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== Pheramones ==
* Secretions from the female reproductive tract that serve to sexually stimulate and attract males to the female.
* Vaginal and urinary secretions from females in '''Oestrus''' smell different to the male then secretions of females not in Oestrus.
* Pheramone is a volatile substance released to the outside of the body and perceived by the olfactory system and/or activated by the vomeronasal organ. Releasing pheramones can cause specific behaviour in the recipient.
* Males also produce sex pheramones.
** Boars produce specific substances that cause sows and guilts to become sexually aroused when they are in '''oestrus'''.
** Two sexual attractants are produced by boars:
*** Preputial pouch secretion
*** Pheramonal substance in saliva secreted by the submaxillary salivary gland.
**** During sexual excitement, the boar produces copious quantities of foamy saliva. The active components in saliva are the androgen metabolites 3