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<big><center>[[Reproductive_System#Small_Domestic_Mammals|'''BACK TO SMALL DOMESTIC MAMMALS''']]</center></big>
 
<big><center>[[Reproductive_System#Small_Domestic_Mammals|'''BACK TO SMALL DOMESTIC MAMMALS''']]</center></big>
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** Evert externally during erection of the penis.
 
** Evert externally during erection of the penis.
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* In mature, breeding boars the large testes lie in the scrotum either side of the genital opening.
 
* In mature, breeding boars the large testes lie in the scrotum either side of the genital opening.
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** '''Coagulating glands'''
 
** '''Coagulating glands'''
 
** '''Bulbourethral glands'''
 
** '''Bulbourethral glands'''
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== Mammary Gland ==
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* Pair of long inguinal nipples.
    
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= Female =
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* Known as the Sow
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== Reproductive Tract ==
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* [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Anatomical_Types_of_Uteri|Bicornate uterus]]
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** Two uterine horns
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** Single [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Cervix_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|cervix]]
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** Single [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Vagina/Vestibule_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|vagina]]
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*** Membrane covers [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Vagina/Vestibule_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|vaginal]] opening except at oestrus and during [[Reproductive_System#Parturition|parturition]].
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== Oestrous Cyclicity ==
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* Polyoestrous
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* Spontaneous [[The_Ovary_-_Ovulation_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|ovulator]]
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* [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-Oestrous_Cycle_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|Oestrous cycle]] length:15-16 days
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== Gestation and Offspring ==
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* Long [[Reproductive_System#Gestation|gestation]] period: 59-72 days (depending on litter size)
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* Litter size: 1-6
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** Precocious offspring
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*** Fully furred at birth
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*** Eyes open
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*** Able to eat solid food as well as suckle from the mother.
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*** Weaned at 3 weeks.
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* No nest
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== Mammary Gland ==
 
== Mammary Gland ==
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* Pair of long inguinal nipples.
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* Pair of long inguinal nipples.
   
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