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Bovine Reproductive Anatomy
By C. Kohn, Waterford, WI
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Case Study:The Nymphomaniac Cow
You’ve been called to the farm of a young producer. He called you because one of his animals, whom the workers have named “Nymmy”, is exhibiting strange behavior. She is having irregular, unpredictable heats Her milk production is way off She’s constantly trying to mount other cows
Why call the vet for something like this?~
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Why is this a problem? What could be the cause (etiology)?
What would cause these symptoms? What could be done?
TPS
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Female Repro Physiology To solve a classic vet case like this, we
need to understand how the female reproductive system works.
It is crucial to understand both the structures and the hormones that allow both estrus and reproduction.
These structures and hormones interact to create the situations producers must deal with. ~
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BASIC ANATOMY OF THE COWS REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
The cow's reproductive system has four basic functions. To produce ova (eggs) which provides half of
the eventual offspring's genetic makeup. To provide an environment and conditions for
the fertilization of those ova. To provide a place following fertilization for the
nourishment and fetal development of the calf. To provide a mechanism for the birth of the calf.~
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Female Repro Structures
Vulva Vagina Cervix Uterus Oviducts &
Infundibulum Ovaries Corpus Luteum Follicles & Eggs
~ Look at this picture & predict structure function
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Map of the Bovine Repro Tract
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Vulva
“Entranceway” of the female reproductive tract
Only part visible from the outside Swells and becomes reddish-pink
during estrus Response due to estrogen ~
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Vagina Vagina – flattened tube; passage between
the cervix and the vulva Site of semen deposition during natural
insemination Used as passageway for instruments
during AI Produces mucus (lubricant)
- flushes out irritants and infectious agents
Common site of infection~
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Cervix Cervix – the muscular “valve” or “control
gate” between the uterus and the vagina Made of muscular folds that slow down
invading materials These folds have ‘dead ends’ that trap foreign
substances Completely closed except during
estrus and parturition (calving) During pregnancy, a hard
mucus plug “glues” it shut~
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Uterus & Uterine Horns
Uterus – where the fetus grows, a.k.a. womb
Muscular, capable of “enormous expansion” Has to support up to 80 kg / 177 lbs of weight
Uterine Horns The extensions on either
side of the uterus that lead to the oviducts
Curl like ram horns~
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Oviducts (Fallopian Tubes)
Oviducts– tubes that carry eggs from ovaries to uterus
Kept shut tight except during ovulation and insemination
Where fertilization occurs Egg moved from the ovaries down the oviduct
by cilia (microscopic hairs) Motile sperm meet the egg in the upper part of
the oviduct Newly formed zygote stays in the oviduct 3-4
days This time is needed for
the uterus to prepare itself~
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Infundibulum
Infundibulum – Latin for “funnel” The end projection of the oviducts
that surrounds, but does not connect to, the ovaries
“Funnels” eggs from ovaries into oviduct.~
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Ovaries
Small walnut-shaped ovals 4-6 cm / 2-3 inches in length
Contain thousands of ova (plural of ovum, or egg cell) These were created before the birth of
the cow Has a finite supply, as do human
females~
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Ovaries (cont.)
Functions: Produce a mature ovum (egg) every 21
days Produce/secrete hormones that:▪ Control growth of egg▪ Change cow’s behavior (gets her “in the
mood”)▪ Prepare reproductive tract for pregnancy▪ Start parturition process (birthing)▪ Prepare mammary glands for lactation
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Follicles
Follicles – start as cavities (holes) on the ovary
An egg moves to this cavity. It is surrounded by support cells and
nutritive substances All these things together are the
follicle ~
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Corpus luteum
The cells that remain in the follicle after the egg is ovulated (expelled into the oviduct) become the corpus luteum (CL)
Corpus luteum translated = yellow body
Produces progesterone, a hormone which sustains the pregnancy (allows pregnancy to “progress”)
Occurs regardless of fertilization ~
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Egg (ovum)
Female gamete (reproductive cell) Haploid - half the number of normal
chromosomes Present prior to birth, but maturation
occurs at puberty Multiple eggs develop during a cycle,
but only one matures~
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Animation on Female Reproductive System http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee55dFWe
dmU
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How they change during estrus
Vulva: swollen due to estrogen, covered in mucus
Vagina: excess mucus production Cervix: dilates to allow acceptance of semen
(otherwise locked shut with hardened mucus to prevent infection)
Oviducts: open to allow ovulation, fertilization Ovaries: ovulation – release of the follicle (egg
and some supporting cells) from the ovary number of young that a female can produce at one
time is determined by how many eggs are released during ovulation
ovulation usually occurs at the end of a heat/estrus
~ MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THIS!
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Anatomical Disorders
Closed Cervix – cervix does not open to allow fert.
Retained Placenta – afterbirth stays in cow Damaged Oviduct (due to excess
palpation) Freemartins – heifer exposed to male
hormones Cystic ovaries – growth/swelling of ovaries Infection – varies Anovulation – lack of ovulation Metritis – inflammation of lining of the
uterus~