Sentences with phrase «females during estrus»

By contrast, these females retained a normal level of social interest in other females during estrus, and in male mice when not in estrus.

Not exact matches

When the researchers disrupted the activity of these neurons, female mice lost interest in male mice during estrus and spent about the same amount of time with them as with a plastic Lego block.

Intriguingly, the efficiency of viral transmission declined during estrus in mice, providing evidence that the hormonal environment in the female reproductive tract can impact on host susceptibility to HIV infection.

During a 4 - or 5 - hour estrus, a female prairie dog may mate with as many as 5 different males, allowing pups from the same litter to have different fathers.

Seeking the solitude and quiet she needs to bring down an elk with a bow, Amy Raye sprays herself with elk estrus — female elk urine taken during the breeding cycle and used by hunters to mask personal scent and attract a male elk — and then leaves camp alone in the still dark hours of early morning.

However, intact females are also notoriously known for urine marking, especially before and during estrus.

During estrus, female dogs undergo a variety of behavioral, physical and hormonal changes.

The estrus cycle lasts for five to ten days, during which time the female ovulates, the discharge becomes less but during this period, the female dog will show an interest in male dogs.

During estrus, the vulva is soft, but still swollen, and females begin to partake in unusual behaviors.

Every day I read pleas for help from people who failed to spay or neuter their cats: male cats spraying every available surface of the house or escaping outdoors to fight other male cats; female cats who keep the household awake with their loud yowling during estrus and worse yet, «surprise» litters of unwanted kittens.

If the female cat does not mate during estrus, hormonal levels will eventually drop off, and the estrus cycle will cease until it repeats itself in another two to three weeks.

Clinical signs of pyometra present after four to eight weeks after estrus (heat); during estrus the cervix is open as the female is looking to accept a mate, this is the time that an infectious agent (usually E. coli) infect the uterus; if the diarrhoea has been occurring for more than four weeks, it is possible that it may have contributed to the pyometra, but usually pyometra is caused by bacteria from the urinary tract or normal vaginal flora.

To ensure pregnancy, mating may have to be repeated regularly during the female's estrus.

Every dam / bitch / female dog (synonyms) may get pregnant during her estrus, otherwise known as the heat cycle.

During estrus or «heat» in an intact female, white blood cells are decreased in the uterus to allow sperm to pass safely.

An unspayed female goes through the mess of heat (estrus) about twice a year, during which she may also try to escape or become more unpredictable in her behavior.

People who failed to spay or neuter their cats always complain of male cats spraying every available surface of the house or escaping outdoors to fight other male cats; female cats who keep the whole family awake with their loud yowling during estrus; and worse yet, «surprise» litters of unwanted kittens.

During estrus, the female accepts the male and an ovum (egg) is released from one of two ovaries through the fallopian tubes into the uterus.

Combined with reduced health risks and avoiding behavioral issues associated with female pets during estrus, scheduling the appointment for sterilization at the conclusion of the juvenile vaccination series is a win - win for the client and the practice.

For example, male aggression toward females - something that appeared rather common even in the reproductively successful island foxes - is virtually unknown for other canid species, in which males tend to be very solicitous to females, especially during estrus and pregnancy.