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== Nanny Goat ==
 
== Nanny Goat ==
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=== Oestrous Cycle ===
    
* Breeding season in Britain is August-February with greatest activity in October, November and December. However, closer to the equator, does will cycle all year round.
 
* Breeding season in Britain is August-February with greatest activity in October, November and December. However, closer to the equator, does will cycle all year round.
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* Ovulation occurs 12-36 hours after the onset of oestrus.
 
* Ovulation occurs 12-36 hours after the onset of oestrus.
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=== Cyclic Changes in the Ovaries ===
    
* Ovaries vary in shape, depending on the stuctures present.
 
* Ovaries vary in shape, depending on the stuctures present.
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* Corpora lutea are pink in colour
 
* Corpora lutea are pink in colour
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=== Endocrine Changes during the Oestrous Cycle ===
    
* Endocrine changes are the same as in the ewe.
 
* Endocrine changes are the same as in the ewe.
    
== Sow ==
 
== Sow ==
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=== Oestrous Cycle ===
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=== Cyclic Changes in the Ovaries ===
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=== Endocrine Changes during the Oestrous Cycle ===
    
= Links =
 
= Links =
    
[[Oestrous_Cycle_-Pharmacological_Manipulation_of_Oestrous_Cycles_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|Pharmacological Manipulation of Oestrous Cycles]]
 
[[Oestrous_Cycle_-Pharmacological_Manipulation_of_Oestrous_Cycles_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|Pharmacological Manipulation of Oestrous Cycles]]
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