Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not exhibiting estrus.
- adjective Of or relating to anestrus.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In zoology, without sexual desire; relating to the completed period of sexual desire in female mammals.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective of or pertaining to anestrus.
- adjective not in a state of estrus; not in heat; -- of lower mammals. Opposite of
estrous .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of, or pertaining to,
anestrus - adjective not
estrous
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to anestrus
- adjective (of lower mammals) not in a state of estrus; not in heat
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Examples
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Her work on Cyperus rotundus Linn has been cited in two of the poly herbal formulations of Himalayan natural products: DIAREX in acute and chronic diarrhoea, and HIMFERTIN VET capsule for the management of anestrous cows.
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Although males were more likely to share meat with estrous than anestrous females given their proportional representation in hunting parties, the relationship between mating success and sharing meat remained significant after excluding from the analysis sharing episodes with estrous females.
Pro-science 2009
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Estrous Cycles of Goat (caprine), Sheep (ovine), and Hog (porcine) A. Caprine 1) Breeding Season: - seasonally polyestrous - respond to decreasing amounts of light - Breeding season September - February - doe is anestrous during the rest of the year - doe experiences transition periods prior to/at the end of breeding season 2)
Recently Uploaded Slideshows janny0759 2010
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Estrous Cycles of Goat (caprine), Sheep (ovine), and Hog (porcine) A. Caprine 1) Breeding Season: - seasonally polyestrous - respond to decreasing amounts of light - Breeding season September - February - doe is anestrous during the rest of the year - doe experiences transition periods prior to/at the end of breeding season 2)
Recently Uploaded Slideshows janny0759 2010
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