Proceptivity Behaviour - Anatomy & Physiology

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  • Behaviours exhibited by females towards males that stimulate the male to copulate or that reinitiate sexual behaviour after copulation.
    • Head butting the male
    • Mounting the male
  • May include behaviour among females that sexually stimulates males.
    • Female-female mounting


Species Cow Mare Ewe Sow Bitch Queen
Courtship Behaviour Increased Grooming,Mounting Attempts with other Females Urination Stance,Urination in presence of Stallion Urination in presence of Ram Immobile Stance Immobile Stance Crouching,Affectionate Head Rubbing,Rolling



Tactile Stimulation

  • Tactile stimuli from males is important in provoking sexual postures or standing postures by females.
    • Stallion: Bites the neck or withers of the mare
    • Tom: Bites the neck of the Queen
    • Bull: Chin rests on the back of the cow just prior to mounting