Sentences with phrase «near estrus»

For many years we breeders have been assuming that there regularly were differences in observable hip joint laxity between films made in or near estrus and those made in complete anestrus (not close to a heat cycle).

Data from the U.K. show males as having lower BVA scores (better hips), which at one time was thought to be at least partly due to some females being in or near estrus or postpartum at the time of radiography, at which time joints were supposedly slightly looser.

Not exact matches

Generally speaking, most Greyhounds» first estrus cycle occurs later in life than non-Greyhound dogs, occurring near or after 12 months of age.