Reproduction Flashcards
Chapter 10
Survival; no breeding = no animals (food)
Purpose for Reproduction
Where the baby develops.
Uterus in Cow
Produces the oocytes or the female sex cells, the female eggs and its producing hormones.
Ovary
The site of fertilization.
Oviduct
The opening from the vagina to the uterus.
- Can open when the animal is in heat for sperm to pass through.
- It is closed during pregnancy; acts as a barrier to prevent any bacteria or anything else from going in and affecting the developing embryo or fetus.
Cervix
The site of sperm deposition in a cow, doe, and sow.
Vagina
Sperm will be deposited there, and then travel up the rest of the tract.
Natural Service
Go through the cervix and deposit the semen directly into the body of the uterus.
AI
The external covering of the animals.
- Usually closed to help the interior organs from any type of bacteria or feces.
Vulva
- Sow’s larger than cow because of how many developing.
- Site of sow’s litter.
Uterine Horn
At the very base of the animal.
- Serves as some stimulation during reproduction and copulation.
Clitoris
Reproduction tract is along the back wall of the abdomen.
Hen
Have only one ovary on the left.
Hen
Born with their total reproductive ability.
Hen
Have 5 major sections of the reproductive tract (oviduct).
Hen