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Definition of "polyestrous" []

  • Having several estrous cycles during a single breeding season. (adjective)
  • Ovulating more than once a year. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "polyestrous" in a sentence
  • "Normal polyestrous behavior can be induced by controlling exposure to light."
  • "- seasonally polyestrous: - responds to increasing light, and longer days - season is spring to summer - cycles approximately every 22 day during this season (3 weeks) - doesn't cycle in off-season - "summer is happy time" - between seasons she becomes irregular with her cycles Natural Spring Breeding Transition Season Anovulantory Season Fall Transition 25"
  • " Estrous Cycles of Goat (caprine), Sheep (ovine), and Hog (porcine) A. Caprine 1) Breeding Season: - seasonally polyestrous - respond to decreasing amounts of light - Breeding season September - February - doe is anestrous during the rest of the year - doe experiences transition periods prior to/at the end of breeding season 2)"
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