Reproductive Intro

Question 1

For stages of estrous cycle terms:
When ending in -us, it is a(n) _______. When ending in -ous it is a(n) _______.

Answer 1

noun
adjective

Question 2

List the 5 stages of the estrous cycle.

Answer 2

1. anestrus
2. proestrus
3. estrus
4. metestrus
5. diestrus

Question 3

Term for period of receptivity to the male.

Answer 3

estrus

Question 4

_______ is a lay term for when a female is beginning to be receptive to the male.

Answer 4

coming in

Question 5

_______ is a lay term for when a female is beginning to no longer be receptive to the male.

Answer 5

going out

Question 6

Lay term for hormonally treating with prostaglandins (PGF2a) to bring an animal back into heat sooner.

Answer 6

short cycle

Question 7

What does “cover” mean in horses?

Answer 7

stallion has bred the mare

Question 8

What lay term means “becomes pregnant”?

Answer 8

settle

Question 9

What lay mean means not pregnant?

Answer 9

open

Question 10

Match the terms for what parturition is called in each species:

1. goat
2. sheep
3. cat
4. dog
5. horse
6. cow

Answer 10

1. kidding
2. lambing
3. queening
4. whelping
5. foaling
6. calving

Question 11

Lay term meaning the udder is developing during late pregnancy.

Answer 11

bagging up

Question 12

Lay term for recently calved.

Answer 12

freshen

Question 13

Lay term for a mare that has never been bred and may be used for a first foal mare.

Answer 13

maiden mare

Question 14

Lay term for mare that has had a Caslick’s procedure.

Answer 14

sutured or sewn up

Question 15

Lay term for camelid resting in sternal recumbency.

Answer 15

kush

Question 16

For most species, domestic animal reproduction is ________ oriented.

Answer 16

production

Question 17

What does “culled” mean?

Answer 17

eliminated from herd

Question 18

_______ is an adult male horse and ______ is an adult female.

Answer 18

stallion
mare

Question 19

_____ is a male horse less than or equal to 4 years old.

Answer 19

colt

Question 20

______ is a female horse less than or equal to 4 years old.

Answer 20

filly

Question 21

Term for young/newborn horse.

Answer 21

foal

Question 22

_______ is a castrated male horse.

Answer 22

gelding

Question 23

In cattle, _______ is an adult male and ______ is an adult female.

Answer 23

bull
cow

Question 24

Cattle term for young female up to the birth of her first calf.

Answer 24

heifer

Question 25

Cattle term for castrated male.

Answer 25

steer

Question 26

For swine, _______ is an adult male and ______ is an adult female.

Answer 26

boar sow

Question 27

What is the swine term for a young female?

Answer 27

gilt

Question 28

What is the swine term for castrated male?

Answer 28

barrow

Question 29

Term for young pig after weaning.

Answer 29

shoat

Question 30

Terms for adult male goat.

Answer 30

buck or billy

Question 31

Terms for adult female goat.

Answer 31

doe or nanny

Question 32

Term for castrated male sheep and goat.

Answer 32

wether

Question 33

______ is the term for a baby goat while ______ is the term for a baby sheep.

Answer 33

kid lamb

Question 34

A young camelid is called a _______.

Answer 34

cria

Question 35

Term for male alpaca.

Answer 35

macho

Question 36

Term for difficult birth.

Answer 36

dystocia

Question 37

________ is when the penis cannot be exposed while _______ is a sustained erection.

Answer 37

phimosis priapism