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** In anoestrous females the [[Ovary - Anatomy & Physiology|ovaries]] are oval or circular, flattened laterally and have an irregular surface due to many small [[Follicles - Anatomy & Physiology|follicles]].
 
** In anoestrous females the [[Ovary - Anatomy & Physiology|ovaries]] are oval or circular, flattened laterally and have an irregular surface due to many small [[Follicles - Anatomy & Physiology|follicles]].
 
** During the breeding season, mature [[Follicles - Anatomy & Physiology|follicles]] and current [[Corpus Luteum - Anatomy & Physiology|corpora lutea]] (CL) project from the main contour of the [[Ovary - Anatomy & Physiology|ovary]] and give it a more lobular form.
 
** During the breeding season, mature [[Follicles - Anatomy & Physiology|follicles]] and current [[Corpus Luteum - Anatomy & Physiology|corpora lutea]] (CL) project from the main contour of the [[Ovary - Anatomy & Physiology|ovary]] and give it a more lobular form.
*** This lobulation increases with increased number of previous [[Ovulation - Anatomy & Physiology|ovulations]] or pregnancies and is due mainly to the presence of old [[The_Ovary_-Corpus_Albicans_- Anatomy & Physiology|corpora albicantia]].
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*** This lobulation increases with increased number of previous [[Ovulation - Anatomy & Physiology|ovulations]] or pregnancies and is due mainly to the presence of old [[Corpus Luteum - Anatomy & Physiology|corpora albicantia]].
    
=== Ovarian Structures ===
 
=== Ovarian Structures ===
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* [[Corpus_Luteum_Formation_-_Anatomy & Physiology|Luteinization]] of the [[Corpus Haemorrhagicum - Anatomy & Physiology|corpus haemorrhagicum]] occurs within 4 - 5 days and gives rise to a [[Corpus Luteum - Anatomy & Physiology|corpus luteum]].  
 
* [[Corpus_Luteum_Formation_-_Anatomy & Physiology|Luteinization]] of the [[Corpus Haemorrhagicum - Anatomy & Physiology|corpus haemorrhagicum]] occurs within 4 - 5 days and gives rise to a [[Corpus Luteum - Anatomy & Physiology|corpus luteum]].  
 
* [[Corpus_Luteum_Regression -_Anatomy_&_Physiology|Regression]] of the [[Corpus Luteum - Anatomy & Physiology|CL]] occurs between 10 - 12 days after a sterile mating or just before parturition in the pregnant female.
 
* [[Corpus_Luteum_Regression -_Anatomy_&_Physiology|Regression]] of the [[Corpus Luteum - Anatomy & Physiology|CL]] occurs between 10 - 12 days after a sterile mating or just before parturition in the pregnant female.
* The [[The_Ovary_-Corpus_Albicans_- Anatomy & Physiology|corpus albicans]], originating from the [[The_Ovary_-_Corpus_Luteum_Regression- Anatomy & Physiology|regression]] of the [[Corpus Luteum - Anatomy & Physiology|CL]] of pregnancy is hard, white or grey in colour and has no blood vessels on its surface. [[The_Ovary_-Corpus_Albicans_- Anatomy & Physiology|Corpora albicantia]] of different sizes (5 - 12 mm in diameter) can remain on the surface of the [[Ovary - Anatomy & Physiology|ovary]] of the female for a long time.
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* The [[Corpus Luteum - Anatomy & Physiology|corpus albicans]], originating from the [[Corpus_Luteum_Regression - Anatomy & Physiology|regression]] of the [[Corpus Luteum - Anatomy & Physiology|CL]] of pregnancy is hard, white or grey in colour and has no blood vessels on its surface. [[The_Ovary_-Corpus_Albicans_- Anatomy & Physiology|Corpora albicantia]] of different sizes (5 - 12 mm in diameter) can remain on the surface of the [[Ovary - Anatomy & Physiology|ovary]] of the female for a long time.
    
== Oviduct ==
 
== Oviduct ==
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