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| == Refractory Period == | | == Refractory Period == |
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− | * Following [[Reproductive_Behaviour_-_Copulatory_Behaviour_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Ejaculation|ejaculation]], all males experience a refractory period (commonly referred to as 'sexual exhaustion') before a second [[Reproductive_Behaviour_-_Copulatory_Behaviour_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Ejaculation|ejaculation]] can occur. | + | * Following [[Reproductive_Behaviour_-_Copulatory_Behaviour_- Anatomy & Physiology#Ejaculation|ejaculation]], all males experience a refractory period (commonly referred to as 'sexual exhaustion') before a second [[Reproductive_Behaviour_-_Copulatory_Behaviour_- Anatomy & Physiology#Ejaculation|ejaculation]] can occur. |
| * Length of refractory period depends on several factors: | | * Length of refractory period depends on several factors: |
| ** Degree of sexual rest prior to copulation | | ** Degree of sexual rest prior to copulation |
| ** Age of male | | ** Age of male |
| ** Degree of female novelty | | ** Degree of female novelty |
− | ** Number of previous [[Reproductive_Behaviour_-_Copulatory_Behaviour_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Ejaculation|ejaculations]] | + | ** Number of previous [[Reproductive_Behaviour_-_Copulatory_Behaviour_- Anatomy & Physiology#Ejaculation|ejaculations]] |
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| * Normal for a male to copulate repeatedly with the same female. | | * Normal for a male to copulate repeatedly with the same female. |
− | ** Stallion will breed a mare in heat 5-10 times during one [[Reproductive_Behaviour_-_Oestrus_Behaviour_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|Oestrus]] period. | + | ** Stallion will breed a mare in heat 5-10 times during one [[Reproductive_Behaviour_-_Oestrus_Behaviour_- Anatomy & Physiology|Oestrus]] period. |
| ** Rams remate with the same ewe 4-5 times. | | ** Rams remate with the same ewe 4-5 times. |
| ** Bulls remate with the same cow repeatedly. | | ** Bulls remate with the same cow repeatedly. |