development of Corpus Luteum
5 days
Diestrus
CL on ovary
Progesterone produced at high levels
10 days
Proestrus
CL is regressing
And follicular development is initiated again
5 days
What stimulates release of gnrh that causes release of fsh?
Suppressed progesterone levels
What is the stimulus for surge of gnrh and lh?
Presence of Graafian follicle
Estrogen
What is stimulus for decline in progesterone?
Release of prostaglandin f2 alpha
Estrous cycle length for sow
21 days
Estrous cycle length for cattle
21 days
Estrous cycle length for ewes
17 days
Estrous cycle length for mares
22 days
Estrus duration and ovulation
Sows
44 hours
Near end of estrus
Estrus duration and ovulation cattle
14-18 hours
12 hours after end of estrus