Mastitis - ANSWER-infection of the udder; 400,000-1,000,000 cells/mL (250 million cells/cup); milk is
dumped down the drain because of antibiotics
Science - ANSWER-a process of discovering how the physical world works; how things relate to each
other
Inductive - ANSWER-leads to "possible" or "probable" connections among things; generalization
Deductive - ANSWER-leads to "certain" conclusions; reasoning from cause and effect
Generalization - ANSWER-consistent observations of something in a subset (sample) is construed to be
true of the whole set (population)
Hypothesis - ANSWER-a clear statement that should be specified before research is conducted of what is
intended to be investigated; can be tested, is not a moral or ethical question, is not too general, is a
prediction of consequences
, Reproduction - ANSWER-required for propagation and continuation of a species; an essential process
Pregnancy - ANSWER-successful timing of ovulation and mating; if fertilization has not occurred within
12 hours, oocyte begins to degenerate
Parturition - ANSWER-process of giving birth that is initiated by hormones secreted by offspring
Estrus - ANSWER-refers to a shorter period of time when the female is receptive to the male and allows
breeding to occur; usually 1-1.5 days in our livestock species (6 days in the horse); being in heat
Estrous Cycle - ANSWER-refers to the period of time between one ovulation episode until another;
usually 18-21 days in our livestock species
Anestrous - ANSWER-female is not having repeated estrous cycles; caused by gestation, lactation,
nutrition, season
Polyestrous - ANSWER-repeated estrous cycles throughout the year; swine and cattle
Seasonally Polyestrous - ANSWER-repeated estrous cycles only certain times of the year; goats, sheep,
and horses
Diestrous - ANSWER-only two cycles per year, usually in spring and fall; dogs
Monoestrous - ANSWER-animals with one cycle per year; fox and mink
Broad Ligament - ANSWER-holds uterine horns along uterus
Uterine Tube - ANSWER-where an egg will be fertilized by sperm (fallopian)
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