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anoestrus

anoestrus is the alternative spelling of anestrus.

Meaning of anestrus

Noun

anestrus (countable and uncountable, plural anestri)

  1. In female placental mammals—excluding humans and great apes—a phase of the estrous cycle during which the sexual cycle rests.
    • Duration of postpartum anestrus is the period from calving to the first estrus. This anestrus period is recognized as being a major factor in controlling the proportion of cows conceiving each breeding season (Wiltbank et al., 1961).1993, R. E. Larsen, S. C. Denham, J. F. Boucher, E. L. Adams, Chapter 13: Breeding Season Length Versus Calving Percentage in Beef Cattle Herds, Michael J. Fields, Robert S. Sand (editors), Factors...
    Synonyms:
    anaestrum, anœstrum, anestrum, anestrous phase

Questions about anoestrus

What is anoestrus the alternative spelling of?
Anoestrus is the alternative spelling of anestrus.

Words near anoestrus in the dictionary

  1. anodyspareunia
  2. anoesis
  3. anoestra
  4. anoestrous
  5. anoestrum
  6. anoestrus
  7. anoetic
  8. anofinic acid
  9. anogenic
  10. anogenital
  11. anogenitally

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