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Sexual Behavior Flashcards

1
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3 characteristics of female mammals on the likelihood of successful mating

A

Attractiveness
Proceptivity
Receptivity

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2
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Willingness of the female to accept courtship and copulatory attempts by the male

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Receptivity

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3
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Extent of invitation soliciting behavior

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Proceptivity

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4
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Measured by the extent to which the female evokes sexual responses from males

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Attractiveness

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5
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State during which the female seeks and accepts the male

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Estrus

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6
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Discreet physiological and the overt behavioral characteristics of estrus is evident

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Silent estrus

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7
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Condition which the female fails to show cyclic recurrence of estrus

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Anoestrus

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8
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Duration of estrus in mare

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1 week, but can last longer
4-10 days

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9
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Duration of estrus in cattle

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12 - 24 h
15 hrs ~ spring
20 hrs ~ autumn

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10
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Duration of estrus in ewes

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3 days

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11
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Duration of estrus in goat

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1-3 days
( ave 34 hrs)

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12
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Complete involution of the uterus after parturition in all animals

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Post-partum estrus

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13
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Best example of animal showing early estrus after parturition

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Mare

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14
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Foal heat occurs ___ days after birth of a foal

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9 days

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15
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__-__ % of mares show estrus not later than ___ day after parturition

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65-69%
20th day

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16
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Heat is not rare in this animal

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Sow

17
Q

Keeping ventral surface in contact with ground and raising the hindquarters

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Lodorsis

18
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Duration of estrus in horse

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4-6 days

19
Q

Internal state, measured by likelihood of showing sexual behavior given appropriate opportunity

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Libido

20
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Develops at puberty, primarily dependent on seasons input and production of hormone testosterone

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Libido

21
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Estrus behavior of dogs

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  • Bitch becomes more excited during estrus
  • does not normally show new patterns of behavior
  • In presence of potential mate, she presents her hindquarters with some lateral movements
  • pre-copulation behavior is passive in general
22
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Estrus behavior in cats

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  • Increased level of activities
  • becomes more vocal
  • shows more marking behaviors
  • more tolerant of male presence
  • shows lodorsis
23
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Estrus behavior of sheep

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  • Hard to detect without the presence of a ram
  • Ewes initiate the first sexual contact by rubbing themselves to the ram
  • tail-shaking occurs during mating
24
Q

Repeated mating

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Cats: 5-15 mins
Stallions: 5-10 times
Rams 3-4 times
Bulls: 5-6
Boars: 24.48 h

25
Q

How sex drive is being measured in males:

A

• number of ejaculations in an exhaustion test
• reaction time (delay before ejaculation)
• proportion of failures to mount
• proportion of failures to ejaculate

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