Anestrus

Quick meaning: Anestrus is a noun meaning (zoology) In female placental mammals—excluding humans and great apes—a phase of the estrous cycle during which the sexual cycle rests.

Meaning

(zoology) In female placental mammals—excluding humans and great apes—a phase of the estrous cycle during which the sexual cycle rests.

Example Sentences

During anestrus the size range and numbers of ovarian antral follicles were similar to those seen during the breeding season.

2011, Carole C. Miller, Carla L. Carleton (consulting editor), Anestrus, Jean-Pierre Lavoie, Kenneth William Hinchcliff (editors), Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Equine, 2nd Edition, Wiley, page 75, Treating a mare with progesterone while she is in anestrus/early vernal transition will suppress ovarian activity.

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 Affecting Calf Crop, CRC Press, page 191, 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).

Word Forms

• anestri

Synonyms for anestrus

Depending on context, synonyms include anestrum, anoestrus, anoestrum.

Antonyms for anestrus

Common opposites include estrus, heat, rut, oestrus.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include anoestrus, anestrum, anoestrum, aestivation, nonovulation, lull.

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