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The AV has a filter and collection area at one end to capture the semen, which can then be processed in a lab. The semen may be chilled or frozen and shipped to the mare owner or used to breed mares "on-farm". When the mare is in heat, the person inseminating introduces the semen directly into her uterus using a syringe and pipette. [33]
The domestic cat, African wild cat and European wildcat may be considered variant populations of the same species (Felis silvestris), making such crosses non-hybrids. Serengeti, a hybrid crossbreed of a Bengal and an Oriental Shorthair. Chausie, a hybrid between a jungle cat and domestic cat. Subfamily Pantherinae. Genus Panthera
A hinny is a domestic equine hybrid, the offspring of a male horse (a stallion) and a female donkey (a jenny). It is the reciprocal cross to the more common mule, which is the product of a male donkey (a jack) and a female horse (a mare).
A litter is the live birth of multiple offspring at one time in animals from the same mother and usually from one set of parents, particularly from three to eight offspring. The word is most often used for the offspring of mammals , but can be used for any animal that gives birth to multiple young.
The birth of a baby is always a day to celebrate, even if you're a mama mare! One woman is celebrating big time after her white mare gave birth to the most beautiful black colt. What a pair!
A mare that is used for breeding. [8]: 75 broodmare sire See damsire. brothers-in-blood Horses either by the same sire and out of full sisters, or out of the same dam and sired by full brothers. [17]: 414 buck A behavior where the horse lowers its head and rapidly kicks its hind feet into the air.
A healthy, well-managed mare can produce a foal every year into her twenties, though not all breeders will breed a mare every year. In addition, many mares are kept for riding and so are not bred annually, as a mare in late pregnancy or nursing a foal is not able to perform at as athletic a standard as one who is neither pregnant nor lactating .
Many large-breed cats thrive in cool weather, such as the Maine coon and Norwegian forest cat. If your cat is large and has a dense double coat, you'll want to make sure they have plenty of access ...