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| Term | Definition |
| progeny testing | a test of the value for selective breeding of an individual's genotype |
| donor cows | cows that have their genetic material used in the process of artificial insemination |
| sperm | male reproductive cell |
| extenders | a person or thing that extends something |
| estrous cycle | when a female cow is ovulating and is going into heat |
| straws | a container for semen to be frozen into for storrage |
| artificial vagina | a tool used to gather semen from animals |
| follicle stimulating hormone | a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that promotes the formation of ova or sperm |
| luteinizing hormone | a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates ovulation in females and the synthesis of androgen in males |
| sire | the father of an offspring |
| motility | the rate of movement in a sperm sample |
| artificial insemination | the process of getting a female animal pregnant without physical contact with a male |
| embryo transfer | taking an embryo for either another female or a petri dish and transferring it into another female for development |
| quarantine | the isolation of an animal to prevent contanimation |
| hormones | a regulatory substance produced in an organism and transported in tissue fluids such as blood or sap to stimulate specific cells or tissues into action |
| superovulation | when a female is made to produce an excess of eggs so that they can be harvested |
| dam | the mother of an offspring |
| corpus lutem | a hormone-secreting structure that develops in an ovary after an ovum has been discharged but degenerates after a few days unless pregnancy has begun |
| follicle | a small secretory cavity, sac, or gland, in particular |
| semen | male reproductive material |
| sperm sexing | a process by which sperm is taken under a microscope and it is determined what gender of offspring they will produce |
| protectant | a substance that provides protection |
| ejaculation | the process of a male releasing semen |
| gonadotropin releasing hormone | a trophic peptide hormone responsible for the release of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone from the anterior pituitary |
| recipient cows | cows that either receive donated sperm or a donated embryo |
| flow cytometer | a laser-based, biophysical technology employed in cell counting, cell sorting, biomarker detection and protein engineering, by suspending cells in a stream of fluid and passing them by an electronic detection apparatus |
| conception | when sperm and egg meet to form a new offspring |
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