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| === Oestrus === | | === Oestrus === |
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− | * The period where the female will accept the male for [[Reproductive_Behaviour_-_Copulatory_Behaviour_- Anatomy & Physiology|copulation]]. | + | * The period where the female will accept the male for [[Copulatory Behaviour - Anatomy & Physiology|copulation]]. |
| * The onset and end of oestrus are the only stages of the oetrous cycle that can be accurately measured. They are therefore used to determine cycle length. | | * The onset and end of oestrus are the only stages of the oetrous cycle that can be accurately measured. They are therefore used to determine cycle length. |
| * Female seeks out the male and 'stands' to be mounted. | | * Female seeks out the male and 'stands' to be mounted. |
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| * [[The_Ovary_-_Ovulation_- Anatomy & Physiology|Ovulation]] occurs during this phase in all domestic species except the cow. | | * [[The_Ovary_-_Ovulation_- Anatomy & Physiology|Ovulation]] occurs during this phase in all domestic species except the cow. |
| ** The cow [[The_Ovary_-_Ovulation_- Anatomy & Physiology|ovulates]] ~12 hours after the end of oestrus. | | ** The cow [[The_Ovary_-_Ovulation_- Anatomy & Physiology|ovulates]] ~12 hours after the end of oestrus. |
− | * [[The_Ovary_-_Ovulation_- Anatomy & Physiology|Ovulation]] is spontaneous in all domestic species except the cat, rabbit and camelids. In these species it is induced by the act of [[Reproductive_Behaviour_-_Copulatory_Behaviour_- Anatomy & Physiology|copulation]]. | + | * [[The_Ovary_-_Ovulation_- Anatomy & Physiology|Ovulation]] is spontaneous in all domestic species except the cat, rabbit and camelids. In these species it is induced by the act of [[Copulatory Behaviour - Anatomy & Physiology|copulation]]. |
| * During pro-oestrous and oestrus there is [[Ovary - Anatomy & Physiology#Folliculogenesis|follicular growth]] with no functional [[Corpus Luteum - Anatomy & Physiology|corpora lutea]] present on the [[Ovary - Anatomy & Physiology|ovary]] (aka follicular phase). | | * During pro-oestrous and oestrus there is [[Ovary - Anatomy & Physiology#Folliculogenesis|follicular growth]] with no functional [[Corpus Luteum - Anatomy & Physiology|corpora lutea]] present on the [[Ovary - Anatomy & Physiology|ovary]] (aka follicular phase). |
| * The main ovarian hormone production is Oestrogen. | | * The main ovarian hormone production is Oestrogen. |