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anestrous

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an·es·trous  (nstrs)
adj.
1. Not exhibiting estrus.
2. Of or relating to anestrus.
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Adj.1.anestrous - of or relating to anestrus
2.anestrous - (of lower mammals) not in a state of estrus; not in heat; "an anestrous bitch"
mammal, mammalian - any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk
estrous - (of lower mammals) showing or in a state of estrus; in heat; "the estrous state"; "the estrous cycle"


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Short-term treatment with a controlled internal drug releasing (CIDR) device and FSH to induce fertile estrus and increase prolificacy in anestrous ewes.
Additionally, we noted if a male's testes were regressed or descended, and if females were anestrous or pregnant.
 
 
 
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