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The vagina of the mare is 15 to 20 cm (5.9 to 7.9 in) long, and is quite elastic, allowing it to expand. [citation needed] The vulva is the external opening of the vagina, and consists of the clitoris and two labia. [18] It lies ventral to the rectum. [19] [20] The mare has two mammary glands, which are smaller in maiden mares. They have two ...
The minimum cost of breeding for a mare owner includes the stud fee, and the cost of proper nutrition, management and veterinary care of the mare throughout gestation, parturition, and care of both mare and foal up to the time of weaning. Veterinary expenses may be higher if specialized reproductive technologies are used or health complications ...
A broodmare. Note slight distension of belly, indicating either early pregnancy or recent foaling. A mare is an adult female horse or other equine. [1] In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse three and younger.
They are a placenta-associated structure, [2] found in the uterine wall of a mare from about 38 to 150 days into a pregnancy. After about 70 days, they begin to regress, [3] and are eventually destroyed by the immune system. [2] They begin to develop at approximately 25 days of pregnancy, deriving from the chorionic girdle.
A sexual system is a distribution of male and female functions across organisms in a species. [1] [2] The terms reproductive system and mating system have also been used as synonyms. [3] Sexual systems play a key role in genetic variation and reproductive success, and may also have led to the origin or extinction of certain species. [4]
Example of a pedigree chart using Ahnentafel numbering. A pedigree chart is a diagram that shows the occurrence and appearance of phenotypes [jargon] of a particular gene or organism and its ancestors from one generation to the next, [1] [2] [3] [unreliable source?] most commonly humans, show dogs, and race horses.
1. Tennis Ball. Tennis balls are so useful that you may want to buy some to keep around the house even if you don’t play. For example, half a tennis ball can help screw open tight caps.
This list of related male and female reproductive organs shows how the male and female reproductive organs and the development of the reproductive system are related, sharing a common developmental path. This makes them biological homologues. These organs differentiate into the respective sex organs in males and females.