Topics:
Animal Refresher, Animal Reproduction
Match the Column – Reproductive Signs/Behaviors & Species
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Question (English)
Match the column — Special reproductive signs/behaviors with species:
| TABLE-I | TABLE-II |
|---|---|
| 1. Waxing | a. Boar |
| 2. Pseudo pregnancy | b. She-camel |
| 3. Cocking of tail | c. Bitch |
| 4. Riding test | d. Mare |
| 5. Balling up | e. Sow |
- 1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-e, 5-a ✓ Correct
- 1-d, 2-b, 3-c, 4-e, 5-a
- 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-e, 5-a
- 1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a, 5-e
Explanation:
Correct Answer: 1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-e, 5-a
Detailed Explanation
- 1. Waxing → (d) Mare: Waxing = colostrum beads that appear on the teat ends of the mare 24–48 hours before foaling. Sign of imminent parturition.
- 2. Pseudo pregnancy → (c) Bitch: Pseudopregnancy (false pregnancy) is most commonly seen in the bitch after diestrus — elevated progesterone followed by prolactin rise causes mammary development, nesting behavior, and milk production without true pregnancy.
- 3. Cocking of tail → (b) She-camel: Pregnant she-camels characteristically cock (deflect) the tail to one side to reject mounting — used as a pregnancy detection method.
- 4. Riding test → (e) Sow: The immobilization/riding test (back pressure test) is used to confirm heat in the sow — a sow in true standing heat will immobilize (stand still) when back pressure is applied or when mounted.
- 5. Balling up → (a) Boar: 'Balling up' is the characteristic coiling of the corkscrew-shaped boar penis tip (fibroblastic type) during erection — it locks into the cervical folds of the sow during mating.
