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oestrus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | genus oestrus |
| Type of | arthropod genus |
oestrus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | estrus, heat, rut |
| Type of | physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition |
Examples of oestrus
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Working out which sow is in oestrus can take up to a third of a pig farmer's day.
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Ideally they should have had two oestrus cycles before the start of the breeding season.
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During oestrus, females undergo a swelling of the perineal tissue lasting 10 to 20 days.
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The animals were also more sensitive to benzodiazepines during oestrus.
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The one technique we didn't have was the ability to calculate oestrus timing as precisely as they did.
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The females are typically in oestrus for only one day a year.
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Most don't come into oestrus until they are 15 months old.
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Mice in oestrus needed only a small dose of buspirone.
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Pheromones are also used in the detection of oestrus in sows.
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- Estrus: applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
- Type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies
- The estrous cycle (also oestrus cycle; derived from Latin oestrus and originally from Greek u03BFu1F36u03C3u03C4u03C1u03BFu03C2 meaning sexual desire) comprises the recurring physiologic changes that are induced by reproductive hormones in most mammalian therian females. Estrus cycles start after sexual maturity in females and are interrupted by anestrous phases or pregnancies...
- A biting fly of the genus Oestrus; a botfly; A bite or sting; A passion or frenzy; A female animal's readiness to mate; heat, rut
- Alternative form of oestrus
- Period of time when a female hamster will accept mating.
- The period during which a female animal will mate for breeding purposes.
- The periodic state of sexual excitement in the female of most mammals, excluding humans, that immediately precedes ovulation and during which the female is most receptive to mating; heat. Also known as estrus.
- A short (5-60 days) reproductive cycle, during which ovulation takes place, in sexually mature mammal species. Mating usually takes place during this period. [3: oestrus cycle ]; [3: oestrus ] [3: ovulation ];
