Rabbit Production [Exam 2]

Label the female reproductive track

Label the male reproductive track

Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) [ In males and females ]

• Produced by Hypothalamus

• Targets anterior pituitary gland

• Makes LH and FSH

[ LH = Luteinizing Hormone ]

[ FSH = Follicle Stimulating Hormone ]

Luteinizing hormone (LH) [ In females ]

• Doesn’t cause it but instead triggers the start process of ovulation

• CL development

• Targets the ovaries

Luteinizing hormone (LH) [ In males ]

• Causes the release of testosterone

• Targets the testies

Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) [ In females ]

• Produced in the anterior pituitary gland

• Causes follicular development

• Causes an increase in estrogen

Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) [ In males ]

• Produced in the anterior pituitary gland

• Causes the development of sperm cells

Estrogen [ In females ]

Sexual receptivity

Estrogen [ In males ]

Regulates sexual behavior

Progesterone [ In females ]

• Produced in the CL

• Maintains pregnancy

[ CL = Corpus luteum ]

Progesterone [ In males ]

• Not produced in males

Prolactin

• Stimulates milk production

• Brings maternal behavior

Oxytocin

• “Milk letdown”

• Lets milk down through the teats

Testosterone

• Produced by the testies in the male