[ANSC 340] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (64 pages long)

• School: Chico State University
• Department: Animal Science
• Course: ANSC 340
• Professor: patrickdoyle

Document Summary

Reproduction has been studied since 350 b. c. by aristotle. **however, most of what we know has been discovered during the past 100 years. Hypothesized that spermatozoa were fertilizing agents + successfully artificially inseminated a dog. Proved that spermatozoa were fertilizing agents artificial insemination, biochemical pregnancy detection, cloning, contraception, embryo culture/transfer, endocrinology, estrous sync, frozen semen, in-vitro fertilization, sex selected. Improvements in reproductive rates is major goal in food animals semen & embryos. Producing more with less our population is growing rapidly, a 3% improvement = 3. 7 million more gallons of milk/yr global population crisis means: By the time this sentence is read, 24 people will be added to earth"s population. By the day"s end 288,000 diff options to solve global challenge of reproductive physiologists: ***increase reproductive efficiency in food producing animals [best option] Repro tract composed of tubal portion composed of 4 layers: (applies to: oviduct, uterus, cervix, vagina)