REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM OF FARM ANIMALS
CONTENT
- Meaning of Reproduction in Farm Animals
- The Male Reproductive System
- The Female Reproductive System
Meaning of Reproduction in Farm Animals
Reproductive system includes all the organs and tissues concerned with reproduction in animals. Reproduction in animal is the ability in the animals to give birth to young ones.
Viviparous because they bear their young ones alive. Poultry birds on the other hand are oviparous because they produce their young ones by hatching eggs in incubation period.
The Male Reproductive System
The male reproductive organ is made up of the primary sexual character and the secondary sexual characters. The primary sexual character is made up of the testis (testes) while the secondary sexual characters consist of the scrotum, cowper’s gland, prostate gland, seminal vessicle, urether penis, vas deferens and spermatic duct.
Functions of the Various Parts of the Male Reproductive System
Testes: It secretes spermatozoa.
Scrotum: It helps to regulate the temperature of the testes at 40oC less than the body temperature of the animal.
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