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stunning - Answer what is the first step in the harvest process?
to decrease contamination - Answer what is the reason for tying off both ends of the
gastrointestinal tract?
fisting - Answer what step is unique to lamb and goat harvest?
Fecal, Milk, Ingesta - Answer what does the acronym FMI stand for?
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Answer what is the regulating agency which
oversees the process of harvesting animals here at Texas Tech University and at other
processing plants in the United States?
follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) - Answer stimulates follicular growth and recruitment
luteinizing hormone (LH) - Answer causes the follicle to mature and ovulation
gonadtropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) - Answer causes a surge of LH and can treat cystic
ovaries
estrogen - Answer causes estrus, development of female sex characteristics and reproductive
tract, and uterine contractions
progesterone - Answer maintains pregnancy, inhibits uterine contractions, and inhibits estrus
testosterone - Answer regulates spermatocytogenesis, influences male sexual behavior, and
develops secondary sex characteristics
oxytocin - Answer milk let down and smooth muscle contractions
oviduct - Answer
, oviducts - Answer (fallopian or uterine tubes) paired structure that connect the ovaries and
the uterus; transport ova and sperm
vagina - Answer copulatory organ and birth canal; site of sperm deposition in cow, ewe & doe;
contains many mucosal glands (lubrication), made of highly elastic muscle and connective tissue
broad ligament - Answer
uterus - Answer
uterus - Answer site of placental attachment; produces hormones
vulva - Answer
vestibule - Answer common pathway of reproductive and urinary tract; terminal portion of the
vagina, site of the urethral opening
uterine horn - Answer
cervix - Answer
cervix - Answer separates the vagina from the uterus; site of semen deposition in the mare
and sow; functions: prevents contamination of the uterus, serves as a sperm reservoir and
produces cervical mucous
bicornate uterus - Answer 2 horns, no body, 1 cervix, 1 vagina (cattle, sheep, goats, swine,
dogs)
bipartite uterus - Answer 2 horns, 1 body, 1 cervix, 1 vagina (horses)
ovary - Answer
ovaries - Answer primary sex organs in the female, produces female gametes, produces
hormones (estrogen and progesterone)
corpus luteum - Answer structure formed after follicle ruptures at ovulation; produces
progesterone