UMary Allen
Isingeniso: Ukuqonda Izinhlamvu Zesibili Emakatini
Amakati ayaziwa njengabazalanisi abakhiqizayo, futhi akuvamile ukuthi abe nama-litter amaningi ngonyaka. Nakuba kungaluleki ukuzalanisa amakati ngaphandle uma ungumfuyi ochwepheshe, kubalulekile ukuqonda izici ezithinta ukuzala kwezinsikazi kanye nethuba lama-litters wesibili. Lesi sihloko sizohlola umjikelezo wokuzala wamakati, izici ezithinta ukuzala kwawo, kanye nezingozi nezinzuzo zama-litter amaningi.
Ukukhiqiza kabusha kwe-Feline: Kusebenza Kanjani?
Umjikelezo wokuzala wamakati ulawulwa amahomoni akhiqizwa indlala ye-pituitary nama-ovari. Amakati ezinsikazi, abuye aziwe ngokuthi izindlovukazi, adlula umjikelezo wokukhwelana, ukuzala, nokumitha othatha izinsuku ezingaba ngu-65. Ngalesi sikhathi, indlovukazi izohlangana ne-tom cat kanye ne-ovulate, ikhulule amaqanda angavundiswa yisidoda. Uma kwenzeka ukuvundiswa, amaqanda azofakwa esibelethweni, futhi indlovukazi izothwala amakati kuze kube sekupheleni.
Amakati abesilisa, abuye aziwe ngokuthi ama-toms, anesibopho sokuvundiswa kwamaqanda. Zikhiqiza isidoda emasendeni azo, agcinwa ku-epididymis kuze kube yilapho ekhishwa ngesikhathi sokukhwelana. Lapho isidoda sesiphumile, sikhuphuka sikhuphuke ngomgudu wokuzala wensikazi ukuze sifinyelele emaqandeni asemapayipini. Uma isidoda sivundisa ngempumelelo iqanda, sizokwenza i-zygote ezoba yikati.