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Oestrous Cycle - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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* [[The_Ovary_-_Ovulation_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|Ovulation]] occurs during this phase in all domestic species except the cow.
* [[The_Ovary_-_Ovulation_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|Ovulation]] occurs during this phase in all domestic species except the cow.
** 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]].
* [[The_Ovary_-_Ovulation_-_Anatomy_%26_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_%26_Physiology|copulation]].
* During pro-oestrous and oestrus there is [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Ovary_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Folliculogenesis|follicular growth]] with no functional [[The_Ovary_-_Corpus_Luteum_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|corpora lutea]] present on the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Ovary_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|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 [[The_Ovary_-_Corpus_Luteum_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|corpora lutea]] present on the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Ovary_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|ovary]] (aka follicular phase).
* The main ovarian hormone production is Oestrogen.
* The main ovarian hormone production is Oestrogen.