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Oestrous Cycle - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 19:48, 11 September 2008
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** The cow [[The_Ovary_-_Ovulation_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|ovulates]] ~12 hours after the end of oestrus.
** The cow [[The_Ovary_-_Ovulation_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|ovulates]] ~12 hours after the end of oestrus.
* 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_%26_Physiology|copulation]].
* 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_%26_Physiology|copulation]].
* During pro-oestrous and oestrus there is follicular growth with no functional corpora lutea present on the ovary (aka follicular phase).
* During pro-oestrous and oestrus there is [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Ovary_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Folliculogenesis|follicular growth]] with no functional corpora lutea present on the ovary (aka follicular phase).
* The main ovarian hormone production is Oestrogen.
* The main ovarian hormone production is Oestrogen.