Reproduction Terminology

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Across
  1. 2. the period of time that milk is secreted by the mammary glands
  2. 5. Cycle: the length of a female’s cycle from one estrus to the next
  3. 6. the union of the sperm and egg cells
  4. 7. age at which animals reach sexual maturity and begin coming into heat
  5. 9. removing the testivles of male animals to prevent breeding (the same as neutering for cats and dogs)
Down
  1. 1. the release of the egg cell from the ovary
  2. 3. the time a female animal is receptive to be bred (also called heat)
  3. 4. the first milk produced after a mammal gives birth that contains antibodies needed for immunity
  4. 7. the act of giving birth by female mammals
  5. 8. the time an animal is pregnant