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roughages are needed for _________________
bulk in ruminant rations (the basis of ruminant diets)
carbonaceous concentrates are _____ in energy and ____ in fiber
high in energy and low in fiber
#1 feed (carbonaceous concentrate)
corn
other carbonaceous concentrates
sorghum grains, oats, barley, wheat, molasses, animal fats
stomach has a pH of ____
2-3
____ has no gallbladder
horse
where colic? cecum..... rumen/ferm.
idk
breakdown of fibrous feeds (end product)
VFAs are end product
omasum has...
many plies
eructation
belching of CO2 and methane gases
________ is the most commonly limiting nutrient affecting repro
energy
every hormonal activity during repro is initiated in the
hypothalamus
hypothalamic hormone that secretes LH and FSH by the anterior pituitary
GnRH
3 things that FSH does
induces follicular development, induces estrogen production, and stimulates spermatogenesis
inhibin does what?
reduces FSH
progesterone is often called
the hormone of pregnancy
progesterone does what
negative feedback to hypothalamus
hormone that is responsible for milk letdown
oxytocin
prostoglandin is produced by what?
fertilized ovum
spermatic cord contains what 3 things?
vas deferens, pampiniform plexus, and external cremaster muscle nerves
cells that support spermatogenesis
sertoli cells
cells that synthesize testosterone
leydig cells
testis need to be ____ deg C cooler than rest of body for spermatogenesis to occur
3-5 deg C
4 ways the scrotum maintains temp
location of testes outside of body core, low insulation, sweat gland, tunica dartos muscle
_____% of sperm are stored in the cauda
70%
____ days of sperm production is stored in cauda
4
boars have ________ shaped penis
corkscrew
stallion penis ________ during ejac, so it'll force sperm directly into uterus
bells out
sheep has sperm concentration of
3.0 (biggest concentration)
swine has sperm volume of
225-400 (biggest volume)
3 parts of female repro
uterine body, cervix, vagina
cows uterine horns are _______ in long
7-8 inches (bipartite)
ovary produces ______ and _______
estrogen and progesterone
infundibulum
catches ovum after ovulation
follicle
blister-like structure on ovary that contains ovum and hormone rich fluid
graffian follicle
mature follicle