Sexual Behavior

Question 1

3 characteristics of female mammals on the likelihood of successful mating

Answer 1

Attractiveness
Proceptivity
Receptivity

Question 2

Willingness of the female to accept courtship and copulatory attempts by the male

Answer 2

Receptivity

Question 3

Extent of invitation soliciting behavior

Answer 3

Proceptivity

Question 4

Measured by the extent to which the female evokes sexual responses from males

Answer 4

Attractiveness

Question 5

State during which the female seeks and accepts the male

Answer 5

Estrus

Question 6

Discreet physiological and the overt behavioral characteristics of estrus is evident

Answer 6

Silent estrus

Question 7

Condition which the female fails to show cyclic recurrence of estrus

Answer 7

Anoestrus

Question 8

Duration of estrus in mare

Answer 8

1 week, but can last longer
4-10 days

Question 9

Duration of estrus in cattle

Answer 9

12 - 24 h
15 hrs ~ spring
20 hrs ~ autumn

Question 10

Duration of estrus in ewes

Answer 10

3 days

Question 11

Duration of estrus in goat

Answer 11

1-3 days
( ave 34 hrs)

Question 12

Complete involution of the uterus after parturition in all animals

Answer 12

Post-partum estrus

Question 13

Best example of animal showing early estrus after parturition

Answer 13

Mare

Question 14

Foal heat occurs ___ days after birth of a foal

Answer 14

9 days

Question 15

__-__ % of mares show estrus not later than ___ day after parturition

Answer 15

65-69%
20th day

Question 16

Heat is not rare in this animal

Answer 16

Sow

Question 17

Keeping ventral surface in contact with ground and raising the hindquarters

Answer 17

Lodorsis

Question 18

Duration of estrus in horse

Answer 18

4-6 days

Question 19

Internal state, measured by likelihood of showing sexual behavior given appropriate opportunity

Answer 19

Libido

Question 20

Develops at puberty, primarily dependent on seasons input and production of hormone testosterone

Answer 20

Libido

Question 21

Estrus behavior of dogs

Answer 21

• Bitch becomes more excited during estrus
• does not normally show new patterns of behavior
• In presence of potential mate, she presents her hindquarters with some lateral movements
• pre-copulation behavior is passive in general

Question 22

Estrus behavior in cats

Answer 22

• Increased level of activities
• becomes more vocal
• shows more marking behaviors
• more tolerant of male presence
• shows lodorsis

Question 23

Estrus behavior of sheep

Answer 23

• Hard to detect without the presence of a ram
• Ewes initiate the first sexual contact by rubbing themselves to the ram
• tail-shaking occurs during mating

Question 24

Repeated mating

Answer 24

Cats: 5-15 mins
Stallions: 5-10 times
Rams 3-4 times
Bulls: 5-6
Boars: 24.48 h

Question 25

How sex drive is being measured in males:

Answer 25

• number of ejaculations in an exhaustion test • reaction time (delay before ejaculation) • proportion of failures to mount • proportion of failures to ejaculate