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