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Cats |
Dogs |
Guinea pigs |
Hamsters |
Mice |
Rabbits |
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Age at Puberty |
6-15 months |
6-12 months |
55 to 70 days |
5-8 weeks |
35 days |
51/2-81/2 months |
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Provoked |
Monoestrous, |
Polyestrous |
Polyestrous |
Polyestrous |
Polyestrous |
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ovulation, |
all year, but |
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induced |
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Cycle type |
seasonally |
mostly late |
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ovulation |
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polyestrous, |
winter & |
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spring & early |
summer |
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fall |
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Cycle length |
15-21 days |
6-7 months |
16 days |
4 days |
4 days |
1 month or more |
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Duration of heat |
9-10 days in |
4-14 days |
6-11 hours |
10-20 hours |
9-20 hours |
1 month or more |
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absence of male |
standing heat |
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4-6 days if mated |
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Best time for |
Daily from day |
On alternate |
10 hours after |
At the start of |
At start of |
Any1ime |
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Breeding |
2 of heat |
days from day |
the start of |
heat, 8-10 pm. |
heat |
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2 to end of |
heat |
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heat |
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First heat after Birth |
4-6 weeks |
3-5 months |
6-8 hours |
1-2 weeks after |
2-4 days after |
Immediate |
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litter removed |
litter removed |
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Number of young |
1-10 |
1-22 |
1-8 |
1-12 |
1-12 |
3-13 |
Dog and Cats | Poultry
| Horses | Cattle