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| == Female Threshold Body Size == | | == Female Threshold Body Size == |
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| == Photoperiod == | | == Photoperiod == |
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− | The month of birth will influence the onset of puberty, especially in seasonal breeders. | + | The month of birth will influence the onset of puberty, especially in [[Seasonality_of_Reproduction_- Anatomy & Physiology|seasonal breeders]]. |
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| === Sheep === | | === Sheep === |
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− | * Short day breeders (begin oestrous cycles in response to short day length) | + | * [[Seasonality_of_Reproduction_- Anatomy & Physiology|Short day breeders]] (begin oestrous cycles in response to short day length) |
| * Spring born lambs (February-March) reach puberty in the subsequent autumn (September-October) if they have adequate nutrition. The age at puberty is 5-6 months. | | * Spring born lambs (February-March) reach puberty in the subsequent autumn (September-October) if they have adequate nutrition. The age at puberty is 5-6 months. |
| * Autumn born lambs do not reach puberty until 10-12 moths of age. | | * Autumn born lambs do not reach puberty until 10-12 moths of age. |
| * This is because, seasonal cues (long days of spring/summer) delay reproductive cyclicity. | | * This is because, seasonal cues (long days of spring/summer) delay reproductive cyclicity. |
− | * Thus, oestrus in both spring and autumn born lambs is synchronised. | + | * Thus, [[Oestrus Behaviour - Anatomy & Physiology|oestrus]] in both spring and autumn born lambs is synchronised. |
| * This maximizes the chance that all ewes become pregnant in the fall and give birth in the spring when nutritional and environmental conditions are favourable. | | * This maximizes the chance that all ewes become pregnant in the fall and give birth in the spring when nutritional and environmental conditions are favourable. |
| * An adequate degree of nutrition ('fatness') is required before photoperiod can exert an effect. | | * An adequate degree of nutrition ('fatness') is required before photoperiod can exert an effect. |
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| === Queen === | | === Queen === |
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− | * Long day breeders | + | * [[Seasonality_of_Reproduction_- Anatomy & Physiology|Long day breeders]] |
| * Increasing photoperiod prompts onset of puberty. | | * Increasing photoperiod prompts onset of puberty. |
| * Onset of puberty occurs in January-February in the Northern Hemisphere, where there is increasing day length. | | * Onset of puberty occurs in January-February in the Northern Hemisphere, where there is increasing day length. |
| * Queens born in February-March do not reach puberty until the following spring. | | * Queens born in February-March do not reach puberty until the following spring. |
− | * Queens born in sumer/autumn generally display their first oestrus the following January. | + | * Queens born in summer/autumn generally display their first [[Oestrus Behaviour - Anatomy & Physiology|oestrus]] the following January. |
| * Before this can have effect, there must be adequate nutrition and growth. | | * Before this can have effect, there must be adequate nutrition and growth. |
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| == Environmental and Social Conditions == | | == Environmental and Social Conditions == |
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− | * [[Reproductive_Behaviour_-_Attractivity_Behaviour_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Pheromones|Pheromonal]] substances in the [[Normal_Composition_of_Urine_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|urine]] act as a stimulus to enhance the onset of puberty. | + | * [[Attractivity Behaviour - Anatomy & Physiology#Pheromones|Pheromonal]] substances in the [[Urine Normal Composition|urine]] act as a stimulus to enhance the onset of puberty. |
| * Females reaching puberty in the presence of a male (producing the pheromones) have a greater opportunity of becoming pregnant. | | * Females reaching puberty in the presence of a male (producing the pheromones) have a greater opportunity of becoming pregnant. |
− | * Pubertal onset cannot be accelerated using [[Reproductive_Behaviour_-_Attractivity_Behaviour_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Pheromones|pheromones]] in animals that have not achieved the appropriate metabolic body size to trigger [[Hypothalamus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|hypothalamic]] responsiveness to Oestradiol (oestrogen). | + | * Pubertal onset cannot be accelerated using [[Attractivity Behaviour - Anatomy & Physiology#Pheromones|pheromones]] in animals that have not achieved the appropriate metabolic body size to trigger [[Hypothalamus_- Anatomy & Physiology|hypothalamic]] responsiveness to Oestradiol (oestrogen). |
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− | * [[Special_Senses_-_Visual_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|Visual]] and [[Special_Senses_-_Olfactory_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|olfactory]] environmental information is perceived by sensory neurons of the optic and [[Special_Senses_-_Olfactory_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|olfactory]] systems. | + | * [[Eye - Anatomy & Physiology|Visual]] and [[Nose - Anatomy & Physiology|olfactory]] environmental information is perceived by sensory neurons of the optic and [[Nose - Anatomy & Physiology|olfactory]] systems. |
− | * Stimuli are processed by the [[CNS_Anatomy|central nervous system]] and converted into neural inputs to the GnRH neurons of the [[Hypothalamus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|hypothalamus]]. | + | * Stimuli are processed by the [[Nervous and Special Senses - Anatomy & Physiology#Central Nervous System (CNS)|central nervous system]] and converted into neural inputs to the GnRH neurons of the [[Hypothalamus_- Anatomy & Physiology|hypothalamus]]. |
− | * The [[Hypothalamus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|hypothalamus]] then gains the ability to produce high frequency and high amplitude pulses of GnRH at an earlier age. | + | * The [[Hypothalamus_- Anatomy & Physiology|hypothalamus]] then gains the ability to produce high frequency and high amplitude pulses of GnRH at an earlier age. |
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| + | [[Category:Bullet Points]] |